NFL 2022 Schedule: Primetime TV Games, Thanksgiving Menu, Christmas Tripleheader & More
deadline.comWith the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, the NFL is grabbing some headlines today as it reveals the 2022 schedule. Have a look at the primetime and holiday games and some key matchups below (all times Pacific for brevity).The league teased the Week 1 schedule earlier today, with the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams hosting Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on Thursday, September 8, and NBC’s Sunday Night Football slate will kick off with Tom Brady and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers traveling to Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys.ESPN’s Monday Night Football will open with the Denver Broncos and their new quarterback Russell Wilson heading to Seattle to play his former longtime team the Seahawks on September 12.
The network’s neo-traditional opening-week doubleheader has been pushed to Week 2 and shared with its broadcast sister ABC this season.
The Bills host the Tennessee Titans at 4:15 p.m. on ESPN, and the Minnesota Vikings travel to Philadelphia to play the Eagles at 5:15 p.m.Prime Video’s first streaming game of the season is a Week 2 marquee matchup pitting the Kansas City Chiefs hosting their bitter rival the Los Angeles Chargers.The annual Thanksgiving Day menu begins with the Bills at the Detroit Lions, followed by the New York Giants at the Cowboys and the Vikings hosting the New England Patriots in the nightcap.With Christmas Day falling on a Sunday this year, the league also has set a yuletide tripleheader featuring Miami Dolphins hosting the Green Bay Packers in the early game, the Broncos at the Rams in second and the Buccaneers traveling to the Arizona Cardinals for the late game.The 2022 NFL season also will see some old faces in new places, with 20-year announcing partners Joe
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