How to watch Thursday Night Football game: Time, streaming, channel

The Thursday Night Football game today featuring the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills will be exclusively streaming on Amazon Prime Video, with kickoff tonight set for 8:15 p.m. ET.

There is no TV channel for the game nationally, though it is available to watch in the local TV markets of Buffalo (ABC) and Miami (CBS).

Bills vs. Dolphins kicks off another 16-game schedule in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season

The Bills are 2-0 on the young season, while the 0-2 Dolphins have been a mess. Now, the two meet in a key divisional game in Buffalo, one of four teams to separate as lead Super Bowl contenders, according to the sportsbooks (Baltimore, Green Bay and Philadelphia are the other three).

Josh Allen led the Bills to a stunning prime-time comeback over the Ravens on Sunday Night Football in Week 1. What will he do on Thursday night in front of a national (streaming) audience?

Here’s what you need to know about the Thursday Night Football game in Week 3 featuring Bills-Dolphins.

What channel is Thursday Night Football on?

Thursday Night Football is not on a traditional TV channel if you live outside the Buffalo or Miami TV markets. Instead, Bills-Dolphins is available to stream on Prime Video.

• Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. ET.
• TV channel: None nationally; Buffalo market only: WKBW (Ch. 7), ABC; Miami market only: CBS.

How to stream Thursday Night Football: Bills Dolphins

The Dolphins-Bills game is available to stream on Prime Video. Viewers will need a smart device with an internet connection and a Prime subscription to watch the game.

Watch Thursday Night Football on Prime Video

Bills Dolphins start time tonight

The Miami Dolphins visit the Buffalo Bills at 8:15 p.m. today in an AFC East Division matchup on Thursday Night Football in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season.

• Date: Thursday, Sept. 18.
• Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET.
• Location: At Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York.

Thursday Night Football announcers on Prime

• Play-by-play: Al Michaels.
• Color Analysis: Kirk Herbstreit.
• Sideline Reporter: Kaylee Hartung.

The Hall of Famer Al Michaels teams with Kirk Herbstreit in the TV booth, with Kaylee Hartung as the sideline reporter.

Bills Dolphins prediction for Thursday Night Football game

Joe Schad, Palm Beach Post (Dolphins): The Bills are 1^st and 7^th in the NFL in total offense and defense. The Dolphins are 23^rd and 26th. Perhaps getting out of town and playing on a short week and having 99% of bettors — no, seriously — taking the Bills on moneyline wagers, will give Miami an early boost. Miami takes an early lead, then wilts as Josh Allen picks apart the Dolphins’ struggling defense in the second half. We say this isn’t so bad that pundits call for Mike McDaniel’s job in the immediate aftermath of the game. But 0-3 is 0-3. The pick: Bills 34, Dolphins 21.

Sal Maiorana, Democrat and Chronicle (Bills): There are a couple of potentially dangerous elements that could come into play. First, the Dolphins are a desperate team and that’s always something to pay attention to, especially in a division game. Second, the law of averages has to catch up at some point for the Bills, right? They have owned Miami the way New England once owned Buffalo. However, that probably isn’t going to happen on a short week on the road against a Bills team that is already making a strong case that it is the best in the AFC. If the Patriots could put up 33 points, go 8-of-13 on third/fourth down, and average 6.1 yards per play against Miami, the Bills should be able to do more than enough on offense to outscore the Dolphins. The pick: Bills 31, Dolphins 17.

Bills Dolphins odds

Sportsbooks have the Bills vs Dolphins line for betting at nearly two touchdowns.

• Spread: Bills by 12½.
• Over/under: 49½ points.
• Moneyline: Bills (-800), Dolphins (+575).

All odds are courtesy of BetMGM as of Wednesday night.

Next week’s Thursday Night Football game

The NFL Week 4 Thursday night game features the Seattle Seahawks at the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC West Division matchup at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Thursday Night Football schedule 2025

Here’s the full Thursday Night Football schedule for the 2025 NFL season. All games scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted. Home team listed first for future games.

*Games can be flexed up to twice between Weeks 14-16. Teams must be given a three-week notice before the game can be flexed.

• Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles 24, Dallas Cowboys 20
• Week 2: Green Bay Packers 27, Washington Commanders 18
• Week 3 (Sept. 18): Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins
• Week 4 (Sept. 25): Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks
• Week 5 (Oct. 2): Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
• Week 6 (Oct. 9): New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
• Week 7 (Oct. 16): Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
• Week 8 (Oct. 23): Los Angeles Chargers vs. Minnesota Vikings
• Week 9 (Oct. 30): Miami Dolphins vs. Baltimore Ravens
• Week 10 (Nov. 6): Denver Broncos vs. Las Vegas Raiders
• Week 11 (Nov. 13): New England Patriots vs. New York Jets
• Week 12 (Nov. 20): Houston Texans vs. Buffalo Bills
• Week 13 (Black Friday, Nov. 28): Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears, 3 p.m. ET
• *Week 14 (Dec. 4): Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys
• *Week 15 (Dec. 11): Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons
• *Week 16 (Dec. 18): Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams
• Week 17 (Christmas Day, Dec. 25): Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos