Five NFL games in three days, two NBA Cup games and a televised golf skins match make up the main live sports lineup for Thanksgiving week. Everything Prime Video carries on Black Friday is free. Amazon says all four of its Nov. 27 events will be available "even if you don't have a Prime Video subscription or Prime membership."
The Wednesday night game is the one that needs a paid plan. It streams only on Netflix.
The NFL schedule, Wednesday to Friday
| Day | Game | Kickoff (ET) | Kickoff (PT) | Where to watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed., Nov. 25 | Packers at Rams | 8 p.m. | 5 p.m. | Netflix |
| Thu., Nov. 26 | Bears at Lions | 1 p.m. | 10 a.m. | CBS |
| Thu., Nov. 26 | Eagles at Cowboys | 4:30 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | Fox |
| Thu., Nov. 26 | Chiefs at Bills | 8:20 p.m. | 5:20 p.m. | NBC |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Broncos at Steelers | 3 p.m. | Noon | Prime Video |
Kickoff times and networks come from the NFL's Week 12 schedule.
The three Thanksgiving Day games air on broadcast networks, so an antenna picks them up at no cost. Streaming them through a live TV service or a network's own app usually takes a subscription. Netflix lists plans from $8.99 to $26.99 a month before tax, and the Packers and Rams game is not on any broadcast channel.
On the West Coast the day starts early. The Bears and Lions kick off at 10 a.m. Pacific, and the Chiefs and Bills game starts at 5:20 p.m.
Black Friday on Prime Video, free
Prime Video's Nov. 27 lineup runs about 15 hours, according to Amazon:
- 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT): The Farmers Insurance Skins Game, with Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark and Jackson Koivun playing for a $4 million purse
- 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. PT): Black Friday Football pregame show
- 3 p.m. ET (noon PT): Broncos at Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, with Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit calling the game
- 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT): Heat at Knicks at Madison Square Garden, an Emirates NBA Cup group-stage game
- 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT): Lakers at Spurs at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, also in the NBA Cup group stage
To watch, open the Prime Video app, then find the event on the home screen, in search, in the Sports section or in the "Live & Upcoming" row. Amazon says no membership is needed for any of the four events. The football game also has two alternate streams: Prime Vision with Next Gen Stats, an analytics-heavy feed, and a Spanish-language broadcast.
The golf comes back in its original format this year. Each hole is worth a set amount of money, ties carry the value over to the next hole, and every player starts at zero.
