Week 3 has arrived, and the New York Giants are going to California to battle the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football.
Week 2 featured the season’s first Monday Night Football doubleheader, with Week 3 offering some of the same excitement for NFL fans. Things start in Santa Clara, Calif., this week as the 49ers look to continue their early-season domination. Here’s the Thursday Night Football start time, live stream option, and more.
What Time Does Thursday Night Football Start?
The Week 3 Thursday Night Football showdown between the Giants and 49ers kicks off in Levi’s Stadium at 8:15 p.m. ET. The 49ers have earned a quick 2-0 start after pummeling the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1 and fending off the Rams 30-23 in Week 2.
Meanwhile, the Giants came back from a 21-point deficit to earn their first win of the season in Week 2. However, New York saw themselves in a 28-7 hole against the Arizona Cardinals with 9:34 left in the third quarter. The 2023 season has gotten off to a rough start for the G-Men, and things won’t get any easier tonight. Let’s look at how to watch Thursday Night Football.
New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan continues to look like a genius with every week QB Brock Purdy reels in a win. The 2022 NFL Draft’s last pick took over the starting job in Week 13 of the 2022 season and has never looked back.
Shanahan and the 49ers gave him a more significant vote of confidence this offseason after letting Jimmy Garoppolo sign with the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency and trading Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick.
Doubling down on the second-year signal-caller has paid off so far for the 49ers, with two wins in 2023. The team has scored 30 points in back-to-back weeks, while the defense has been closing out games, allowing just three points per game in the second half this season, the second-best in the NFL behind Dallas.
The front seven has shut down the opposition’s rushing attack, allowing 65 yards a game. While Kenny Pickett and Matthew Stafford found some space in the secondary, those yards didn’t turn into points, as the 49ers also have the second most interceptions this season with four.
However, while the defense remains reliable, the rushing attack has done the actual damage. Lauded for his offensive rushing schemes, Shanahan hit another level last season after adding All-Pro RB Christian McCaffery to the fold.
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The 49ers are averaging five yards per carry since 2022, the best in the NFL, and McCaffery is averaging 4.5 yards per carry in 2023.
A troubling sign for the Giants, who have allowed the most yards per carry since the start of last season, 5.3. San Francisco should have a favorable matchup in their home opener on Thursday Night Football tonight.
2023 Thursday Night Football Schedule
With the third Thursday night game kicking off, the NFL season continues to roll through the 2023 schedule. With 14 more Thursday night throwdowns to get the NFL week started, here’s a look at the rest of the 2023 Thursday Night Football Schedule, including start times and live stream options.
Week 4, Sept. 28
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 5, Oct. 5
Chicago Bears at Washinton Commanders
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 6, Oct. 12
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 7, Oct. 19
Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 8, Oct. 26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 9, Nov. 2
Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 10, Nov. 9
Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 11, Nov. 16
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 12, Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving)
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
- Start time: 8:20 p.m. ET
- Channel: NBC
Week 13, Nov. 30
Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 14, Dec. 7
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 15, Dec. 14
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 16, Dec. 21
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video
Week 17, Dec. 28
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: Prime Video