Week 13 erupts on the scene with what, back in September, looked like an NFC Championship preview and now, in December, looks like the last gasp for the Minnesota Vikings (6-5). They host, without the help of their head coach Mike Zimmer, the best team in the league, the Dallas Cowboys (10-1).
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NFL.
NFL-Best Dallas Cowboys Face Minnesota Vikings on ‘Thursday Night Football’
The 2016 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light season continues with the NFL-best Dallas Cowboys traveling to face the Minnesota Vikings Thursday, December 1 (8:25 PM ET) at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on NBC, NFL Network, Twitter and NFL Mobile from Verizon.
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth along with reporter Heather Cox call the action.
At 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network, TNF GameDay Presented by KFC previews the Cowboys-Vikings matchup from outside U.S. Bank Stadium. Host Rich Eisen is joined by analysts Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk and Michael Irvin to provide news and analysis two hours before kickoff, along with reporters Heather Cox and Stacey Dales.
At 7:30 PM ET, Football Night in Minnesota Presented by Mercedes-Benz airs from inside U.S. Bank Stadium with Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison. Coverage continues at 8:00 PM ET with Tostitos Football Night in Minnesota providing the final say leading up to kick-off between Cowboys-Vikings.
Among the NFL Network pregame topics are:
Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Vikings John Randle joins the set
What running back does Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott remind Marshall Faulk of?
The story of how Dak Prescott became a Cowboy
What to expect from Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant?
Who is the biggest threat to the Cowboys in the NFC?
Will the Vikings bounce back and make a playoff push?
At halftime, the Lexus Halftime show breaks down the first half of Cowboys-Vikings from Minneapolis.
Immediately following the Volkswagon Postgame Show on NBC/NFL Network, the Mazda Postgame show airs live on NFL Network from U.S. Bank Stadium with Eisen, Mariucci, Faulk and Irvin providing highlights, analysis and live interviews.
Twitter will stream NBC’s broadcast of Cowboys-Vikings, providing free, live streaming video on the Twitter platform on mobile phones, tablets, PCs and connected TVs. Fans can visit Twitter Moments or TNF.Twitter.com to view the live stream.
The entire 18-game Thursday Night Football schedule, including the live games and pre- and postgame shows, will also be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app on XBOX, including interactive features from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network on tablets, PCs and various connected TV devices (NFL.com/watch), with participating television providers. Learn all of the ways to watch at NFL.com/TNF. An audio broadcast of the game is available on SiriusXM, TuneIn & Westwood One Radio Sports.
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The game is on the NFL Network and your local NBC affliate at 8:20 p.m. Watch it with me.
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