They’re calling it a Saturday Night Football special, but there’s not a lot special about the Miami Dolphins (8-5) without Ryan Tannehill facing off against the New York Jets (4-9). When faced with a game like this, I like to think about how much I’ll wish anything like it will be on in March. The Dolphins have to win to keep their playoff hopes. The Jets need to win for Todd Bowles to guarantee he’ll still be employed next season.
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NFL.
Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets on NFL Network ‘Thursday Night Special’
The 2016 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light season continues with a Thursday Night Special Saturday, December 17 (8:25 PM ET) when the New York Jets host the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on NFL Network.
Mike Tirico and Doug Flutie along with reporter Heather Cox call the action.
At 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network, TNF GameDay Special Presented by KFC previews the Dolphins-Jets matchup from outside MetLife Stadium. Host Chris Rose is joined by analysts LaDainian Tomlinson and Willie McGinest to provide news and analysis two hours before kickoff, along with reporters Heather Cox and Kimberly Jones.
At 7:30 PM ET, Football Night in New York Presented by Mercedes-Benz airs from inside MetLife Stadium with Liam McHugh, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison. Coverage continues at 8:00 PM ET with Tostitos Football Night in New York providing the final say leading up to kick-off between Dolphins-Jets.
Among the NFL Network pregame topics are:
Feature on Jets wide receiver and Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee Brandon Marshall
Feature on Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi’s journey from London to the NFL
Will the Dolphins stay in the AFC playoff race without quarterback Ryan Tannehill?
What’s next for the Jets?
Who in the AFC can challenge the Patriots?
Do the Cowboys need to turn to Tony Romo?
At halftime, the Lexus Halftime show breaks down the first half of Dolphins-Jets from MetLife Stadium.
Immediately following the game, the Mazda Postgame show airs live on NFL Network from MetLife Stadium with Rose, Tomlinson and McGinest providing highlights, analysis and live interviews.
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.
Thursday Night Football is available in Spanish via SAP (Secondary Audio Program) with Roberto Abramowitz calling the action on NFL Network.
The game is only on the NFL Network at 8:20 p.m this time. You might as well watch it with me. I’ll try to make it interesting. I can’t say the same for the Jets and Dolphins.
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