How Do You Record Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video [Free]

Amazon Prime Video is now the exclusive streaming service of NFL Thursday Night Football. Everyone in the U.S. can enjoy full episodes per season, including 16 regular season games and 1 preseason matchup with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video membership. It is a must-watch TV show for football fans. Besides online watching, some people try to record THF on Amazon Prime Video in case missing the live games or with the hope of tracking every match of your favorite teams. 

How to record Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime? Here, we would like to show you the best solution to record Amazon's TNF games while keeping original quality hassle-free.

Disclaimer: We do not advocate recording Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video for any commercial or illegal use.

Is It Possible to Record Thursday Night Football on Prime Video

Prime Video features an option enabling customers to record Thursday Night Football and other NFL programs after the broadcast has ended. The button "Record Thursday Night Football" is available on the game detail page. Click it to make recording enabled. Once recording is active for one TNF game, all the following TNF games this season will be listed into the recording schedule. It is a necessity to record TNF on Amazon Prime if you want to watch all games after live streaming. Otherwise, you can only access to 15 minutes of time shifting.

The inbuilt recording button gives you a chance to replay full season games but with limitations. The replays/recordings are automatically disabled on the first day of next season. And, it’s unable to record Thursday Night Football live on Prime Video. 

Alternative to the default choice, it is highly recommended to use a third-party screen recorder to record Amazon’s TNF games with no limits.

How to Record Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video for Free

iTop Screen Recorder is an intuitive and versatile free screen recorder for PC. It gives a big focus to capture everything on your screen, from your activities to streaming content. With it, you can flawlessly record Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime free while watching, for both live games and replays.

iTop Screen Recorder is packed with an array of features to deliver the best recording experience. 

• Record TNF without quality loss. iTop Screen Recorder excels in creating high-quality recordings. On one hand, it captures a 1080p/4K video without compromise quality; on the other hand, it offers customization options so that you can adjust resolution, bit rate, frame rate to achieve a better quality. 
• Record TNF without black screen. It is reported that black screen error commonly happens when using a 3-rd party screen recorder to record videos from Amazon Prime Video and other streaming sites. iTop Screen Recorder invokes Enhanced Mode to completely solve the issue and give you a prefect recording.
• Record TNF without lags and fps drops. iTop Screen Recorder takes full advantage of hardware acceleration and cutting-edge recording technology to achieve a high performance mode. You can record HD and high FPS videos without shuttering and dropping frames.
• Video processing tools for post-production. iTop Screen Recorder integrates with video editor and compressor to enhance video recordings for more purposes. You can cut the recording, add background music/images/stickers into recording. You can also reduce video file size for sharing via social media.
• More recording functions for content creation. As a professional screen recorder, iTop Screen Recorder empowers you to create a reaction/review video on Sports through recording webcam and microphone. If needed, you can use voice changer to disguise you voice, teleprompter to record video while reading script and drawing tools to highlight important information.

How to Record TNF on Amazon Prime with iTop Screen Recorder

iTop Screen Recorder is an easy and safe free screen recorder for PC. It has a straightforward interface. You can learn how to use it without guesswork. Only in few clicks, you can record Thursday Night Football live and any NFL game videos for permanent preservation on hard drive.

Step 1. Download and install iTop Screen Recorder on your PC. It is fully compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7.

Step 2. Open Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and launch iTop Screen Recorder. 

Step 3. Go to Record > Screen.

• Select recording area. You can record part of screen, full screen or a window.
• Turn on Speaker to record TNF games with audio.
• Turn off Mic, Webcam, Mouse to record games only without distracting things.
• Click REC button to start recording.

Tip: It is suggested to press Ctrl and click REC button simultaneously to activate Enhanced Mode to record Thursday Night Football without black screen.

Step 4. After 3-second countdown, it starts recording TNF on Prime Video while playing. 

Click Done (the red square-shaped icon) to stop recording on the mini control bar when the show is concluded. 

Your recording is saved to Files > Video. From here, you can play, edit, compress or upload it at will. You can also save it to another destination folder.

Thursday Night Football Schedule 2024

Check the schedule of Thursday Night Football on Prime Video in 2024.

• Week 2: Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, Live on September 13 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 3: New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, Live on September 20 at 7:00 AM CST>
• Week 4: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, Live on September 27 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 5: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons, Live on October 4 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 6: San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks, Live on October 11 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 7: Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints, Live on October 18 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 8: Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams, Live October 25 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 9: Houston Texans vs. New York Jets, Live November 1 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 10: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens, Live on November 8 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 11: Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Live on November 15 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, Live on November 22 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 13: Black Friday Football - Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs (The Super Bowl champion), Live on November 30 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 14: Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, Live on December 6 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 15: Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, Live on December 13 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 16: Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals, Live on December 20 at 7:00 AM CST
• Week 17: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears, Live on December 27 at 7:00 AM CST

What's More You Want to Know About THF on Prime Video

How to Watch Thursday Night Football for Free?

• On Prime Video: Sign up an Amazon Prime membership with 30-day free trial. When the free trial expires, cancel the subscription and sign up a new membership to watch TNF free in another 30 days if you are willing to take the trouble.
• On Twitch: Prime Video launches a Twitch channel to stream TNF games. Follow the channel and watch games on Twitch for free without Amazon Prime membership.
• On TV: Thursday Night Football is not only available online, but air locally in the broadcast regions of two games playing. Every in-market viewers can watch TNF for free with an OTA antenna.

What Devices Can I Use to Watch TNF on Prime Video?

You can watch live sports on Amazon devices like Fire TV/tablet, connected TVs, or through web browsers on computers. The Prime Video app also supports watching live sports on more than 650 connected devices, from smart TVs, game consoles to iOS/Android mobiles. In addition, you can watch Thursday Night Football via NFL+ on mobiles.

Also Read: How to Record on Firestick Free >>

Can I Watch Thursday Night Football Anywhere?

Prime Video only allows members in the U.S. to watch TNF within the U.S. If you are in another region or location outside the United States, you'll get an unavailable message. Alternatively, you can use a free VPN to change your location to United States for watching TNF on Prime Video anywhere.

The Bottom Line

How to record Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime? Prime Video officially provides an options to record full season games of TNF at the touch of the button. However, the drawbacks like not recording live games, replays available in limited period (until the start of the next season) urges viewers to seek for another way to record TNF on Prime Video.

iTop Screen Recorder, a free screen recorder for Windows 10 and 11, leads you to explore an unlimited way to record TNF live on Amazon Prime for saving permanently and offline watching. It can record Thursday Night Football games without quality loss and black screen error. Download it to record and watch your favorite TNF games offline with no hassle.