To record Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime, use the built-in recording feature available on the game's detail page within the Prime Video app. This feature lets you save live Thursday Night Football games so you can watch replays later, even if you miss the live broadcast.
Can you record football on Amazon Prime Video?
Amazon Prime Video offers a built-in recording function specifically for certain live sports, such as Thursday Night Football (TNF). This is not a traditional DVR service for all live content; it applies only to designated live sports events. Recording differs from downloading movies or TV shows for offline viewing, which is a separate feature available on supported mobile devices, Fire tablets, and Windows or macOS apps. The recording feature is exclusive to live sports like TNF and does not cover other football content or general programming.
How to record Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime
To enable recording for a Thursday Night Football game, follow these steps within the Amazon Prime Video app:
- Navigate to the game's detail page for the specific Thursday Night Football match you want to record.
- Select the "Record Thursday Night Football" or "Add to Watchlist and Record" option to enable recording.
This action activates the recording feature for that game. Enabling it for one TNF game will automatically activate it for all subsequent games in that season, so you only need to do this once.
What happens after you enable recording?
Once you enable recording, Amazon Prime Video automatically records all future Thursday Night Football games in the current season. The replay access you get depends on when you enabled the feature:
- Before a game starts: You gain access to the full game replay and can watch from the beginning if you join late.
- During a game: You can access the full game replay but may have limited ability to scrub back to earlier parts of the broadcast.
- After a game: Enabling recording provides access to future game replays and the option to watch from the beginning of those future games.
Recorded Thursday Night Football videos are not permanently available. They can typically be viewed until the start of the next season.
How to find and watch your recorded games
Your recorded Thursday Night Football replays are stored within the Prime Video app. To access them, open the app and look for a section labeled "Recordings," "My Recordings," or "My Content." Select the recorded game you want to watch and use the playback controls to pause, rewind, or fast forward. For live prime-time action, you can also find Monday night football how to watch across different streaming platforms. If you follow a specific college team, you can also watch BYU football to catch their full season schedule. Remember that these recordings are temporary and will be removed when the next TNF season begins.
Why you should avoid third-party screen recorders
Using third-party screen recording software to capture Prime Video content is not recommended. These tools often encounter Digital Rights Management (DRM) issues, such as a black screen, because Prime Video protects its streams. Additionally, using external software to record Prime Video content may violate Amazon's Terms of Service. For personal use, stick to the built-in recording feature to avoid these problems. If you want to watch fs1, that requires a separate subscription or service, not the Amazon Prime Video recording function. All recorded content should be for personal use only and not for commercial use, sharing, or distribution to comply with Amazon's Terms of Service and copyright laws.
