NFL Schedule Week 1: Patriots and Steelers Start Time, TV Channel, Live Coverage NBC Thursday Game

The NFL schedule for the regular season opens with the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers playing at Gillette Stadium and the matchup is on TV from NBC starting at 8:30 pm ET Thursday. The game has live stream coverage on the NBC Sports Live Extra website and the game has Tom Brady playing after his suspension was thrown out, battling against Ben Roethlisberger for the NFL kickoff.