<P> Thursday Night Football debuted on November 23 , 2006 , with the Kansas City Chiefs handing the visiting Denver Broncos a 19 -- 10 Thanksgiving defeat . Each of the game broadcasts were titled either Thursday Night Football or Saturday Night Football , depending on the night on which it aired . This format carried over to the 2007 season . </P>
who played the first nfl thursday night football game
the Kansas City Chiefs the visiting Denver Broncos