Green Bay is a 5.5-point favorite over Atlanta for Week 3 of Thursday Night Football, with the total at 43. Kickoff is Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 8:15 pm ET from Lambeau Field.
Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
- Kickoff: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 8:15 pm ET
- Stadium: Lambeau Field, Green Bay
- TV: Prime Video
- Records going in: Atlanta Falcons 0-2 (0-1 on the road), Green Bay Packers 1-1 (first home game)
- Spread: Packers -5.5
- Total: 43
- Moneyline: Packers -270, Falcons +216
- Odds as of: September 24, 00:10 UTC, median of 11 sportsbooks
The books split on the spread. Six of the 11 hang Green Bay at -5.5 and five at -5, which matters to anyone laying the points: a 5-point Packers win is a push at -5 and a loss at -5.5. The total is steadier, at 43 in nine books, 42.5 in one and 43.5 in one.
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On the moneyline, -270 means risking $270 to win $100 on Green Bay. Atlanta at +216 pays $216 profit on a $100 bet.
How they arrive
Atlanta has not won yet. The Falcons lost 20-13 at Pittsburgh in Week 1, then lost 34-3 at home to Carolina, scoring 16 points across two games.
Green Bay has played both games away. The Packers lost 39-22 at Minnesota, then won 20-17 at the Jets on September 20. Atlanta is their first opponent at Lambeau Field this season.
Our full prediction for this game, with the call and the numbers behind it, is here: Falcons at Packers prediction and odds. Both team pages carry each club’s schedule and next game: Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers.
Thursday night so far in 2026
The season opened on Wednesday, September 9, when Seattle beat New England 13-10 at Lumen Field on NBC. The next night, the 49ers beat the Rams 27-7 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, streamed on Netflix.
Buffalo won the first Prime Video game of the year on September 17, beating Detroit 41-31 at Highmark Stadium. That game went for 72 combined points, more than any total posted for Falcons at Packers.
2026 Thursday Night Football schedule
| Week | Date | Game | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Thu, Sep 24 | Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers | Prime Video |
| 4 | Thu, Oct 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns | Prime Video |
| 5 | Thu, Oct 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys | Prime Video |
| 6 | Thu, Oct 15 | Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos | Prime Video |
| 7 | Thu, Oct 22 | New England Patriots at Chicago Bears | Prime Video |
| 8 | Thu, Oct 29 | Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers | Prime Video |
| 9 | Thu, Nov 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens | Prime Video |
| 10 | Thu, Nov 12 | Washington Commanders at New York Giants | Prime Video |
| 11 | Thu, Nov 19 | Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans | Prime Video |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 26 | Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills | NBC |
| 13 | Thu, Dec 3 | Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams | Prime Video |
| 14 | Thu, Dec 10 | Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots | Prime Video |
| 15 | Thu, Dec 17 | San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers | Prime Video |
| 16 | Thu, Dec 24 | Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles | Prime Video |
| 17 | Thu, Dec 31 | Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals | Prime Video |
Kickoff is 8:15 pm ET for every Prime Video game in the table. Week 12 is Thanksgiving, and its night game, Chiefs at Bills, starts at 8:20 pm ET on NBC.
Thanksgiving week runs differently. Green Bay plays at the Rams on Wednesday, November 25, at 8:00 pm ET on Netflix. Thursday has Bears at Lions at 1:00 pm ET on CBS and Eagles at Cowboys at 4:30 pm ET on FOX before the night game, and Prime Video’s game that week moves to Friday, November 27: Broncos at Steelers, 3:00 pm ET.
Green Bay is the only team in the table with two Thursday home games: Atlanta on September 24 and Carolina on October 29. Kansas City plays two Thursdays on the road, at Buffalo on Thanksgiving and at the Rams a week later.
More NFL odds for the week
Monday’s game has its own page: Monday Night Football odds, where Philadelphia is a 4.5-point favorite at Chicago on September 28. Sunday night has a page too: Sunday Night Football odds.
Week 3 has 16 games, and the predictions for the slate sit on our NFL predictions hub.
Picks from the site’s own handicappers are on the handicappers page.