The Green Bay Packers will play the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football as the 2014 NFL regular season gets underway tonight. Some say this could be an early preview of the eventual NFC Championship Game later this season, so fans can expect fireworks as both teams look to get their campaigns off to a positive start.

Tonight's game has a start time of 8.30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on the NBC network. The game can be watched online through live stream via the link provided below.

The Packers will be desperate to send a message out to the league tonight that they are serious Super Bowl contenders this season. They will also be hoping to gain some revenge for their last game against the Seahawks, which came in 2012 with a controversial Golden Tate game-winning touchdown catch in the back of the end zone as time expired.

The Seahawks meanwhile will be all too aware that often teams suffer Super Bowl hangovers – having terrible seasons the term following their big win. They will be hoping to quickly dismiss fears that could happen to them by gaining a win here and get their title defense off to a perfect start.

Green Bay would love to get off to a similar start as last season, when they won five of their opening seven games and looked likely to run away with the NFC North. However, their fans will want to wipe out memories of what happened after that; Aaron Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone and was sidelined until Week 17. The Packers' season quickly fell apart after that. They certainly will want to be more consistent throughout this season.

Tonight's game between the Packers and Seahawks will start at 8.30 p.m. EST and can be watched online by clicking here.