How to Watch NFL Games

How to Watch NFL Games? It is difficult to stream. The streaming services make it even more complicated. Prior to cutting traditional cable, the only games you could watch were those in your local market and those nationally televised, but not all. If you weren’t a Dallas Cowboys supporter, you wouldn’t have been able to watch many games, and you couldn’t buy the Sunday Ticket unless DirecTV was available.

It is not free. Streaming services give us greater access to our favorite teams, but at a high price. Forbes estimated in 2025 that each NFL game would cost over $750. It is becoming increasingly difficult to simply watch an NFL game as more and more streaming companies enter the picture. Prime Video won the Thursday Night Football rights, while NBC took Sunday Night Football and streamed some games to Peacock. Netflix now has two Christmas Day matches.

This could be an expensive season of trying to figure out who has the remote. Here’s what you need to know about how much each NFL game could cost.

How to Watch NFL Games live on TV

Fubo – Access to over 200 live channels including ESPN, FOX NFL Network, CBS, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, CBS, NBC, and more with Fubo. Get a week free and $30 off your first monthly subscription. Fubo has add-ons such as NFL RedZone. Plans start at just $54.99 per monthly ($84.99 for the second month).

Sling TV – Sling TV packages begin with 34 channels in Sling Orange and more than 40 in Sling Blue. Sling Orange features channels such as ESPN Suite. Sports Extra, a sports add-on, is available for an additional fee. Plans start at $49.99 per month.

Hulu + live TV – Browse over 100 channels including TV, news, sports and entertainment. Some channels are dependent on your local market like ABC, CBS FOX and NBC. However, you will also have access to ESPN FS1 NFL Network. Hulu’s huge streaming library is included with the package starting at $81.99 a month.

Thursday Night Football – How to watch

Prime Video has Thursday Night Football. Amazon began streaming Thursday Night Football back in 2017. However, the online retailer did not get exclusive rights to stream until 2022. Amazon has an 11-year agreement with the NFL that allows them to stream Thursday Night Football exclusively through the 2033 football season. Local markets still broadcast TNF live in their local markets.

Sunday Night Football – How to watch?

Sunday Night Football is always one of the best NFL matches of the week. This game airs on NBC under the direction of Mike Tirico and Chris Collinsworth. NBC can also be streamed on Peacock or with a Fubo Free Trial.

How much is Peacock worth?

Peacock premium: Monthly subscription with ads for $10.99/month.

The Premium Plus Plan is available for $16.99/month.

Monday Night Football – How to watch

Fubo – Access to over 200 live channels including ESPN, FOX NFL Network, CBS, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, CBS, and NBC Sports. Get a week free and $30 off your first monthly subscription. Fubo has add-ons such as NFL RedZone. Plans start at just $54.99 per monthly ($84.99 for the second month).

Hulu + live TV – Browse over 100 channels including TV, sports, news and entertainment. You will have access to ESPN FS1 NFL Network and ESPN depending on the local market. Hulu’s huge streaming library is included with the package starting at $81.99 a month.

Disney+ and Hulu with ESPN Unlimited: On occasion, the game is available through ESPN’s direct to consumer streaming platform. It costs $29.99/month with channels such as ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN on ABC. Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Unlimited can be bundled for the same cost and locked in for a year.

Sling TV – Sling TV packages begin with 34 channels in Sling Orange and more than 40 channels in Sling Blue. Sling Orange features channels like ESPN-suite. Sports Extra, a sports add-on, is available for an additional fee. Plans start at $49.99 per month.

What is ESPN Unlimited?

ESPN Unlimited’s premium streaming service. It gives you access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU. ESPNEWS. ESPN Deportes. Subscribers have access to more than 47,000 live sporting events throughout the entire year. The streaming service has two tiers, ESPN Select for $11.99/month or ESPN Unlimited for $299.99/year.

What is Paramount+ worth?

Paramount+ offers flexible streaming plans to meet your needs.

Paramount+ Essential, which costs just $7.99 a month, gives you unlimited access to hit movies, thousands of episodes and NFL live on CBS.

Paramount+ Premium includes all of the essential plan, plus blockbuster movies and live TV without ads.

Paramount has a 50% discount on its annual plans available until Thursday 18th September. Paramount+ Essential will be $29.99/year, while Paramount+ Premium will be $59.99/year.

How to Watch NFL Games on FOX

Fubo TV FOX comes with Fubo TV as part of the 200+ live channels. Get a free week of Fubo TV and $30 off your first monthly subscription. Fubo has add-ons such as NFL RedZone. Plans start at just $54.99 per monthly ($84.99 for the second month).

Sling TV-In some markets, Sling Blue and Sling Orange+Sling Blue packages provide access to the local FOX stations, which broadcast some NFL games. Sling Blue begins at $45.99, and Sling Orange + Blue at $60.99.

Fox One-Fox joined the streaming service in August 2025. It offers direct-to consumer streaming for $19.99/month, after a free seven-day trial. It gives you access to FOX local affiliates, as well a nationally televised program on FS1 and FS2.

NFL Thanksgiving Day Games: What to watch

Three games will be played on Thanksgiving Day in 2025. The Green Bay Packers will play the Detroit Lions. The Dallas Cowboys will face the Kansas City Chiefs. And the Cincinnati Bengals are going to take on the Baltimore Ravens. These games air on FOX CBS NBC. The best way to watch all three platforms is to subscribe to Fubo TV or to each individual platform.

NFL Christmas Day Game: What to Watch

Netflix signed a 3-year agreement with the NFL for the broadcast of two Christmas Day football games. In 2025, there will be two Christmas Day games: The Dallas Cowboys playing the Washington Commanders; and the Detroit Lions playing the Minnesota Vikings. Netflix’s cost is as follows:

Standard Plan with Advertisements: $7.99/month

Standard Plan: $17.99/month

Premium: $24.99/month

How to watch NFL games that are not broadcast in your area

NFL RedZone allows you to watch games live as they are being played. You can access the service through a variety of TV packages that offer sports add-ons. Here is a breakdown of the different packages:

Fubo TV NFL RedZone includes Fubo TV Elite’s Sports Plus plan. It is still available with a free week trial and $30 off for your first month. After the first, however, the package will start at $74.9 and increase.

Sling TV — To get NFL RedZone, you’ll need to select either Sling Blue, or Sling Orange+Blue, and then add the Sports Extra Add-On. Sling Blue with Sports Extra costs $56.99 a month.

Hulu+ Live TV: To watch NFL RedZone, you need to purchase the Sports Add-On, which is $9.99/month, on top of Hulu’s base plan, $81.99/month.

YouTube TV is now the exclusive home of NFL Sunday Ticket. A YouTube TV subscription is required before the Sunday ticket package can be added. YouTube TV base plan is $82.99 a month. The NFL Sunday Ticket for new users is $276, or eight payments of $34.50 per month (added on to the base plan). For returning users the NFL Sunday Ticket will cost $378, or eight monthly payment of $47.25 added to the base plan.