What’s NFL+ for?įor a small number of diehard NFL fans, NFL+ may still be worth considering.

Amazon Prime will carry all Thursday Night Football games this season at no extra cost for subscribers.īetween those three sources, you’ll have streaming access to a majority of live NFL games, and unlike with NFL+, you won’t be limited to watching on a phone or tablet.

NBC’s Peacock will also stream every Sunday Night Football game on its $5-per-month Premium tier.

While this normally costs $5 per month, those in the know can usually get the service for free.

Paramount+ provides live access to NFL games on CBS.

Other streaming NFL optionsĮven in lieu of an antenna or pay TV package, you’ll still be able to stream plenty of games without an NFL+ subscription: For more details on over-the-air DVRs with out-of-home streaming features, check out my in-depth guide.

You can even share antenna access with a friend or two if you’re feeling generous. While an over-the-air DVR setup will cost more up-front than an NFL+ subscription, it can pay off in the long run by letting you watch and record all kinds of broadcast content. You already have that access as part of your pay TV subscription don’t get duped into paying for the same content twice.

Keep this in mind when you open the NFL app during the season, as you’re sure to be bombarded with NFL+ ads promising access to live games. If you get CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, and ABC as part of your pay TV package, you can sign into those respective apps for live access to the games on any device, including your phone. Same goes if you’re subscribed to Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, or DirecTV Stream.Ĭable and satellite TV customers, meanwhile, should be able to sign into individual network TV apps to watch the games. YouTube TV subscribers, for instance, can watch NFL games by tuning to the appropriate channel in the YouTube TV app. Apps like Fox Sports allow pay TV subscribers to watch live games from anywhere, making NFL+ unnecessary.Īs a reminder, if you’re paying for local channels and ESPN as part of a cable, satellite, or streaming TV package, you won’t need NFL+ to watch live games on your phone.

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