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With the right streaming services, you can watch Sunday afternoon games on CBS and Fox, Sunday Night Football on NBC, Monday Night Football on ESPN, and Thursday Night Football, which this year is spread out across Fox, Amazon Prime/Twitch, and the NFL Network.
And let’s not forget Thanksgiving Day games, Saturday games scheduled for later in the season, and the playoffs leading up to Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020.
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You might not have to do much to watch these games. If you’re using a cable-replacement streaming service, you may already have access to a decent number of games.
Before we profile the various options, there are a few things to note. Some live local channels aren’t available on all cable-replacement streaming services in all markets. You’ll need these channels to watch games in your area, so review the channel lineups before subscribing to a service such as AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) or YouTube TV.
And because Verizon no longer has an exclusive deal to stream games to smartphones and tablets, you’ll be able to catch a good number of games regardless of your cellular provider. (Read about the NFL Mobile app, below.)
Finally, this year some of us will be able to watch a handful of Thursday night games in 4K with HDR. That’s because starting with this week’s game—the Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Green Bay Packers—Fox Sports will be airing a number of games in 4K. The games are being produced in 1080p, but Fox is upconverting them to 4K with HDR for viewers with 4K HDR TVs. Those with regular HD sets will see the game in 720p. Fox is using the HLG HDR format, which most 4K TVs support.
The 4K broadcasts will be available via the Fox Sports and Fox Now apps on Apple TV 4K and select Roku devices, and by those who can get 4K service from pay-TV providers including Altice/Optimum, Comcast Xfinity, DirecTV, FuboTV, and Verizon FiOS.
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As it has for the past two years, Amazon is rewarding its Prime members with a slate of NFL games, namely 11 Thursday Night Football games that are being broadcast by Fox. The first game available on Prime is on Sept. 26.
The games will also be available free on Amazon’s Twitch streaming video platform. It’s a nice option for cord-cutters who don’t have access to the NFL Network.
If you like football and NFL games on CBS, the company’s $6-a-month CBS All Access streaming service is really the way to go. It offers access to the entire CBS NFL football season, though not the Super Bowl this year.
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