The 2024 NFL season is in full swing. But if you still feel like you’re playing catch up trying to find the best way to watch all the games, you’re not alone. This year NFL games are airing across 10+ channels and streaming platforms. If you’re daunted by the challenge of following your favorite team through the upcoming season (or by the price tag attached to NFL Sunday Ticket), Yahoo Sports has you covered. In case you’re late to the football party this year, here’s your playbook for how to watch NFL games this year.
Dates: Sept. 4, 2024 – Feb. 9, 2025
TV channels: ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC and NFL Network
Streaming: NFL+, Peacock, ESPN+, Prime Video, Paramount+
Many NFL preseason games are broadcast on local channels, so if you’re looking to catch an in-market game, it may be as simple as turning on your TV (or setting up a digital TV antenna) or finding a live TV streaming service that carries the correct RSN (Regional Sports Network). If you want to watch out-of-market games, a $5 monthly subscription to NFL+ will let you watch every out-of-market-game local and primetime game in the season (and preseason) on your phone but only a select few games on your TV. You could also spring for the uber-expensive NFL Sunday Ticket package to get every out-of-market Sunday game of the season.
When it comes to nationally broadcast games, NFL games typically air across ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC and NFL Network. Thursday Night Football games stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, select football games will stream exclusively on Peacock, games on CBS will stream live on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and select games will stream on ESPN+ this season. That’s six channels and four streaming platforms to keep up with this season and that’s not counting your local RSN’s for in-market games and an NFL+ or NFL Sunday Ticket subscription for out-of-market games. Plus, Netflix is currently in talks to become the exclusive spot to watch the NFL’s Christmas Day games this year.
Overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Here’s a breakdown of the platforms we recommend checking out ahead of the 2024 NFL season, so that come game time, tuning into your favorite team’s games will be as easy as simply turning on the TV….
To recap, here’s all the ways you can watch NFL games in 2024.