How to Watch American Football in the United States
Sporty's guide to how to watch American football in the United States: CBS and FOX show Sunday afternoon NFL games, and NBC and Peacock have Sunday Night Football. ESPN and ABC have Monday Night Football, Prime Video streams Thursday Night Football, and NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV and YouTube has out-of-market Sunday games.
There are also other streaming services that may be useful. Check the Sporty App for the most up-to-date information on how to watch.
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How to watch in the United States
- NFL: CBS, Paramount+ and FOX — Show Sunday afternoon games, on TV and streamed on Paramount+. (Sources: NFL.com — Broadcast deals through 2033)
- NFL: NBC and Peacock — NBC shows Sunday Night Football, also streamed on Peacock, and Peacock alone streams one game on 2 January 2027. (Sources: NFL.com — Broadcast deals through 2033)
- NFL: ESPN, ABC and Prime Video — ESPN and ABC show Monday Night Football, and Prime Video streams Thursday Night Football. (Sources: NFL.com — Broadcast deals through 2033)
- NFL: NFL Sunday Ticket — Shows out-of-market Sunday afternoon games in the YouTube TV and YouTube apps, and YouTube TV carries NFL RedZone. (Sources: NFL.com — NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube)
- NFL: NFL Network — Shows five of the nine 2026 international games on its own. (Sources: NFL.com — Broadcast deals through 2033)
- NFL: Netflix — Streams four 2026 games in its app: the Week 1 game in Melbourne, the Thanksgiving Eve game on 25 November and two Christmas Day games. (Sources: NFL.com — Broadcast deals through 2033)
- NFL: NFL+ — Streams live local and prime-time games on phones and tablets in the NFL app. (Sources: NFL.com — NFL+)
Competitions and leagues
American football in other countries
- American football in India
- American football in the United Arab Emirates
- American football in Qatar
- American football in Saudi Arabia
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