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# How to Watch the NFL in the United States

Sporty's guide to how to watch the NFL in the United States: CBS and FOX show Sunday afternoon games, with CBS games also on Paramount+. NBC and Peacock have Sunday Night Football, ESPN and ABC have Monday Night Football, and Prime Video streams Thursday Night Football. Out-of-market Sunday games are on NFL Sunday Ticket in the YouTube TV and YouTube apps.

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## How to watch in the United States

- **CBS, Paramount+ and FOX** — Show Sunday afternoon games, on TV and streamed on Paramount+. (Sources: NFL.com — [Broadcast deals through the 2033 season](https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-announces-new-broadcast-deals-running-through-2033-season))
- **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 the 2033 season](https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-announces-new-broadcast-deals-running-through-2033-season) · NFL.com — [2026 NFL schedule](https://media.nfl.com/football-information/2026/news/2026-nfl-schedule-announced))
- **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 the 2033 season](https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-announces-new-broadcast-deals-running-through-2033-season) · NFL.com — [2026 NFL schedule](https://media.nfl.com/football-information/2026/news/2026-nfl-schedule-announced))
- **[NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV and YouTube](https://tv.youtube.com/learn/nflsundayticket/)** — 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 TV and YouTube](https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-google-nfl-sunday-ticket-youtube-tv-youtube-primetime-channels))
- **[NFL Network](https://www.nfl.com/network/)** — Shows five of the nine 2026 international games on its own. (Sources: NFL.com — [2026 NFL schedule](https://media.nfl.com/football-information/2026/news/2026-nfl-schedule-announced))
- **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 — [2026 NFL schedule](https://media.nfl.com/football-information/2026/news/2026-nfl-schedule-announced))

- **[NFL+](https://www.nfl.com/plus)** — Streams live local and prime-time games on phones and tablets in the NFL app. (Sources: NFL.com — [NFL+](https://www.nfl.com/plus))

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## Upcoming games

Times are for UTC-4, Eastern US.

- [Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots](/watch/event/30730-chicago-bears-vs-new-england-patriots/), 20:15 (UTC-4), 22 Oct
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## NFL in other countries

- [NFL in India](/watch/nfl/india/)
- [NFL in the United Arab Emirates](/watch/nfl/united-arab-emirates/)
- [NFL in Qatar](/watch/nfl/qatar/)
- [NFL in Saudi Arabia](/watch/nfl/saudi-arabia/)
- [See all NFL guides](/watch/nfl/)

## More to watch in the United States

- [Premier League](/watch/premier-league/united-states/)
- [Football](/watch/football/united-states/)
- [Cricket](/watch/cricket/united-states/)
- [NBA](/watch/nba/united-states/)
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