How to Watch NFL Games 2020-21 Full Season | Stream All Games For Free

By 2020, there are plenty of options for watching NFL action online. In a way, almost all of them will cost you, but there are several avenues where you can catch almost any game you want. We've assembled this detailed guide on how to watch the gridiron fun online to help keep you caught up in the action.

The winner of Super Bowl LIV was decided on February 2, 2020 and if you haven't already seen it, we won't play spoiler. Since the game is over, the replay on NFL Game Pass, which we show below as the perfect way to catch non-live NFL games, can still be viewed. The 2020 season is over and the horn-locking pigskin will resume this September, so take this idle time to review your best tuning choices in.

Cord-cutting options

Thursday Night Football

The streaming schedule for Thursday Night Football is still difficult. While all the games are obtained by NFL Network, 11 are available from multiple outlets.

In 2018, for those 11 games over five years, Fox paid a record $3.3 billion to land telecast rights, and those available off the lane. Meanwhile, for TNF streaming rights, Amazon shelled out big bucks, landing the same 11 games for its Amazon Prime Video service and its Twitch video service.

Unfortunately, the 2019 NFL season has wrapped up Thursday Night Football and you'll have to find something new to fill your midweek hole. As noted above, Fox and NFL have been related to this deal for half a decade and as soon as we know it we will share the full 2020 schedule.

NFL Sunday Ticket (a la carte)

If you live in a house, apartment complex or city that does not require DirecTV service, you might be able to buy the coveted NFL Sunday ticket package from the company without having to sign up for the satellite. The regular gaming package — which currently starts at $73.49 a month during a four-month promotional offer — allows you to download satellite-free out-of-market games on your computer , tablet, game console or smart TV. More about this kit, and whether you apply or not, can be found at the link above.

Although this choice is one of the most thorough ways of looking at the NFL, it does come with a few caveats. First, Sunday Ticket only allows users to watch games on Sunday, without access to competitions on Sunday night, Thursday night, or Monday night. Local games also fall under blackout, which means that DirecTV is “restricted from showing events near where a game is played or broadcast locally.”

Sling TV

Maybe Sling TV offers the best bang for your buck online, including options for ESPN, NFL Network, and the all-important RedZone Channel — but it's complicated like a lot of online relationships.

The kit is split into two parts, Sling Orange and Sling Blue included. With Sling Orange, you can watch Monday night games on ESPN for $30 a month, but you’ll be restricted to streaming from one device at a time, and there’s no NFL Network or option to buy purchase NFL RedZone. Sling Blue users get access to NFL Network at the same price, and the ability to stream to various devices, as well as potentially watching games on NBC and Fox (depending on where you live), but you're not getting access to ESPN. However, you can buy the $10 a month Sports Extra bundle and get NFL RedZone. Yeah, it's bumpy, but that's where we are now.

We suggest going for the $45 bundle for the best shot at the NFL season, which will get you both Sling Blue and Orange and then add Sports Extra to RedZone. You get a Cloud DVR as well, but it's not available for ESPN networks. Yeah, it gets a little pricey, but you get pretty much everything you need for NFL streaming (shy of, of course, the full Sunday Ticket package), and you can still drop after the season.

AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now)

AT&T knows that cord cutting is common, so AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) has followed suit with its rivals in providing an online-only TV service. Prices start at $65 a month for the entry-level package, which will get you over 45 channels — including ESPN for your Monday Night Football fix.

You may also be able to watch live Sunday football on CBS and Fox, Sunday Night Football on NBC and Thursday games on Fox if you're lucky, but live local channels are only available in selected cities — you can find out if you're using this handy tool to get them. The bundle also features a Cloud DVR. Sadly, NFL Network-exclusive games won't be available because AT&T has agreed to drop NFL Network and NFL RedZone from all DirecTV and U-Verse offerings.

YouTube TV

It's actually only available in selected markets, but if you're in one of those places, you may want to take a look at YouTube TV. You're guaranteed to get CBS, NBC, and Fox for $50 a month, and you'll be able to get your NFL fix for most games this season on Sunday (based on your in-market games, of course), Sunday night, and Thursday night! It also has ESPN for Monday Night Football, but no RedZone or NFL Network. The service even comes with a cloud DVR feature, but with some limitations.

Hulu with Live TV

Live tv streaming by Hulu is proving to be a choice among many cord-cutters. You get access to Monday Night Football on ESPN at $55 a month, on NBC Sunday Night Football, and other nationally broadcasted games on CBS and Fox during the week. As with most other online subscriptions, depending on where you live, the locally broadcast games may or may not air. Unlike most other platforms, as part of your subscription, you do get access to the original programming and on-demand material from Hulu. However, you don't get access to either NFL Network or RedZone, so if you want to catch a game from DVR, you'll have to pay an additional $15 a month for fast forward commercials.

Fubo TV

And yet another live streaming television service, FuboTV is all about sports, so it makes sense to get some NFL action covered. That said, while its packages start at $55 a month, it has a massive hole in its coverage: No ESPN. However, it carries NFL Network, and depending on your region, local affiliates for Sunday games, as well as an option to add NFL RedZone to the Sports Plus package for another $9 a month. This service would mainly appeal to those interested in all kinds of sports, including college football nuts, but before signing up you may want to check what's available in your area. Supported devices include computers, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Android , iOS, and Chromecast devices.

CBS All Access

If you're not committed to a fantasy team, or just casually watching the NFL, CBS All Access may be an option for you. You'll get live access to CBS' AFC games on Sundays for $6 a month. This is the cheapest subscription on the list, but that's because there's more games you 're missing than you get and most people can still access in-market games with a simple HD antenna. Still, if you're looking to tiptoe your way into the fandom of football, All Access is a decent starting point and shows like Star Trek: some might find it worthwhile to Discovery it alone.

NFL mobile app

It used to be that only those paying a heavy Verizon bill each month could get NFL streaming on their phones, but as of 2017, no matter what carrier, everyone can get in on that. On mobile devices, along with highlights and other content, the NFL mobile app and Verizon's portfolio of streaming properties — including Yahoo Sports and its go90 service — will stream "in-market and national games, including national pre-season, regular season, playoff games, and the nationwide Super Bowl to sports fans" The only downside is that when you're able to find a workaround, you'll be stuck watching on your computer because most apps match the software blocks on your Screen.

NFL GamePass (sort of)

Launched in 2015, NFL.com offers GamePass, a premium streaming service, but it's not as appealing as you would think. A GamePass subscription allows you to watch every regular-season game after it's aired for $100 or four installments of $30, and allows you to relook games dating back to 2009. Seeing the game unfold in real-time is the main attraction to watching sports, but this choice doesn't do much for most fans. But for fans who can't watch games live or just students of the game, GamePass is a great alternative, and it's also a great place to catch live preseason games ahead of the season.

Pay TV subscription required

Such choices allow you (or anyone who really likes you) to have an active pay TV subscription with one of several providers, which (as noted by Chris Branton of the Streaming Observer), includes some of the above-mentioned live TV streaming services, such as sling TV.

Fox Sports Go

The Fox Sports Go app, which provides access to thousands of streamable NFL games, would be enjoyed by football fans with a pay-TV subscription. Compatible apps include handheld devices such as Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and both iOS and Ios. You can also have a look on your browser.

NBC Sports

NBC broadcasts Sunday Night Football games during the regular season (including the season opener on Thursday, September 5) and the network also streams the games online through its app and NBCSports.com, which is available with your pay-TV credentials. The NBC Sports app is available on compatible devices including Chromecast, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox, PlayStation 4, iOS , and Android. In reality, the NBC Sports app is pretty cool if your interests stretch beyond football too. PGA, Premier League soccer and Olympics all air on NBC, but even after the football season the game is pretty good.

NFL Network online

The NFL Network offers online links to its broadcast games and to RedZone, depending on your cable or satellite provider, if you want to go straight to source. RedZone's scoring storm showing any team close to putting up points, often dividing the screen among multiple games, is the big-ticket item. If you're a guru of fantasy it's also a great way to stay on top of all your players. To get it you (or someone you know) will need to buy the NFL Network from your cable or satellite provider.

WatchESPN

WatchESPN is an online companion service, which allows you to watch Monday Night Football live. For now, in order to use the app, you must have a paying subscription to a compatible pay-TV provider, but the good news is the software has gotten much better in recent years, losing a lot of its stuttering methods. ESPN owns only the rights to broadcast Monday Night Football games, meaning it won't work for Sunday games, and the stand-alone app, ESPN+, doesn't carry the NFL in case you were curious.