Watch NFL Football without Cable or Satellite TV 2018

For 2018, NFL Football will be televised on FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, NFL Network, and Amazon Prime Video. Here’s the breakdown on how to watch NFL Football without cable or satellite TV 2018.

Watch NFL Football without Cable or Satellite TV 2018

Sunday NFL Football is Free with an Antenna

The easiest way to watch FREE NFL Football on Sunday is by using a regular OTA (over-the-air) TV antenna to receive local High-Definition digital broadcast signals.

Get NFL Football Sunday daytime games on CBS and FOX with your OTA TV antenna. And get NBC Sunday Night Football with your OTA TV antenna.

Check to see what stations are available in your area: Find out what FREE local HDTV channels are available in your area.

There are several types and brands of indoor and outdoor TV antennas to choose from.

• Mohu: Home of the #1 rated Indoor HDTV Antenna
• AmazonBasics Ultra Thin Indoor Antenna (25/35/50 Mile Range)
• RCA Compact Outdoor Yagi HDTV Antenna with 70 Mile Range
• Antennas Direct: Outdoor antenna
• Mohu Leaf 50 TV Antenna, Indoor, Amplified, 60 Mile Range

Use a DVR With a TV Antenna

Record live TV from your OTA TV antenna with a DVR and watch NFL Football when you want and fast-forward through the commercials. TiVo and Tablo both have DVR models designed specifically for Cord Cutters with TV antennas. TiVo and Tablo DVRs are very popular with Cord Cutters because they are easy to set-up and use.

NFL Football with Paid Streaming Services

Watch a lot of NFL Football with paid streaming services. With paid streaming services you can watch NFL Football all day on Sunday, Sunday Night Football on NBC, Monday Night Football on ESPN, and Thursday Night Football (see Thursday Night Football section below). Plus watch even more NFL Football programming with channels like the NFL Network and NFL Redzone.

 

HULU Live TV

HULU Live TV has NBC, CBS, and FOX available in the most cites. If you don’t care about the NFL Network or NFL Redzone, HULU Live TV is probably a great choice for you.

NBC, CBS, & FOX – Hulu Live TV gets you access to NFL Football games on NBC, CBS, FOX, & ESPN. Enter your ZIP code to see if NBC, CBS, & FOX are available live in your area.

ESPN – Included

NFL Network – Not Available

NFL Redzone – Not Available

The NFL Football games available may vary depending on your location and may be subject to blackouts.

Current subscribers to Hulu Live TV can go to the NFL Football series page to see what games are available (search in the Hulu app for “NFL Football”). To keep track of your favorite teams, add them to My Stuff and quickly see what’s coming soon.

The HULU Live TV Cloud DVR will not record content that is blacked out live. Some live broadcasts are subject to blackout restrictions and regional restrictions. Learn more about Cloud DVR recording restrictions. If a blackout is in effect, you will be notified by on-screen messaging.

 

Sling TV

NBC & FOX – Sling TV (Blue) has football games on both FOX and NBC in selected areas. You will need to check each week to see what football games will be shown in your area. Check local availability of football games on Sling TV.

CBS – Sling TV does NOT show any CBS football games.

ESPN – Available only with Sling Orange.

NFL Network – Available only with Sling Blue

NFL Redzone – Add Sports Extra to Sling Blue ($10 extra per month) go get the NFL RedZone… plus more sports… NBA TV, NHL Network, Golf Channel, beIN SPORTS, Pac-12, Stadium, Outside Television, Olympic Channel, Motorsport TV. (Olympic Channel is not available in Puerto Rico.)

If you want to watch ESPN, NFL Network, and NFL Redzone, you will need to subscribe to Sling Orange, Sling Blue, and the Sling Sports Extra package. This package would cost you $50 per month ($40 for Sling Blue and Sling Orange / $10 for Sling Sports Extra).

Read more about Sling TV Packages… Complete List of Sling TV Packages.

 

DIRECTV NOW

NBC, CBS, & FOX – DIRECTV NOW keeps expanding their local FOX, NBC, and CBS channels. Check to see if your local channels are available using the DIRECTV NOW Channel Lookup Tool.

ESPN – Included in the Live-a-Little package for $40 per month.

NFL Network – Included in the Just Right package for $55 per month.

NFL Redzone – Not Available

 

YouTube TV

YouTube TV has NBC, FOX, CBS, and ESPN… but… YouTube TV is available only in select cities. Check to see if YouTube TV is available in your area.

NBC, CBS, & FOX – Included

ESPN – Included 

NFL Network – Not Included

NFL Redzone – Not Included

 

PS Vue

PS Vue has NBC, FOX, CBS, and ESPN… but… PS Vue is available only in select cities. Check to see if PS Vue is available in your area.

NBC, CBS, & FOX – Included

ESPN – Included in the Access package for $44.99/mo

NFL Network – Included in the Core package for $49.99/mo

NFL Redzone – Available in the add-on Sports Pack package for $10/mo.  Plus more sports… Eleven Sports Network, Goal Line, ESPN Classic, FOX College Sports, Longhorn Network, MLB Network Strike Zone, NBC Sports, NESN, & Outside TV.

 

fuboTV

fuboTV has NBC, FOX, & CBS… but only in select cities. Check to see if NBC, FOX, and CBS are available in your area.

NBC, CBS, & FOX – Available in Select Markets

ESPN – Not Available

NFL Network – Included 

NFL Redzone – Available in the add-on Sports Plus package for $8.99/mo.  Plus more sports… Universo, SI TV, PAC 12, FOX College Sports, VSiN, Golf TV, FNTSY Sports Network, Fight Network, TyC Sports.

 

CBS All Access

Watch NFL Football games on CBS by adding the streaming service CBS All Access. CBS All Access streams any NFL Football game covered by CBS. You will need to see if CBS All Access is streaming live TV to YOUR area. Check to see if CBS All Access allows the CBS Live Stream in your area by checking availability with the Stream Live TV 24/7 tool. (Be sure to SCROLL DOWN on the page to the Stream Live TV 24/7 section.)

NBC, FOX, ESPN, NFL Network, and NFL Redzone – Not Available

 

ESPN Monday Night Football

ESPN Monday Night Football (MNF) remains solely with ESPN. ESPN is available on the following streaming services:

• Sling TV – Orange – (Cannot use Sling TV Cloud DVR to record ESPN.)
• Hulu Live TV – Included
• YouTube TV– Included
• DIRECTV NOW – Live A Little Package $40/month
• PSVue

Related… What is Sling TV.

 

Thursday Night Football

Thursday Night Football is available on FOX, NFL Network, AND Amazon Prime Video for the 2018-2019 season. Amazon Prime Video is back with 11 Thursday Night Football games.

NFL Football Thursday Night Schedule

Here is the Thursday Night Schedule for NFL Football with the televised networks.

Week 1: Thursday, September 6 (NBC) – Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 2: Thursday, September 13 (NFL Network) – Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 3: Thursday, September 20 (NFL Network) – New York Jets at Cleveland Browns
Week 4: Thursday, September 27 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
Week 5: Thursday, October 4 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots
Week 6: Thursday, October 11 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Week 7: Thursday, October 18 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals
Week 8: Thursday, October 25 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans
Week 8: Sunday, October 28 (NFL Network) – Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars (London)
Week 9: Thursday, November 1 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers
Week 10: Thursday, November 8 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 11: Thursday, November 15 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
Week 13: Thursday, November 29 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
Week 14: Thursday, December 6 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Week 15: Thursday, December 13 (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video) – Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs

 

NFL Game Pass

NFL Game Pass is another way to watch NFL Football without cable or satellite TV 2018.

NFL Game Pass lets you replay every NFL Football game with full broadcast replays and condensed games.

NOTE: “Live regular and post season games are not available with NFL Game Pass. NFL Game Pass only includes out-of-market full replays of all regular and postseason games on demand after their original live broadcasts end.”

Broadcast View – Relive the game exactly like you’d watch on Sunday with the Broadcast View.

Condensed Game – The Condensed Game feature lets you watch games FASTER so you can watch MORE games. Games last about 45 minutes.

Classic Shows – NFL Game Pass lets you watch Classic Shows such as earlier seasons of Hard Knocks and A Football Life.

Coaches Film – Watch NFL Football games with the same “22 player endzone angle” that the pros, GMs, scouts, and broadcasters use.