Watch NFL Football Without Cable or Satellite TV

For 2019, NFL Football will be televised on FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, the NFL Network, and Amazon Prime Video. Here’s the breakdown on how to watch NFL Football without cable or satellite TV 2019.

Watch NFL Football without Cable or Satellite TV 2019

Sunday Football

Sunday NFL Football is Free with an Antenna

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

Get NFL Football Sunday games on CBS, FOX, and NBC with your OTA TV antenna.

Use an Antenna

There are several websites that can help you find Local Live OTA TV stations are available in your area. Antenna companies will even make antenna recommendations for channels in your area based on the performance of their antennas.

Mohu (Antenna Company) – Find out what is available in your area.
Antennas Direct (Antenna Company) – Transmitter Locator and TV Antenna Selector
Antenna Web.Org – Maximize Your Antenna Reception

Here are several types of quality brands of indoor and outdoor TV antennas.

PRO TIP: Stick with brand name antennas. Cheap antennas can really give a disappointing performance.

• AmazonBasics Indoor Flat TV Antenna 35 Mile Range
• RCA Compact Outdoor Yagi HDTV Antenna with 70 Mile Range
• Antennas Direct: Outdoor antennas
• Mohu Leaf TV Antenna, Indoor, Amplified, 60 Mile Range

Use a DVR with an Antenna

Get the most out of your TV antenna with an Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR (optional). A OTA DVR box in your home lets you record Live TV from your TV antenna and watch shows later.

The Amazon Fire TV Recast, TiVo, and Tablo are all OTA DVRs for your home designed to be used with TV antennas. Set-up is a snap with any of these OTA DVRs.

NFL Football with Paid Streaming Services

You can watch a lot of NFL Football with paid streaming services.

With paid streaming services 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 most cites. Enter your zip code to view the HULU sports channels in your area. Or enter your zip code to find all the channels you will get with HULU Live TV in your area.

HULU Live TV includes ESPN. But, the NFL Network and NFL Redzone channels are not included.

HULU Live TV is a great choice for you if you don’t care about the NFL Network or the NFL Redzone.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV has NBC, FOX, CBS, and ESPN. But does not include the NFL Network or the NFL Redzone.

YouTube TV is a another great choice for you if you don’t care about the NFL Network or the NFL Redzone.

Here is the Complete List of YouTube TV Channels.

Sling TV

Sling TV Blue has FOX and NBC in only in selected areas. You will need to check to see which channels are available from Sling TV in your area.

ESPN, ESPN 2, and ESPN 3 are included only with the Sling Orange package

The NFL Network is in included only with the Sling Blue package.

The NFL Redzone is part of the Sling Sports Extra package and costs $10 extra per month when you add it to the Sling Blue package.

CBS is not available on Sling TV.

So, 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). But check with Sling TV for special promotions.

AT&T TV NOW (formerly DIRECTV NOW)

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

ESPN is included in all AT&T TV NOW packages. But the NFL Network was pulled from AT&T TV NOW (DIRECTV NOW) April 16, 2019.

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.

ESPN is included in all packages. But  you need the Core package (or better) to watch the NFL Network.

To watch the NFL Redzone, you will need both the Core package (or better) and buy the add-on Sports Pack for $10/mo.

fuboTV

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

ESPN is not available with fuboTV.

But, the NFL Network is included. And the NFL Redzone is available with the add-on Sports Plus package for $8.99/mo.

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.)

CBS All Access Through Amazon Channels

Amazon has CBS All Access as one their Amazon Prime Channels. If you already have Amazon Prime, signing up for the CBS All Access is very simple.

Read more about The Complete List of Amazon Channels.

Thursday Night Football

Thursday Night Football (TNF) is back for the 2019 season on FOX, NFL Network, AND Amazon Prime Video.

NFL Football Thursday Night Schedule

While the Packers vs. Bears game kicks off the season on Thursday Sept. 5 on NBC, for some reason, that will not count as a Thursday Night Football game. TNF officially starts on Week 2 of the season.

All Thursday Night Football games will kick-off at 8:20 PM ET.

Week 2 – September 12: Buccaneers vs. Panthers – NFL Network
Week 3 – September 19: Titans vs. Jaguars – NFL Network
Week 4 – September 26: Eagles vs. Packers – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 5 – October 3: Rams vs. Seahawks – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 6 – October 10: Giants vs. Patriots – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 7 – October 17: Chiefs vs. Broncos – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 8 – October 24: Redskins vs. Vikings – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 9 – October 31: 49ers vs. Cardinals – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 10 – November 7: Chargers vs. Raiders – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 11 – November 14: Steelers vs. Browns – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 12 – November 21: Colts vs. Texans – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 14 – December 5: Cowboys vs. Bears – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video
Week 15 – December 12: Jets vs. Ravens – NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime Video

Monday Night Football on ESPN

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

• Sling TV – Orange package (Note: Cannot use Sling TV Cloud DVR to record ESPN)
• Hulu Live TV – Included
• YouTube TV– Included
• DIRECTV NOW – All packages
• PSVue – All packages

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.

NFL Game Pass includes live out-of-market preseason games*. Live regular and post season games are not available with NFL Game Pass. Full replays of all preseason, regular and post season games are available when games are complete.

*All Nationally Broadcasted Preseason Games (NBC, FOX, CBS, ESPN) are blacked out for all Game Pass users. Users can only watch these games after they are aired.