The 2024 NFL season is in full swing. There are 285 NFL games needed to crown a Super Bowl winner this year but we've already played most of them.
But even with a good chunk of those 285 games already played, there are still a lot left to go. And if you look at our guide on how to watch every NFL live stream, you'll notice that you need a lot of streaming services to watch all of them.
Further complicating things, some of those games are exclusive to certain streaming services, like Thursday Night Football on Prime Video. In addition to Prime Video, Netflix also has exclusive games this season.
Thankfully, while Paramount Plus also offers NFL games, you can at least watch those games on CBS or NFL Sunday Ticket, so you don't need to subscribe to Paramount Plus to watch the NFL this year.
So if you need to know how much it costs to watch every second of football remaining, here’s a quick guide to the streaming services you’ll need to subscribe to each month to watch every game remaining in the 2024 season. We also tell you how much these services all cost if you want to watch every single game this season.
Season-long subscriptions
If you want to watch every game during the day on Sunday, you'll need NFL Sunday Ticket. Sunday Ticket offers every out-of-market NFL game that kicks off on Sunday afternoons (Eastern time zone).
Normally, Sunday Ticket through YouTube TV is $479, though you can save an additional $100 if you subscribe through YouTube TV. That does require having a YouTube TV subscription, which costs $72.99 a month. But since Sunday Ticket doesn't cover your local games, it's good to just combine it with YouTube TV to make sure you don't miss a second of the Sunday afternoon games.
Alternatively, you can check out our best antennas to get games from Fox, CBS, ABC and NBC over the air, provided your local station is showing them. But you will miss out on some ESPN-exclusive Monday Night Football games. So we still lean towards combining a Sunday Ticket subscription with YouTube TV.
Update (December 5): YouTube has ended its most recent Sunday Ticket promotion.
That means a standalone subscription to Sunday Ticket through YouTube now costs $264, or four monthly payments of $66.
But you do get a discount if you subscribe through YouTube TV. Currently, Sunday Ticket is $209 for the remainder of the season if you add it to your YouTube TV subscription. You can also opt for a monthly payment plan of four payments of $52.25.
The good news is that YouTube TV is currently discounted. Right now, you can sign up for just $59.99 for your first three months, after which it will revert to $72.99 a month.
So, to recap, if you want to watch every single game of the 2024-25 NFL season for the least amount of money possible, you'll want to get Sunday Ticket and YouTube TV together.
Based on the current subscription costs, it'll cost you $388.97 to watch the remaining Sunday afternoon games this NFL season. That includes a season-long subscription to Sunday Ticket ($209) through YouTube TV and three months (Dec.-Feb.) of YouTube TV ($179.97). Those prices may drop again, but for now, that's what it costs.
NFL Sunday Ticket + YouTube TV cost: $388.976
December
Okay, so with NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTube TV, you have access to every NFL game on Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Thankfully, that covers a lot of football.
Unfortunately, though, it doesn't cover every single game. For the rest of the regular season, you'll need to subscribe to Prime Video to get Thursday Night Football. That will set you back an extra $8.99 a month.
Granted, you could sign up for Amazon Prime ($139 per year) and get Prime Video included, but for this exercise let's assume you only want Prime Video.
Unfortunately, that's not the only streaming service you'll need this month. All I wanted for Christmas this year was not to spend even more money on NFL games. But with Netflix getting two exclusive Christmas Day games, it looks like I won't get my wish.
You'll need to add a month of the streaming giant to your budget this month, in addition to continuing your Prime Video subscription. For Netflix's cheapest plan, that means another $6.99 out of your pocket.
Netflix
Dec. 25: Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 25: Baltimore vs. Houston
Prime Video:
Dec. 5: Green Bay vs. Detroit
Dec. 12: LA Rams vs. San Francisco
Dec. 19: Cleveland vs. Cincinnati
Dec. 26: Seattle vs. Chicago
December streaming subscriptions cost: $15.98
January
Unfortunately, you still need Prime Video in January. The streaming service is getting an exclusive NFL playoffs Wild Card game this year. Once it's scheduled, we'll update accordingly.
Prime Video:
TBD: NFL Wild Card game
January streaming subscriptions cost: $8.99
February
Don't worry. Your YouTube TV subscription is enough to watch Super Bowl 2025 on Fox.
In fact, you could cancel your subscription to the cable alternative this month and use an antenna. However, that might ultimately not save you much money if you opt for a quality antenna.
How much it'll cost
Okay, let's recap.
For the rest of the 2024-2025 NFL season, you’ll need to sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket. With most of the season over, that's now just $209 for the rest of the season.
To get that price though, you'll also need YouTube TV. This gets you every Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, ESPN and NFL Network game and is normally $72.99/month. Right now though, you can get the remaining three months of the season for $179.97 thanks to a promotional intro rate.
NFL Sunday Ticket: $209
YouTube TV: $179.97 (three months)
To watch Thursday Night Football games — plus an exclusive Wild Card playoff game — you’ll need a subscription to Prime Video. You can get Prime Video with an Amazon Prime membership for $15/month or $139/year; if you want to sign up for just the football season, that will run you $75. Or, you can get Prime Video by itself for just $8.99/month
Prime Video: $17.98 ($8.99/month)
If you want to watch the NFL games on Christmas Day, you’ll need to subscribe to Netflix. Its cheapest plan is Netflix Standard with ads, which costs $6.99/month.
Netflix: $6.99
TOTAL: $413.94
Despite the 2024 NFL season entering the home stretch, you still need to spend over $400 to watch every single remaining game. At least that's less than half of what it was to begin the season.
Discounts
If you're still suffering from sticker shock, I have good news. There might be a few ways to trim a few bucks off this tab.
For starters, if you’re only interested in your local team, then you can get one of the best TV antennas for as little as $17 and watch all of your team’s games over the air.
Comcast subscribers can sign up for a streaming bundle that includes Netflix, Apple TV, and Peacock for $15 per month. That checks two of the streaming services you'll need off your list.
Verizon customers with an unlimited plan have a few options. First, there's a bundle that includes Disney Plus Premium, Hulu with ads, and ESPN Plus for just $10/month.
Alternatively, Verizon also offers a Netflix and Max bundle that’s also just $10/month. It won't bring down the cost of your Netflix subscription per se, but you're getting Max — one of the best streaming services — for just a few dollars more.
But the best offer for Verizon customers gives you NFL Sunday Ticket for free. Eligible wireless customers and eligible home internet customers can get Sunday Ticket at no charge for a limited time. Eligible home internet customers can even score a discount on YouTube TV!
Finally, T-Mobile customers with a Go5G plan can get Netflix for free, saving you $6.99 in December.
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