The 2025 NFL regular season is almost over! There are 285 NFL games (not including the preseason) needed to crown a Super Bowl winner, and we've now played most of them. Last year, I tracked every NFL live stream and which streaming services you need to watch all of them, and this season, I'm back to do it again.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of streaming services you'll need to watch every game this year. ESPN, Peacock, Prime Video, Netflix and even YouTube are all getting exclusive games this year, and Paramount Plus offers a decent amount of the CBS games on Sundays.
So here’s a quick guide to all the streaming services you’ll need to subscribe to, broken down by month, to watch every game in the 2025-2026 season. We also tell you at the end how much these services all cost if you want to watch every single game this season.
Please note this article does not reflect any changes that may be caused by the reported acquisition of the NFL Network and NFL RedZone by ESPN, as that deal has yet to be approved by regulators.
December
If you want to watch every Sunday afternoon game this season, you'll want YouTube TV and NFL Sunday Ticket. Combined, they will give you access to every NFL game on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, ESPN and NFL Network, including out-of-network games. It even now includes ESPN Unlimited, meaning you'll never have to pay extra to watch ESPN and ABC games.
The good news? YouTube TV is my pick for the best live TV streaming service. Plus, it integrates your Sunday Ticket subscription with your YouTube TV app to allow you to watch up to four games at once with multiview, including out-of-market games.
The bad news? It's not cheap. If you're a new customer, you can get YouTube TV for $62.99 a month for your first five months, and then $82.99 a month after that.
But despite this, you'll still want YouTube TV because of NFL Sunday Ticket. You can sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket separately, but if you subscribe through YouTube TV, it integrates the Sunday Ticket games into your channel guide on Sundays, allowing you to watch local and out-of-market games all in the same place.
If you sign up for Sunday Ticket via YouTube TV, new subscribers will have to pay $150, or four monthly payments of $37.50. If you're a returning subscriber, the price goes up to $204, or four monthly payments of $51. For this exercise, let's assume you're a new subscriber.
Keep in mind that Sunday Ticket payments are not cancelable, regardless of whether or not you cancel YouTube TV.
If you want a cheaper way to get a lot of NFL games, Sling TV is an option — specifically, Sling Orange & Blue. This Sling TV package starts at $60.99, though right now, you can get your first month for $29.99. It offers your local broadcast stations in select markets (excluding CBS) and also offers ESPN and the NFL Network. It's a great cable TV alternative, and I'd know. I've tested them all.
However, you can't get CBS. If you want to watch CBS broadcasts, you'll need to use one of our best antennas to get CBS broadcasts free over the air, provided your local station is showing them. Keep in mind, though, that the only way to get out-of-market games is still NFL Sunday Ticket.
Aside from these games, you will need to add a Prime Video subscription to watch Thursday Night Football games. You can get Amazon Prime free for 30 days, which includes Prime Video, after which you'll need to pay for Amazon Prime or get Prime Video a la carte, at $8.99 a month.
Don't forget the Christmas Day games! Netflix is doing a Christmas Day doubleheader for the second year in a row. The first game is a 1 p.m. ET kickoff between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders. It's followed by a 4:30 p.m. ET game between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
I wish I could tell you we were done listing all the streaming services you need this month. Unfortunately, you'll also need Peacock this month for a Week 17 exclusive NFL game. That means getting Peacock Premium for $10.99 a month.
When you account for all the streaming services you'll need and all the discounts, you'll need to spend a lot to get every game in December. Luckily, there are some ways you're saving, from the YouTube TV promotion price to the Amazon Prime free trial.
So let's recap. First, you'll need to spend $62.99 for your first month of YouTube TV. You'll also start paying for your NFL Sunday Ticket subscription now. I'm also going to add Sunday Ticket's entire $150 price for new users to this month's total, since its four payments of $37.50 are not cancelable.
Aside from YouTube TV and Sunday Ticket, you're getting Prime Video, which is free with your 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime. Then, you'll need to spend $7.99 for the Christmas Day games on Netflix, plus an additional $10.99 to stream the Week 17 game on Peacock.
December total: $231.97
January 2026
While the NFL hasn't fully set its schedule for January yet, we do know that you'll need access to ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS, as well as Prime Video and Peacock, to catch all the regular season and postseason games in January.
The good news is that means you can cancel Netflix this month. The bad news is that means you'll still be paying over $80 to stream football in January 2026, between YouTube TV for $62.99, Peacock for $10.99 and Prime Video for $8.99.
January total: $82.97
February 2026
At this point, there's only the Super Bowl left, though theoretically the Pro Bowl will continue to exist in some format.
Super Bowl LX will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, on NBC, with a possible simulcast on Peacock (this hasn't been confirmed yet). That means it won't be available on a free streaming service this season, unlike Super Bowl LIX, which was available to stream free on Tubi in select regions.
Until we know for sure that the game is available on Peacock, most likely you'll need to shell out another $62.99 this month for YouTube TV, though you'll finally be able to stop paying for Prime Video.
But there are alternatives, depending on where you live. If you have an antenna, you can probably stream the Super Bowl for free over the air on NBC. Depending on where you live, you might also get NBC via Sling TV Blue, which at $45.99 a month is still significantly cheaper than YouTube TV.
For now, though, I'm going to assume you'll still need to pay for YouTube TV, meaning you'll have to pay $62.99 to stream the final month of the NFL season.
February total $62.99
How much it'll cost
To recap, you'll need YouTube TV, NFL Sunday Ticket, Peacock, Prime Video, and Netflix at various points to watch every second of the remainder of the 2025-2026 NFL season.
That isn't going to be cheap, but it's at least cheaper than getting season tickets for your local NFL team. Well, unless your team is awful.
TOTAL: $377.93
Discounts
As the season progresses, discounts for some of these streaming services will likely crop up.
I already covered discounts from Sling TV, YouTube TV and Prime Video that can save you money, but often cable providers and mobile network providers will offer discounts on various streaming services to customers.
One example of this is Verizon's free NFL Sunday Ticket offer. For a limited time, if you sign up for Verizon 5G Home Ultimate for $60/month you can get Sunday Ticket free for the 2025-26 season, or a $400 Samsung credit at Best Buy (but not both).
Another active promo is from the online sportsbook, DraftKings, which is offering $200 NFL Sunday Ticket if you place your first bet of $5 (Tom's Guide does not endorse sports gambling, and reminds you that gambling is done at your own risk).
Sunday Ticket also offers student and military discounts. It also offers a rewards program, NFL Sunday Ticket member benefits, which offers subscribers promotions such as a discount on YouTube Premium or Uber One.
If I see any additional discounts of note, I'll be sure to update this article accordingly.
