The National Football League has the most fragmented rights map of any US sports league. Seven different services hold pieces of the schedule, and no single subscription covers everything. This guide names the rights holder for every NFL game window in the 2025/26 season, breaks down the legal services that carry each window, and walks through the typical cord-cutter setups by budget.
Where to watch legally in the US
| Window | Day / time (ET) | US rights holder | Service | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional CBS/Fox afternoon | Sun 1:00pm + 4:25pm | CBS, Fox | Antenna or Paramount+ (CBS games) | Free OTA or $11.99 |
| Sunday Night Football | Sun 8:20pm | NBC | NBC antenna or Peacock | Free OTA or $7.99 |
| Monday Night Football | Mon 8:15pm | ESPN / ABC | ESPN+ + vMVPD (YouTube TV, Sling) | $11.99 + $82.99 |
| Thursday Night Football | Thu 8:15pm | Amazon | Amazon Prime Video | $14.99 |
| Peacock Sunday exclusives (7/season) | Sun 1:00pm or 8:20pm | NBC | Peacock Premium | $7.99 |
| Sunday Ticket out-of-market | Sun 1:00pm + 4:25pm | YouTube | YouTube / YouTube TV add-on | $349/season |
| NFL+ mobile-only | Various | NFL | NFL+ | $6.99 |
| Black Friday game | Day after Thanksgiving | Amazon | Amazon Prime Video | $14.99 |
| Christmas Day games | Dec 25 | Netflix (2024 onward) | Netflix | $7.99 ad tier |
2025/26 season highlights
| Date | Game | Window | US broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Kickoff Game (Eagles @ Cowboys) | Thu 8:20pm ET | NBC + Peacock |
| Sep 7, 2025 | NFL Sunday opening slate | All day | CBS, Fox, NBC |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Black Friday Game | 3:00pm ET | Amazon Prime Video |
| Dec 25, 2025 | Christmas Day games (3 in window) | All day | Netflix |
| Jan 4, 2026 | Wild-card weekend opens | All weekend | CBS, NBC, Fox, ESPN |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Super Bowl LX | 6:30pm ET | NBC + Peacock + Telemundo |
How to watch
- Pick your coverage level. Sunday-only fans need an antenna + Peacock. Complete-coverage fans need a vMVPD + Prime Video + Sunday Ticket.
- Subscribe: an antenna is a one-time $20-50 buy; Peacock $7.99/mo at peacocktv.com; Amazon Prime $14.99/mo at amazon.com; YouTube TV $82.99/mo at tv.youtube.com; Sunday Ticket $349/season add-on through YouTube.
- Install the apps on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, smart TV or game console. Game console + RSN combinations sometimes have gaps — confirm your platform on each service’s support site.
- Tune in. For the Sunday window, Sunday Ticket lets you switch between out-of-market games; Peacock’s Multiview during the early window is a recent addition (2024).
- Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026 streams on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo. Peacock has carried the Super Bowl in 4K since 2024; Telemundo runs Spanish-language coverage.
Cord-cutter stack pricing (NFL only)
The two common setups: a $23/month Sunday-only stack (antenna + Peacock + Paramount+) covers regional CBS/Fox plus Sunday Night Football plus the 7 Peacock-exclusive Sundays. A complete-coverage stack at $135-150/month during season adds Prime Video for Thursday Night Football, a vMVPD (YouTube TV $82.99/mo) for Monday Night Football on ESPN, and Sunday Ticket ($349 season add-on, ~$50/mo amortized over a 17-week season) for out-of-market Sunday games.
The Markky Streams Guide doesn’t carry an NFL fixtures widget on this page — the soccer widget on the homepage is for international soccer. For NFL game-time updates check ESPN, the NFL app or the league’s official schedule.
See also the homepage broadcaster matrix and Peacock Sunday Night Football guide.