Who is writing: we sell Vivimate, an IPTV subscription, and we have no link to the NFL, YouTube or any broadcaster. Everything below about Sunday Ticket comes from YouTube's own Sunday Ticket page, and everything about the schedule from the NFL's own pages, all read on November 10, 2026. We don't rank the options; we set out which one fits which fan.
What Sunday Ticket actually is
YouTube describes Sunday Ticket as a package of out-of-market regular-season Sunday games that aren't on your local NBC, CBS or FOX affiliate. Out-of-market is the key phrase. Picture a Packers fan who moved to Phoenix: a Packers Sunday game that no Arizona station carries is on Sunday Ticket. When the Packers visit the Cardinals, the game airs on a Phoenix station instead, and Sunday Ticket leaves it out.
YouTube's fine print adds two exclusions: digital-only games, and commercial use. A bar or restaurant can't use a home subscription; YouTube points businesses to EverPass instead. At home, YouTube lists unlimited streaming on your home network and multiview of up to four games at once, on the YouTube or YouTube TV apps or the web.
Everything outside that one slot belongs to someone else. The NFL's 2026 schedule release puts Thursday Night Football exclusively on Prime Video (15 games in Weeks 2 to 17, plus the Black Friday game), Netflix on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Day, one Peacock exclusive on January 2, 2027, and five of the nine international games exclusively on NFL Network. The same release says every regular-season and postseason game airs on free, over-the-air TV in local markets. Kickoff times in Eastern and Pacific are on our guide to watching the NFL live this season.
What it costs right now
Sunday Ticket is priced for the remainder of the season, and the price changes during the year. On November 10, 2026 YouTube listed:
| Who | Price | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| New user, Sunday Ticket on YouTube | $48 | or 4 payments of $12 |
| Returning user, standalone or with YouTube TV | $62 | or 4 payments of $15.50 |
| New user, with the YouTube TV Sports and News Plan | $48 | plus $49.99/mo for 5 months, then $71.99/mo |
| YouTube TV base plan (for local and national games) | $82.99/mo | Sunday Ticket is charged on top |
| NFL RedZone with Sports Plus (YouTube TV add-on) | $10.99/mo | optional |
Three terms matter as much as the price. The installments are non-cancelable for the current season, the package auto-renews at full price next season unless you turn that off, and YouTube says there are no refunds. If you bundle with YouTube TV, you need an active YouTube TV plan; cancel it and Sunday Ticket goes too. Our NFL viewing guide recorded a higher rest-of-season price two days earlier, so read YouTube's page on the day you buy.
Where IPTV fits, and where it doesn't
IPTV is a delivery method: live channels sent over the internet to a player app. The technology is legal. Whether a given service is legal depends on whether the seller holds the rights to what it streams, which our page on whether IPTV is legal in the US explains. We don't publish the rights agreements behind our channels, and we don't promise any league, network or game as part of Vivimate.
So a like-for-like price comparison would mislead. Sunday Ticket sells one defined set of games; a Vivimate plan sells access to a channel lineup you can inspect during a free trial. If NFL games are your reason to subscribe to anything, Sunday Ticket, your local stations and the national partners above are the routes the NFL names. If you want general live TV and want to see what a lineup holds, open the trial's guide on game day and look for yourself.
| NFL Sunday Ticket | An IPTV subscription (Vivimate) | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | One league's out-of-market Sunday package | A live-TV subscription played through an app on your device |
| Games named | Out-of-market Sunday afternoon regular-season games | None promised; you check the trial's guide yourself |
| Your local team | Not included: it airs on your NBC, CBS or FOX station | Not promised |
| Rights | Sold by YouTube, which says it is licensed for residential use only | Depends on the seller; we don't publish the rights agreements behind our channels |
| Paying | Non-cancelable installments, auto-renews at full price, no refunds | Vivimate: prepaid, no auto-renewal, 7-day refund window if a reported problem can't be fixed |
| Screens | Unlimited at home, multiview up to 4 games | Vivimate: one or two devices at once, by plan |
| Connection | YouTube: 3+ Mbps minimum, 7+ recommended | This site plans 10 / 15 / 25 Mbps per HD / Full HD / 4K stream |
Which fits whom
- The relocated fan. Following a team from another city on Sunday afternoons is exactly what Sunday Ticket is for.
- The local fan. Your team's Sunday games are on your local station. An antenna costs nothing per month.
- The whole-week fan. Night games sit with NBC, ESPN, ABC and Prime Video, so Sunday Ticket alone leaves gaps.
- Fans in Canada. NFL.com says Game Pass on DAZN is sold internationally in more than 200 markets; it doesn't list them, so confirm on DAZN's Canadian site.
- The general viewer. If football is one interest among many, compare live-TV options on our sports IPTV guide and IPTV vs YouTube TV.
Phones are another route. NFL+ streams live local and primetime games on mobile and NFL Network around the clock; its higher tier adds RedZone. The plan page showed no prices when we read it.
Game-day connection
YouTube asks for at least 3 Mbps for Sunday Ticket and recommends 7 Mbps or more. Multiview and a busy house push that up. For IPTV, this site plans for 10 Mbps per HD stream, 15 per Full HD and 25 per 4K, added up for every screen playing at once. Our guide to internet speed for IPTV shows how to test on the TV device itself.
Trying Vivimate
Vivimate plans are prepaid, with no contract and no auto-renewal. Prices from our pricing page:
| Plan | One device | Two devices |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | $19.99 | $31.98 |
| 3 Months | $29.99 | $47.98 |
| 6 Months | $39.99 | $63.98 |
| 12 Months + 2 free | $69.99 | $111.98 |
Start with the free 24-hour IPTV trial, with no card, and search its guide on a Sunday for whatever you want to watch. After purchase there is a 7-day refund window when a service problem you report can't be fixed. To set one up, message us on WhatsApp; all options are on Vivimate plans and prices.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference in NFL Sunday Ticket vs IPTV?
Sunday Ticket is a single-purpose package sold by YouTube that carries out-of-market Sunday afternoon regular-season games. An IPTV subscription is a general live-TV service played through an app, and what it carries depends on the seller. Vivimate promises no NFL games; you check the trial's guide yourself.
How much is NFL Sunday Ticket for the rest of the 2026 season?
On November 10, 2026, YouTube listed $48 for new users, or four non-cancelable payments of $12, and $62 for returning users, or four payments of $15.50. It auto-renews at full price and YouTube says there are no refunds. Prices change during the season, so check YouTube's page before buying.
Does Sunday Ticket include my local team?
Not when the game airs in your area. YouTube says Sunday Ticket carries out-of-market Sunday games that aren't on your local NBC, CBS or FOX affiliate. Your local team's game is on that station, which an antenna picks up free, or on a live-TV service that carries it.
Does Sunday Ticket include Thursday, Sunday night and Monday night games?
No. YouTube says it carries out-of-market Sunday afternoon games and excludes digital-only games. The NFL lists Thursday Night Football on Prime Video, Sunday Night Football on NBC and Monday Night Football on ESPN, with games on Netflix, Peacock and NFL Network too.
Can I get Sunday Ticket in Canada?
YouTube's Sunday Ticket page doesn't mention Canada. Outside the US, the NFL sells NFL Game Pass on DAZN, in more than 200 markets according to NFL.com. The NFL page doesn't list the countries, so check DAZN's Canadian site for the current offer.
Sources
Read November 10, 2026: YouTube, NFL Sunday Ticket (scope, exclusions, prices, terms, connection); NFL Football Operations media site, 2026 NFL Schedule Announced; NFL.com, NFL+ features and What is NFL Game Pass on DAZN?. Speed figures: this site's own planning standard. Vivimate prices and trial: our pricing page.
Couldn't read: nfl.com/sunday-ticket returned a 404; we didn't read DAZN's Canadian page or Prime Video's Thursday Night Football page, so this page names no Canadian price and no Prime Video price. NFL+ prices weren't shown on the plan page.
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