NFL rights are cut up by day and hour, not by team, so following one club through a season usually means four or five services. This page maps those windows on both coasts and says what changes north of the border. We sell Vivimate, an IPTV subscription, and we hold no NFL rights. Networks, dates and prices come from NFL.com, the NFL's media site, YouTube and Netflix, read on November 8, 2026; the Game Pass page was read again on November 10, 2026. This page reports no measurements of our own.
The five weekly windows, on both coasts
The NFL's schedule announcement (May 14, 2026) sets 272 regular-season games across 18 weeks, 17 per team. Most of them fall into five recurring slots:
| Window (source) | Who shows it | ET | PT | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday night | Prime Video | 8:15 PM | 5:15 PM | National, streaming only |
| Sunday early | CBS or FOX | 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM | Your local market's game |
| Sunday late | CBS or FOX | 4:25 PM | 1:25 PM | Your local market's game |
| Sunday night | NBC, also on Peacock and NFL+ | 8:20 PM | 5:20 PM | National |
| Monday night | ESPN, some games also on ABC | 8:15 PM | 5:15 PM | National |
A handful of games break the pattern. Peacock streams one regular-season game exclusively, NFL Network has its own exclusive games, and the league's flexible scheduling can move a late-season matchup to a different window and network. For West Coast fans the practical effect is a 10:00 AM start to Sunday and primetime games that finish around dinner.
Free games: the antenna route
The league's Week 9 viewing guide says it plainly: “Sunday afternoon games are available in local markets only.” Your CBS and FOX stations carry the games chosen for your area, and the NFL says all regular-season and postseason games air on free, over-the-air TV in local markets. An indoor antenna therefore covers your local Sunday games plus the NBC and ABC nights. What it can't pick up are games that stream nationally on Prime Video, Netflix or ESPN alone.
Out-of-market Sundays: NFL Sunday Ticket
If you live in Phoenix and follow Green Bay, your Sunday afternoons sit with NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube. YouTube says it carries every out-of-market Sunday regular-season game, and leaves out games on your local CBS, FOX or NBC station and digital-only games. Its page on November 8, 2026 listed:
- New subscribers: $108 for the rest of the 2026 regular season, or four monthly payments of $27, on YouTube TV or as a standalone YouTube Primetime Channel.
- Returning standalone subscribers: $264, or four payments of $66.
- YouTube TV's base plan: $82.99 a month, with Sunday Ticket on top; NFL RedZone is a $10.99 monthly add-on there.
- Terms: no refunds and no mid-season cancellation, though you can stop the 2027 renewal.
Prices move during a season, so check the page before you buy. Our comparison of NFL Sunday Ticket and IPTV and our IPTV vs YouTube TV guide go further.
On a phone: NFL+
NFL+ streams live local and primetime games on phones and tablets, along with NFL Network; its higher tier adds NFL RedZone and full game replays. NFL.com showed no prices when the page was read, so we quote none.
Watching from Canada
Kickoff times carry over: Toronto and Montreal keep Eastern time, Vancouver keeps Pacific, and Halifax runs an hour ahead of Eastern, according to the overview of time in Canada. The networks don't. US broadcast rights stop at the border, and outside the US the NFL points fans to NFL Game Pass on DAZN. NFL.com, re-read on November 10, 2026, says it is sold “internationally only on DAZN in more than 200 markets”, with live games including the playoffs and Super Bowl LXI, plus NFL RedZone and NFL Network, and blackout restrictions in the UK and Ireland. That page doesn't list the countries or prices, and DAZN's Canadian NFL page returned an error to us, so confirm the Canadian offer and price on DAZN directly. Canadian TV channels also carry NFL games; check your provider's listings for which ones.
Travelling either way across the border, the rights holder where you are and its terms apply. We don't advise using a VPN to get around a broadcaster's territory rules or blackouts.
What's left of the 2026 season
Dates from the NFL's schedule announcement and Netflix's NFL schedule, read November 8, 2026:
| Date | Game | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 25 | Thanksgiving Eve: Packers at Rams | Netflix, 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Thanksgiving tripleheader | CBS and FOX |
| Fri, Nov 27 | Black Friday: Broncos at Steelers | Prime Video only, 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Packers at Bears; Bills at Broncos | Netflix, 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM ET |
| Jan 9–10 | Week 18, all division games | Saturday games on ESPN, ABC and Netflix |
| Jan 16 onward | Wild Card, then Divisional (Jan 23–24) | Shown nationally |
| Sun, Jan 31 | Conference championships | Shown nationally |
| Sun, Feb 14 | Super Bowl LXI, SoFi Stadium | ESPN |
The NFL says all postseason games are shown nationally, so the local-market rule ends with the regular season.
A steady picture on game day
- Speed: our working guide is 10 Mbps for HD, 15 Mbps for Full HD and 25 Mbps for 4K, per stream; the IPTV internet speed guide shows how to test it.
- Two games at once: each screen is its own stream on any service; see how multiple connections work.
- 1:00 PM Eastern on Sunday: the busiest kickoff of the week. If the picture stalls, our guide to buffering during live sports helps find the cause.
- Spoilers: internet streams run behind the broadcast, so mute score alerts while you watch.
Where Vivimate fits
Vivimate is a general IPTV subscription. We don't promise the NFL, any game or any network, and we don't publish the rights agreements behind our channels. IPTV is a legal technology; the seller's rights decide the rest, as our guide to IPTV legality explains. Our guide to judging IPTV for sports covers the other US leagues. To try us, search the guide on your own TV during the 24-hour free trial, which needs no card. Plans are prepaid and don't renew automatically:
| 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 |
Your first plan has a 7-day money-back guarantee when a service problem you report can't be fixed, under our refund policy; see the plans and prices page for details. For a game you can't miss, the network that holds it is the sure route.
Frequently asked questions
How do I watch NFL games live this season?
Match the game to its window. In 2026 Thursday games stream on Prime Video, Sunday afternoon games air on CBS or FOX in local markets, Sunday Night Football is on NBC and Monday Night Football on ESPN, sometimes with ABC. Netflix has the Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas games, and NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube carries out-of-market Sunday afternoons.
What time are NFL games in Pacific time?
Take three hours off Eastern. The Sunday early games start at 10:00 AM Pacific, the late games at 1:25 PM, and Sunday, Monday and Thursday night games between 5:15 and 5:20 PM Pacific.
Can I watch NFL games for free?
Your local ones, yes. The NFL says all regular-season and postseason games air on free, over-the-air TV in local markets, so an antenna picks up the games your CBS, FOX, NBC and ABC stations carry. Games streamed nationally on Prime Video, Netflix, ESPN or NFL Network need those services.
What does NFL Sunday Ticket cover?
Every out-of-market Sunday regular-season game, according to YouTube. It leaves out games on your local CBS, FOX or NBC station and digital-only games. On November 8, 2026 YouTube listed $108 for new subscribers for the rest of the season.
How can I watch the NFL in Canada?
Outside the US the NFL sells NFL Game Pass on DAZN, in more than 200 markets according to NFL.com, with live games, the playoffs and the Super Bowl. The NFL page doesn't list the countries, so confirm the Canadian offer on DAZN's site, and check your TV provider's listings for games on Canadian channels.
Sources
- NFL Football Operations: 2026 NFL schedule announced (May 14, 2026; read November 8, 2026)
- NFL.com: complete slate of Week 1 games (read November 8, 2026)
- NFL.com: how to watch Week 9 (read November 8, 2026)
- NFL.com: NFL+ (read November 8, 2026)
- YouTube: NFL Sunday Ticket (read November 8, 2026)
- Netflix Tudum: NFL on Netflix schedule (read November 8, 2026)
- NFL.com: What is NFL Game Pass on DAZN? (read November 10, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Time in Canada (read November 9, 2026)
Couldn't read: NFL+ prices (none shown), DAZN's Canadian NFL page (error, November 10, 2026) and Prime Video's own Thursday Night Football page (error, November 8, 2026). No primary source we read names this season's Canadian TV partners.
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