All The Apps You Need To Watch Every NFL Game in 2026

The NFL is more spread out across streaming services this season than ever before. Games are carried across nine different platforms in 2026, and no single app or subscription covers everything. Here is exactly what you need, and when.

The short answer

To watch every NFL game in 2026 without cable, you need some combination of NFL+, Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video, ESPN Unlimited, and Netflix. Which ones you actually need depends on how many teams you follow and whether you care about primetime games, out-of-market Sunday games, or the playoffs.

Sunday afternoon games: CBS and FOX

Sunday afternoons are split between CBS and FOX, as they have been for years. CBS games stream on Paramount+, and FOX has moved its games to FOX One, a standalone streaming option that doesn’t require a pay-TV subscription. If you only care about your local team’s Sunday afternoon games and they air on one of these networks, one of these two apps is likely your only purchase.

Out-of-market Sunday afternoon games — the ones not airing in your region — are covered by NFL Sunday Ticket, which now lives on YouTube TV, or by NFL+ if you only need to watch on a phone or tablet.

Thursday Night Football: Prime Video

Thursday games remain exclusive to Prime Video, included with a standard Amazon Prime subscription. There is no separate NFL package required for Thursday nights this season.

Sunday Night Football: NBC and Peacock

NBC carries Sunday Night Football, streaming on Peacock. Peacock also has an exclusive Week 17 broadcast window this season, so if you want every NBC game, Peacock Premium is the one to have.

Monday Night Football: ESPN

Monday nights are on ESPN, with select games simulcast on ABC. Streaming coverage runs through ESPN Unlimited, which also covers NFL Network games and this year’s Super Bowl.

The holiday specials: Netflix

Netflix carries a handful of marquee games this season: the Week 1 game from Australia, the Thanksgiving Eve game, two Christmas Day matchups, and a Saturday game in Week 18. These require a standard Netflix subscription — no separate sports add-on.

Every app, at a glance

App	What it covers
Paramount+	All CBS games
FOX One	FOX’s Sunday schedule
Peacock	All NBC games, plus an exclusive Week 17 window
Prime Video	Thursday Night Football
ESPN Unlimited	Monday Night Football, ABC games, NFL Network, Super Bowl LXI
NFL+	Local and primetime games on mobile and tablet; RedZone on the Premium tier
YouTube TV	NFL Sunday Ticket (out-of-market Sunday games)
Netflix	Select holiday and international games

Do you actually need all of them?

Almost nobody does. Most fans following one or two teams need at most two or three of these apps — typically whichever network carries their team’s Sunday games, plus NFL+ for the primetime slate. The apps become unavoidable in combination only if you’re trying to watch every single game across every team, which is a genuinely expensive proposition this season given how many services are involved.

If cost is the deciding factor, NFL+ at its base tier is the cheapest way to follow your own market’s primetime and local games from a phone, and an over-the-air antenna still picks up CBS, FOX, NBC and ABC broadcasts for free in most areas without any subscription at all.

The playoffs work differently

Wild Card and Divisional Round games are spread across CBS/Paramount+, FOX, and ESPN, with Peacock holding one exclusive Wild Card game. The Conference Championships split between CBS/Paramount+ (AFC) and FOX (NFC). Super Bowl LXI will be simulcast on both ABC and ESPN.

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This page will be updated if any broadcast arrangements change during the season.