A breakdown of NFL streaming costs for the full 2025 season

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Watching the NFL is getting very expensive today, and the FCC is trying to ease the pain.

The FCC announced Wednesday that it will seek public comment on the ongoing shift of live sports from broadcast channels to streaming services. The move comes as the NFL, NBA, MLB and other major sports have moved many games from broadcast and cable TV to streaming services.

Sports leagues have benefited from the shift to streaming, with the NFL shelling out $1 billion a year to stream Thursday Night Football on Amazon as a key example. The Sports Broadcasting Act exemption passed in 1961 applies only to television. Courts have ruled in the past that this does not apply to other media, including cable, satellite and streaming. The Sports Broadcasting Act includes a rule allowing local games to be banned, which still applies to out-of-market packages sold by leagues.

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A general view of the field during Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

Thursday night NFL games are streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, while Netflix has recently become the home of Christmas games. Those without cable or fans of an out-of-town team should purchase the NFL Sunday Ticket. Without cable, NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” on Peacock and ESPN’s streaming service for “Monday Night Football” are also needed to complete the go-around.

To catch all the action throughout the 2025 season, fans had to shell out at least $575, and some close to $800. Here’s a breakdown of average costs.

For Sunday Ticket in 2025, new subscribers had to pay $276 for the season. However, existing users had to pay $378 if they already had a YouTube TV subscription, or $480 without one.

The NFL Shield logo on the field at SoFi Stadium on November 25, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Kirby Lee/magn Images)

Now that the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. games are covered, we’ll move on to prime time. These Netflix games on Christmas Day cost $7.99 for the cheapest subscription, which could and can be canceled immediately. ESPN’s new streaming service only includes live sports if you paid for the $29.99 version, and for “Sunday Night Football” you have to sign up for Peacock’s “Premium” subscription, which costs $10.99 per month. Fans needed Peacock and ESPN for five months to catch all the Sunday and Monday night games (you’ll need six months of ESPN this year, since they’ll be showing the Super Bowl). If you want to get in on the awful Thursday nights, which end in December, Amazon Prime’s cheapest option to treat yourself to football is $8.99 per month. Amazon Prime also includes the Black Friday game.

Oh, and international games that are only on the NFL Network must be watched with an NFL+ subscription which costs $6.99 per month, and games take place from September to November.

In total, ESPN cost $179.94, Peacock $54.95, Amazon Prime Video $35.96, and NFL+ $20.97. Add all that up for new Sunday Ticket subscribers, and we get that streaming the 2025 NFL season cost those fans $575.81. If you already subscribed to Sunday Ticket without YouTube TV, it would cost you $779.81.

The price for 2026 will be similar.

For now, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, ESPN, and Netflix subscriptions all remain the same price. The Sunday Ticket 2026 is available for purchase and until mid-March, limited time offers are available. The entire season on Sunday Ticket currently costs $192 for new subscribers who sign up through YouTube TV, currently $59.99 for your first two months and $82.99 beyond that. If you don’t want to sign up through YouTube TV, the price is currently $240. Prices after the limited time offer are not yet known, but prices for existing customers are the same as last year.

NFL RedZone can be added for $42 for the season, or you can purchase it on its own for $10.99 per month.