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Football fans are expressing frustration with the continued rise in costs of watching the NFL.
As the league has continued to strike new media deals with different streaming services, fans are left scrambling to determine not only which channel or streaming service the game is being shown on, but also whether they are subscribed to that service. OutKick’s Davey Hudson took to the streets of Nashville and New York to speak to disgruntled football fans.
“I think it’s frustrating to just want to watch a game and have to figure out which app it’s on. And then you’re paying for multiple apps all the time,” one fan said.
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New England Patriots fans appear upset as the Patriots lose in the second half of an NFL game against the Chicago Bears at Gillette Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts on October 24, 2022. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
Another fan was blunt, calling the current match viewing system “fucking stupid.”
“Well this is really stupid, you have to have five different platforms to watch all the games you want, and you still have to pay extra. It’s ridiculous at this point,” the fan said.
One fan called it “painful” knowing where and when games are streamed.
Another fan called it a “money grab,” citing Netflix as the latest streaming service the NFL has set up to start showing its games.
One fan, who said he was a New York Jets season ticket holder and had the NFL package, lamented that he still didn’t have access to all the games.
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NFL fans walk past the Super Bowl Experience at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on February 6, 2026. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
“I can’t tell you how frustrating it is when I feel like I have all the services, I have Jets season tickets, I have the NFL package, and then there are even more games that I don’t have access to. It gets very frustrating,” the fan said.
Several fans said they pay for at least three, if not four, streaming services. Many other fans reported paying for five or six different services at this point.
The fan who called the current system “fucking stupid” said she thinks the NFL is taking a long way to return to satellite television.
“Well, I think what’s really going to happen is we’re on a long journey back to satellite TV, and we’re in the final stages of that part. It’s all going to come together at some point,” she said.
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Denver Broncos fans cheer during a game against the New England Patriots in the fourth quarter of the Patriots’ 10-7 victory in the AFC championship game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on January 25, 2026. (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post/Getty Images)
NFL fans who want access to every game must purchase YouTube TV for “NFL Sunday Ticket,” in addition to expensive subscriptions for all streaming services the NFL broadcasts on. These streaming services are Amazon Prime, Peacock and Netflix. The combination of these respective services adds up to more than $1,500 per year, and that doesn’t include fees associated with basic cable packages or the high-speed Wi-Fi needed to accommodate the platforms.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has expressed concern that rising prices for streaming games are infuriating sports fans, and it appears his concerns are well-founded.
