Watch Sunday Night Football live without cable.
Table of Contents
- We love the SNF broadcast team
- Live-Stream Options for Sunday Night Football
- 2023 Sunday Night Football TV Schedule
- How to watch Sunday Night Football on Fubo
- How to watch Sunday Night Football on NFL+
- How to watch Sunday Night Football on YouTube TV
- How to watch Sunday Night Football on Peacock
- Sling TV carries Sunday Night Football in these markets
- How to watch SNF on the NBC Sports app
- How to Watch Sunday Night Football Without an Internet Connection
- Conclusion
Our top picks for watching Sunday Night Football live online are NFL Plus, Fubo, and YouTube TV.
- Best budget option. Even though you can only watch on mobile and tablets, NFL Plus, at less than $3 per month, is the best budget option for watching SNF.
- Best overall option. For fans who want to watch MNF on the big screen, our top overall pick is Fubo. You can watch SNF in a free trial with Fubo.
- Best fantasy football option. Fantasy football enthusiasts should give the Stats View and Key Plays feature on YouTube TV a try. You can also integrate NFL.com fantasy teams with YouTube TV and watch your weekly matchups unfold in real time on Sunday Nights (on mobile only).
Full NFL coverage, including NBC affiliates for watching Sunday Night Football. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
MOBILE ONLY. Watch SNF on mobile. | $39.99 / year | 7 day free trial |
Full NFL coverage including SNF. | $74.99 / month | Free 5 Day Trial |
Full NFL coverage. plus the option to add NFL Sunday Ticket. | $72.99 / month | 14 Day Free Trial |
We love the SNF broadcast team
Sunday Night Football will be hosted by Mike Tirico and Chris Collinsworth in the booth, with Melissa Stark handling the sideline reporting.
I especially enjoy watching football games covered by Mike Tirico, not only because of his professionalism, but because he lives in Ann Arbor, MI. My Dad, a UM grad and Michigan fan, always liked to say about Tirico, “he could live anywhere in the world, but chooses to live in Ann Arbor.”
Live-Stream Options for Sunday Night Football
In the easy-to-use table below, we list the live TV streaming services that carry local NBC affiliates. NFL fans can watch SNF on any of these platforms, and also have the option to watch SNF on a mobile device or tablet with NFL+. As a last resort, it is also possible to stream Sunday Night Football on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com with existing pay TV credentials (instructions below).
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | YouTube TV | Sling Blue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $74.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $69.99 / month | $72.99 / month | $35 / month |
Note: Sling TV carries NBC in select markets only.
2023 Sunday Night Football TV Schedule
- Week 1 – Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants on 9/10/23
- Week 2 – Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots on 9/17/23
- Week 3 – Pittsburgh Steelers vs Las Vegas Raiders on 9/24/23
- Week 4 – Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets on 10/1/23
- Week 5 – Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers on 10/8/23
- Week 6 – New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills on 10/15/23
- Week 7 – Miami Dolphins vs Philadelphia Eagles on 10/22/23
- Week 8 – Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Chargers on 10/29/23
- Week 9 – Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals on 11/5/23
- Week 10 – New York Jets vs Las Vegas Raiders on 11/12/23
- Week 11 – Minnesota Vikings vs Denver Broncos on 11/19/23
- Week 12 – Baltimore Ravens vs Los Angeles Chargers on 11/26/23
- Week 13 – Kansas City Chiefs vs Green Bay Packers on 12/3/23
- Week 14 – Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys on 12/10/23
- Week 15 – Baltimore Ravens vs Jacksonville Jaguars on 12/17/23
- Week 16 – New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos on 12/24/23
- Week 17 – Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings on 12/31/23
- Week 18 – To be announced.
How to watch Sunday Night Football on Fubo
Yes, it is easy to live-stream Sunday Night Football on fuboTV because the app carries NBC affiliates nationwide in the base package.
For example, with the Fubo base package Cowboys fans in Dallas can watch Sunday Night Football on KXAS-TV NBC DFW Channel 5, and NFL fans in LA can watch on KNBC NBC 4 LA.
The broadcast is nationally televised through local affiliates.
One of the big advantages to watching the NFL on Fubo is the service’s “follow my teams” feature which allows fans to auto-record their team’s entire season, including when they appear on SNF.
How to watch Sunday Night Football on NFL+
Even though it is a mobile and tablet-only option, I love NFL Plus for watching big NFL games, including the playoffs, because of how affordable it is.
No, you can’t watch Sunday Night Football for free on NFL+, but you do get access to Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and Sunday Night Football, and the Super Bowl, plus local broadcasts for about $3 per month.
How to watch Sunday Night Football on YouTube TV
Yes, you can watch Sunday Night Football live online with YouTube TV, and we especially like the platform for fantasy football buffs. If you participate in an NFL.com fantasy football league, you can watch your team accrue points in real-time on the YouTube TV app.
YouTube TV is also the easiest option for streaming SNF in 4K with the 4K Plus add-on, a feature we have tested and enjoyed.
How to watch Sunday Night Football on Peacock
Peacock offers a simulcast of Sunday Night Football through the paid plan.
Peacock is one of the more affordable options around for adding tons of content to your entertainment system and it is the most seamless way to catch every Sunday Night Football game during the regular season. Peacock has also been aggressive courting streaming exclusive games across several sports, including MLB and Big Ten Football, which means some fans have to pay for Peacock to watch their team’s entire season.
NBC’s Peacock streaming service is meant to work with most smartphones and tablets, laptops, Chromebooks, and desktop computers. It is also available on Smart TV products like RokuTV. In most cases, viewers who have an internet connection and a device will have success watching Sunday Night Football without a cable subscription on Peacock.
If you’re on the fence about budget options, the advantage of Peacock over NFL Plus for watching Sunday Night Football is that you can watch SNF with Peacock on a smart TV whereas NFL Plus is limited to mobile viewing. Having said that, we still give NFL Plus the nod because it is so inexpensive and offers far more NFL coverage week to week than does Peacock.
Sling TV carries Sunday Night Football in these markets
Unfortunately, Sling TV only carries NBC in select markets, which means you can’t watch Sunday Night Football everywhere with a Sling TV account.
The following markets can watch Sunday Night Football on their local NBC affiliate with Sling Blue:
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Chicago
- Boston
- Washington, D.C
- Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
- Hartford/New Haven
- Dallas/Ft. Worth
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
- San Diego
How to watch SNF on the NBC Sports app
If you are already paying for a TV package that carries NBC, which is the case for millions of sports fans, you also have the option to login to NBCSports.com or download the NBC Sports app to watch Sunday Night Football.
Time needed: 10 minutes
Watch Sunday Night Football on NBCSports.com
- Have your pay TV login credentials ready
Simply use the login credentials from your cable or live TV streaming account, or cable TV account, to access the game under the “Watch tab” in the upper right hand corner of the navigation menu.
- Avoid the NBC Universal Profile tab
You don’t need to create an NBC Universal profile to watch SNF. Go to the “Watch” tab instead and follow the prompts to connect your pay TV account.
- For the NBC Sports app
The process is even easier with the NBC Sports app. Login with your pay TV provider to stream Sunday Night Football, and other live sporting events.
How to Watch Sunday Night Football Without an Internet Connection
Nothing is more frustrating than getting ready for the game of the week only to find that your internet is down or your connection is too unstable to be able to watch the game. Using a physical antenna is the best option for fans to get Sunday Night Football live without a cable subscription or an internet connection. An antenna will connect to your television and provides free access to local channels, including NBC.
The ability to use an antenna is determined by the distance from the nearest broadcasting tower and the types of obstructions between the television and the tower. Things like mountains, buildings, and even the walls of your house might make tuning in to the local NBC station a challenge. The solution is to mount the antenna as high up as possible and point it in the direction of the nearest tower. The tower’s location can be found by visiting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website.
Yes, at the end of the season, NBC airs both Wild Card playoff games and Divisional playoff games on its Sunday Night Football franchise.
You can watch Sunday Night Football in a free trial on NFL+, YouTube TV, fuboTV, or DIRECTV STREAM. YouTube TV offers the longest free trial, but the cheapest option by far for watching Sunday Night Football all season is NFL+. NFL fans should take note that NFL+ is available on mobile and tablet only.
Conclusion
NFL football fans looking for options to catch Sunday Night Football games without a cable subscription have a few good options available. The most cost effective way is to purchase an NFL+ subscription. For overall user experience, ease of setup, and college football options, we recommend Fubo to most NFL fans.