How to watch the NFL in 2026: Full guide to streaming, cable and TV schedule

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If you hope to watch it all, you will need access to 10 platforms: Netflix, Prime Video, NFL Network, NBC, Fox, CBS, ESPN, Paramount+, YouTube TV and NFL Sunday Ticket. Subscriptions to live TV streaming services like Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and DirecTV will get you access to games airing on CBS, NBC, Fox and ESPN. YouTube TV worked out a 2025 contract dispute with ESPN that had blacked out NFL games for two weeks. There is also a joint ESPN Unlimited and Fox One bundle for $39.99 per month that will give you full access to games on ESPN and Fox, respectively. While that will account for the majority of weekly games, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have bought exclusive rights to several marquee games, including a weekly Thursday Night Football matchup on Prime and a Christmas doubleheader on Netflix. As has been the case for multiple seasons, games aired on streaming platforms and the NFL Network will also be available on broadcast TV in local markets. Before you know it, the season opener between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, will be here. That Super Bowl rematch will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. So take out your wallets and start budgeting. Here is how you can watch every game this season: Weeks: 1-18 Where to watch: CBS, Fox, NFL Network, streaming platforms Broadcast rights for morning and afternoon games are shared between Fox and CBS, with Fox primarily taking NFC games (the away team determines the network) and CBS primarily carrying AFC games. This excludes the six Sunday morning international games being played this season. Those will be shown on NFL Network, which is available through the NFL+ subscription service, most streaming platforms and cable providers. The time slots for Week 18 games will be scheduled after Week 17 concludes. Weeks: 1-18 Where to watch: NBC, streaming platforms The 2026-27 season will mark the 21st season in which NBC has aired “Sunday Night Football,” and the fifth season that Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth have served as the lead broadcast crew. Games will also be available on NBC’s streaming platform, Peacock, and other platforms that carry NBC content. The Week 18 “Sunday Night Football” matchup will be scheduled after Week 17 concludes. Weeks: 1-18 Where to watch: ESPN, ABC, streaming platforms, Netflix and YouTube Monday night games will air on ESPN and ABC, as well as streaming platforms that carry ESPN. Troy Aikman and Joe Buck will remain the No. 1 broadcast duo for “Monday Night Football,” marking their fifth season with ESPN and 25th overall together. They are the longest-tenured broadcast duo in NFL broadcasting. Select Monday night doubleheaders are expected to be split between YouTube and Netflix. Weeks: 1 and 12 Where to watch: Netflix, NBC/Peacock The NFL is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to dominate the Thanksgiving holiday. In addition to games on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the league carved out time for a Thanksgiving Eve matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams on Netflix. That means there will be pro football on two Wednesdays this upcoming season, starting with the season-opener between the Seahawks and Patriots on Sept. 9 on NBC and Peacock. Weeks: 1-18 Where to watch: Netflix Netflix will broadcast the first “Thursday Night Football” game of the season in Week 1 from Melbourne, Australia, when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Los Angeles Rams. For the rest of the season, Amazon Prime Video will broadcast “Thursday Night Football” beginning in Week 2 with the Buffalo Bills making their home debut at the new Highmark Stadium against the Detroit Lions. Amazon does not own the rights to the annual Thanksgiving tripleheader. Weeks: 12 Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video will exclusively stream the NFL’s fourth annual Black Friday game the day after Thanksgiving. This year’s matchup will feature the Denver Broncos against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday, Nov. 27. Weeks: 15, 17 and 18 Where to watch: Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, ABC, streaming platforms This season will feature three weeks of Saturday football games leading into the wild-card round of the playoffs. Fox owns the Week 15 Saturday afternoon matchup, while CBS and its streaming platform, Paramount+, own the Week 15 Saturday night game. In Week 17 on Jan. 2, NBC and Peacock will carry the Saturday afternoon game, while Peacock will exclusively stream the Saturday night matchup. ESPN owns the rights to the lone Saturday game on Jan. 9. Weeks: 12 Where to watch: Fox, NBC, streaming platforms The annual Thanksgiving Day tripleheader will be split between Fox and NBC. Fox will carry the early kickoff between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, as well as the afternoon matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. NBC will broadcast the night game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. Weeks: 16 Where to watch: Netflix, Fox The NFL will feature a Christmas Day tripleheader this season, with the first two games airing on Netflix while the primetime matchup between Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks will air on Fox. Where to watch: ABC/ESPN, CBS, Fox, NBC, Amazon Prime Video, streaming platforms ESPN and ABC will air the Super Bowl this season at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027. CBS will carry the AFC Championship Game while Fox will broadcast the NFC Championship Game. Prime Video will stream one wild-card game, while the networks will split the remainder of the playoff slate. The playoffs are scheduled to begin Saturday, Jan. 16, 2027. Spot the pattern. 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