NFL on Peacock; what platforms you need to watch football this year
If you've been counting the days until the NFL’s return, you can stop counting.
The 2024 preseason starts tonight with two games and another three tomorrow, including the New York Giants hosting the Detroit Lions.
The New York Jets will host the Washington Commanders on Saturday.
But, if you want to be in regular-season form ahead of the Sept. 5 season starter, you’re going to need up your streaming platform game.
The National Football League will carry the majority of its 2024 preseason games on the streaming network, NFL+, and carry a host of regular-season match-ups on platforms like Netflix, NFL+, Amazon Prime and Peacock.
Here's the full streaming schedule for the 2024 NFL season and how much a monthly subscription will cost you.
NFL to air most week one 2024 preseason games on NFL+
The first week of the 2024 NFL preseason schedule — including Eagles-Ravens, Detroit Lions-NY Giants, Houston Texans-Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders-NY Jets — will air exclusively on the NFL Network and stream on NFL+.
When does NFL on Amazon start?
Nearly every NFL team — including the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers — will have at least one Thursday Night Football game on Amazon Prime.
Here is the Amazon Prime lineup for the 2024 NFL season:
Preseason game – Thursday, Aug. 22: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 2 - Sept. 12: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins
Week 3 - Sept. 19: New England Patriots at New York Jets
Week 4 - Sept. 26: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Week 5 - Oct. 3: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
Week 6 - Oct. 10: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Week 7 - Oct. 17: Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints
Week 8 - Oct. 24: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
Week 9 - Oct. 31: Houston Texans at New York Jets
Week 10 - Nov. 7: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
Week 11 - Nov. 14: Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 12 – Nov. 21: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Week 13 (Black Friday) - Friday, Nov. 29: Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 14 - Dec. 5: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Week 15 - Dec. 12: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
Week 16 - Dec. 19: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 17 - Dec. 26: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears
An Amazon Prime membership is $14.99 per month.
NFL on Peacock
The NFL will stream its Friday, September 6 "First Friday" matchup — Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles playing at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil — exclusively on Peacock.
A Peacock membership is $7.99 per month.
NFL on Netflix
The NFL will stream two Christmas Day matchups exclusively on Netflix.
The games will feature back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansans City Chiefs vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Baltimore Ravens vs. the Houston Texans.
A monthly subscription to Netflix starts at $6.99 per month.
Out-of-market games on NFL+, NFL Sunday Ticket
NFL+ and NFL Sunday Tickets are your only two options if you wan to catch your favorite out-of-market team every week.
An NFL+ membership is $6.99; an NFL+ Premium membership is $14.99 per month.
A subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket, which streams exclusively on YouTube, is $449 per year.
Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending topics across the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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