NFL+ Streaming Review: How to Watch, Price and Availability

As we inch closer to football season, you may still be scrambling to find the best viewing options available to you. Maybe your favorite team has too many primetime games to keep track of. Maybe you’re trying to follow a specific team or player in an entirely different market. 

With the myriad of viewing options available for fans of the NFL, the NFL+ subscription may ultimately be the most comprehensive option available. Here is a complete guide to NFL+, the pros, the cons, and if it is ultimately worth it for you. 

Standard

$6.99/month $49.99/year

TV, PC, phone & tablet

• NFL Network
• Live out-of-market preseason games
• Live game audio for every game
• Ad-free highlights
• NFL Films programming and more on-demand content

Phone & tablet

• Live local and primetime regular season and postseason games

Best suited for fans who want mobile access to local and primetime games, NFL Network, preseason coverage, and on-demand NFL content.

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Premium

$14.99/month $99.99/year

TV, PC, phone & tablet

• NFL RedZone
• Full, condensed, and All-22 game replays
• Everything included with NFL+

Phone & tablet

• Live local and primetime regular season and postseason games

Desktop & mobile web only

• NFL Pro

Best suited for fans who want RedZone, game replays, coaches film, and a deeper NFL viewing experience throughout the season.

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Prices and availability may change. Live regular season and postseason games on NFL+ are limited to phones and tablets.

What is NFL+?

NFL+ is the NFL’s official streaming service designed to provide quick and easy access to a plethora of NFL action, from live games to original programming. It puts the world of the NFL at the fingertips of the fans, designed around mobile-friendly viewing options that allow you to stay locked in while on the move. There are still extensive services and programs available to watch on a full-sized television as well, but the primary target for this subscription service is mobile viewers. 

Live Games

One of the biggest appeals of NFL+ is the ability to tune into live, in-market, and primetime games (mobile/tablet only). This means you can watch all of your local team's games, provided you are living in the area, as well as every single showing of Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, and Monday Night Football. The primetime offerings extend into the postseason as well, meaning that whether the team in your area makes it or not, you can still catch all of the action from your mobile device. 

Unfortunately, it is not possible to tune into out-of-market games; however, NFL+ does offer radio coverage provided by the national, home, and away broadcasters. Fans who want to upgrade to NFL+ Premium will be able to catch these out-of-market games on replay after they have finished. If you want to watch out-of-market games live, then read our review of NFL Sunday Ticket.

Regional Restrictions

Unfortunately, black-out restrictions do remain in place for out-of-market games, which means the only games you will be able to tune into are the ones in your local area.

Original Shows and Documentaries

Alongside the live in-market games, NFL+ boasts a fantastic library of shows and documentaries that tell the stories of the sport's greatest teams and players, both historical and present-day. The NFL Films catalogue is available in its entirety, ad-free, and can be streamed from a television screen. 

For example, ‘A Football Life’ offers an in-depth look at the lives and careers of some of the NFL’s most influential figures. There is also ‘NFL 360’, a documentary series that explores the stories, people, and places that have defined the NFL over the years.

Subscribers will also get to enjoy classic original content such as ‘Mic’d Up’, ‘The NFL’s Top 100 Players’, and, of course, ‘Hard Knocks’. Collectively, this impressive archive of football history gives you all the on-demand entertainment you need, informing you on the NFL’s best current players and legends of old. 

NFL Network with NFL+

NFL+ users will also get access to NFL Network and all of its live coverage throughout the season on any device of your choosing. NFL RedZone is not included in the standard plan, but can be accessed through the Premium option. We will elaborate on this in the following section. 

Are there different NFL+ subscription plans?

Yes, there are two separate tiers in the NFL+ subscription model. The standard plan is ideal for the casual fan, and comes with everything that we mentioned in the last section, while the premium plan carries three distinct services that present tremendous value.

NFL+ Premium Benefits

• NFL RedZone - whipping around all of the week’s action, with occasional simulcasts and every single point scored brought to you as it happens. 
• Out-of-Market Replays - Replays of out-of-market games will be made available at their conclusions, in both their full, condensed, and all-22 forms. 
• NFL Pro - A database with advanced team and player statistics, as well as corresponding all-22 film. Basically, heaven for any true football nerd.  

How much does NFL+ cost?

NFL+ ($6.99 per month or $49.99 per year)

• Live local & primetime regular season and postseason games on your phone or tablet
• NFL Network
• Live out-of-market preseason games
• Live game audio (home, away, & national calls) for every game
• NFL library programming on-demand and ad-free
• Ad-free game highlights

NFL+ Premium ($14.99 per month or $99.99 per year)

• All of the NFL+ regular subscription services
• NFL RedZone
• Game replays (full game, condensed game, and all-22 coaches film)
• NFL Pro

NFL+ Frequently Asked Questions