Stream Football Without Cable: Every Top Way to Watch Live Football Cheaper Online

I won’t miss any NFL or NCAA football this year. With Fubo, I’ll catch all the action!

Are you wondering if you can watch football online if you ditch cable? This page will tell you how to watch college football games and football games the NFL, and UFL.

In a hurry? The Big Four networks and ESPN are critical for football fans — regardless of whether you prefer pro or college. These services will provide you with more football than you probably have time to watch:

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Football fans don’t need to worry about cutting the cord. Everything you can get with a regular cable subscription you can get with a live TV streaming service. And you can generally get it for less money. Even better? You can probably get more with a streaming service.

Below we provide information on the best streaming services for football fans. Further down, we provide details about all the different leagues and how to watch specific games.

Wednesday’s Football Games

Here are all the games (if any) taking place today:

NFL

None

NCAA Football

None

UFL

None

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Top Football Stream Services

All of the major streaming services provide at least some access to football. Here are your best options:

• Fubo ($79.99/month): Although it really shines in the context of the full range of sports worldwide, Fubo (formerly FuboTV) offers local affiliates, ESPN, NFL Network, and almost all regional sports networks (RSNs). (Fubo review)
• Sling TV ($40.00/month): This low-cost streaming service is great for everything but it doesn’t include CBS. You might want to supplement it with Paramount+ ($7.99/month). (Sling TV review)
• DIRECTV STREAM ($79.99/month): Full cable replacement service with all the channels you’d expect. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
• Hulu + Live TV ($76.99/month): Get 85+ live TV channels along with Disney+ and ESPN+. (Hulu Live review)
• YouTube TV ($72.99/month): Get 100+ channels.

Here is a comparison of the major football channels offered by these services:

Channel
ABC	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
ACC Network	💲	💲	💲	✔️
Big Ten Network	✔️	💲	💲	✔️
CBS	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️
CBS Sports Network	✔️	💲	❌	✔️
ESPN	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
ESPN2	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
ESPNU	💲	💲	💲	✔️
ESPN+	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Fox	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
FS1	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
FX	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
NBC	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
NFL Network	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Pac-12 Network	💲	💲	💲	❌
SEC Network	💲	💲	💲	✔️
USA Network	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️

All of these streaming services support the most popular streaming devices: Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS, Roku, and web browsers. And they all provide at least some DVR storage.

How to Stream Your Favorite Football Leagues

If you are looking for information to stream a particular event or team, you’ve come to the right place.

There is a lot of football to watch throughout the year as you can see here.

Here are individual articles to guide you through the process.

How to Watch NFL Online Without Cable

See our in-depth guide about watching NFL games. It provides all the details to get set-up and watching. But if you want to dig down deep, we have guides for everything NFL-streaming related:

• NFL Preseason
  • NFL Draft
• NFL Regular Season
  • Thursday Night Football
  • Sunday Night Football
  • Monday Night Football
• Out-Of-Market Football Games
  • Sunday Ticket Review
  • VPN Out-of-Market How-To
  • Out-of-Market Games With NFL+
  • Out-of-Market Games With NFL RedZone
• NFL Playoffs
  • AFC Championship
  • NFC Championship
  • Super Bowl
  • NFL Combine
  • NFL Pro Bowl
  • NFL Honors

How to Watch Your Favorite NFL Team Without Cable

If you don’t have a favorite team, see one of the guides below on how to watch any team you want to see play live:

How to Watch Your Favorite NFL Team’s Out-of-Market Games

We also have guides to watch your favorite out-of-market NFL team:

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How to Watch UFL Online Without Cable

You can also watch UFL online without cable, or if you want to watch your favorite team play, see our team guides below to find out what channels you need to see their games live:

How to Watch NCAA Football Online Without Cable

Looking for a way to watch NCAA online? Here is our general guide:

• College Football Bowl Games Today: Schedule, How to Watch Online

But we have dozens of guides that get into the nitty-gritty regarding teams, bowl games, the NCAA championship.

How to Watch Specific Teams Without Cable

If you want to catch a specific college team, see these college football team streaming guides:

How to Watch Specific Bowl Games Without Cable

See these guides on where you can stream your favorite bowl games online:

Wrapping Up

You have a lot of options to stream football throughout the year. All the services we’ve highlighted above are excellent. Which one is right for you will depend on your specific interests.

Fubo is our top choice for streaming football. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

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FAQs

Can I watch NFL on Amazon Prime?

Starting in 2023, Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive home to Thursday Night Football (although not all Thursday night games — like the first game of the regular season). This is part of the standard Prime package. The only other way to watch these games is with NFL+. And with it, you will need to watch on a mobile device.

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I am a Senior Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in sports streaming and regional programming issues. With a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and extensive experience in remote sensing technology, including early video streaming, I bring a unique technical perspective to the streaming industry.

My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.

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