Sundays
A majority of football action takes place on Sunday, starting on Sept. 7. Early and late afternoon games are split between CBS and Fox, while NBC airs a “Sunday Night Football” game.
You can watch all those games on the regular cable channels or you can stream them. The CBS games are available on the Paramount+ streaming service. The Fox games can be seen on the company’s new Fox One service. And the NBC games can be viewed on Peacock.
That’s most of the action. But to watch six international games shown early Sunday mornings, you’ll need the NFL Network (or NFL+; see details below). The regular season starts on Sunday, Sept. 7.
Mondays
“Monday Night Football” games, which return Sept. 8, are shown on ESPN. Many will also be simulcast on ABC stations.
Later in the season, there will be a few Monday nights when ESPN shows one game while another is broadcast on ABC. One game that was initially slated exclusively for ESPN+—the second half of a week 7 doubleheader, between the Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks—will now air on ESPN.
As an alternative, you can also watch all these MNF games on the new ESPN Unlimited stand-alone streaming service, which costs $30 a month.
Thursdays
With the exception of the season kickoff game on NBC, all “Thursday Night Football” games are now on Amazon Prime and its subsidiary, Twitch.
Saturdays
The NFL hasn’t finalized its late-season schedule, but it regularly schedules Saturday games, usually in the final weeks of the season, to help determine playoff matchups. This year, Fox has the rights to air a Saturday doubleheader in week 16, on Dec. 20. In addition, Peacock will once again have an exclusive Saturday night game late in the season, and the NFL Network will be home to a few “Saturday Showdown” games.
Thanksgiving Day
Just like last year, a trio of Thanksgiving Day games will be played on Nov. 27. Afternoon games will be shown on CBS and Fox, followed by a night game on NBC. CBS has the option of producing an alternative version of the game it airs for its Nickelodeon network.
Black Friday
Amazon and Twitch will show a game the day after Thanksgiving, with the Chicago Bears hosting the Philadelphia Eagles in a matchup that starts at 3 p.m. ET.
Christmas Day
Fans of Christmas Day NFL action will need both Amazon and Netflix. Now in the second year of a three-year deal with the NFL, Netflix will stream two Christmas Day games this year, while Amazon will show a nighttime game.
Super Bowl LX
The Super Bowl returns to NBC and Peacock this season. The big game will be broadcast from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 8, 2026.
Below is a rundown of the various streaming services you’ll need to catch all the NFL action this year.
