The US NFL broadcast map is a five-network arrangement that has held the modern shape since 2022, with one notable shift: the Sunday Ticket out-of-market package moved from DirecTV to YouTube TV in 2023. The five networks plus Sunday Ticket cover every regular-season game.
Sunday afternoon — CBS, Fox, and the regional broadcast map
CBS carries the AFC package each Sunday afternoon. The CBS broadcast windows are 1:00 PM ET and 4:25 PM ET, with regional broadcasts — the game shown depends on your local CBS affiliate’s broadcast pattern. CBS games are also on Paramount+ for direct streaming subscribers ($7.99/month) without a regional blackout.
Fox carries the NFC package each Sunday afternoon, with the same 1:00 PM ET and 4:25 PM ET broadcast windows. Fox simulcasts the broadcast on Tubi (free, ad-supported) — this is the free-to-stream option for Fox NFL games each week.
The Sunday Ticket out-of-market package on YouTube TV is the comprehensive option: every out-of-market Sunday afternoon game live, no regional blackouts. Sunday Ticket as a YouTube TV add-on is $378/season ($299 for current YouTube TV subscribers, $409 standalone without YouTube TV).
Sunday night and Monday night — NBC, ESPN
NBC Sunday Night Football is the prime-time Sunday slot at 8:20 PM ET. Every Sunday Night Football game is on NBC’s main network and on Peacock for streaming subscribers ($7.99/month).
ESPN Monday Night Football is the Monday-night prime-time slot at 8:15 PM ET. Every Monday Night Football game is on ESPN linear, with a simulcast on ABC for selected marquee fixtures (typically the season-opening Monday and a Christmas-season fixture). The Manning brothers’ “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” alternate-broadcast is on ESPN2.
Thursday night — Amazon Prime Video exclusive
Thursday Night Football is on Amazon Prime Video exclusively in the US. Every Thursday Night Football game (15 per season) is on Prime Video, with no linear-TV simulcast outside the local markets of the two teams playing. Amazon Prime at $14.99/month covers the entire Thursday Night slate.
Playoffs and the Super Bowl
The Wild Card weekend is split across CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN/ABC, and Amazon Prime (one Saturday Wild Card game). The Divisional Round and Conference Championship games rotate between CBS, Fox, NBC. The Super Bowl rotates between CBS, Fox, NBC on a three-year cycle.
Super Bowl LIX (the February 2026 game) is on Fox, with the Fox simulcast on Tubi free-to-stream and on the Fox Sports app.
Subscription cost reality
A budget US NFL fan’s setup: an antenna (free, captures CBS, Fox, NBC over the air) + Amazon Prime ($14.99) + Peacock ($7.99) = approximately $23/month covering CBS, Fox, NBC, plus Thursday and Sunday night. ESPN Monday Night requires either an ESPN subscription or a streaming bundle (YouTube TV, Hulu+Live, fubo) at $70-80/month.
A comprehensive setup: Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV ($82.99/month base + $299 season add-on) covers out-of-market plus the four-network slate via YouTube TV.
Useful editorial sources
- Soccer US hub — the other Sunday sport
- NBA US guide — ESPN and TNT rights
- methstreams.video NFL guide — sister editorial coverage
- sportshub.video NFL streaming — sister editorial coverage
The 2025 NFL regular season runs the first Thursday of September through the first Sunday of January 2026. Wild Card weekend is mid-January. Super Bowl LIX is the second Sunday of February 2026.