How to watch redzone on youtube tv

Football fans who love watching their favorite NFL teams, but don’t want a cable subscription will find live streaming service YouTube TV to be great solution. Fans can watch NFL games on the national networks, CBS, ESPN, Fox, and NBC, along with the league’s NFL Network, which are all available on YouTube TV. Additionally, the league’s channel that focuses on scoring plays, NFL RedZone, is available in YouTube TV’s Sports Plus add-on.

With a YouTube TV  subscription, fans can live stream NFL games and other football content like studio shows, highlights, specials and documentaries. Fans can also record shows to watch later with YouTube TV’s cloud DVR.

Some NFL games and content are shown on Amazon Prime Video, which is not accessible on YouTube TV. Also, some NFL games may be affected by local blackouts.

In addition to providing access to live sports, YouTube TV includes national news networks, such as ABC News, BBC America, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, Headline News Network, MSNBC, and NBC News Now. Subscribers can also watch several entertainment and lifestyle channels like AMC, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, E!, Food Network, Freeform, Paramount, Pop, The CW, Travel Channel, and USA. There’s also plenty of kids channels with the Cartoon Network, Disney, Disney Junior, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., PBS Kids, and Universal Kids.

NFL fans on the lookout for additional sports can also watch the CBS Sports Network, Golf Channel, MLB Network, and NBA TV, NBC Sports Network, Olympics Channel, and SNY. There are also several channels for college sports events, including the ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPNU, and the SEC Network. Further content is available through extra entertainment, foreign language programming, news, and sports channel add-ons. YouTube TV costs $64.99/mo., with additional content options available to purchase on top of this monthly subscription fee.

YouTube TV & Other Services Compared

Like its closest competitors in the live streaming market, YouTube TV is a good resource for catching broadcasts of local NFL teams’ games on the major networks and through both the NFL Network and NFL RedZone channels.

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Can I Stream Every NFL Game on YouTube TV?

With CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, and the NFL Network in YouTube TV’s channel lineup, subscribers can watch all the NFL action that’s not affected by a local blackout. And, those willing to pay an additional monthly fee can catch all the NFL’s scoring plays on Sunday with NFL Redzone. 

Fans of franchises that compete in the AFC can usually catch their team in action on CBS. Fox typically broadcasts games from the NFC. Both of these networks are included in every YouTube TV subscription.

The NFL’s big-ticket weekly broadcasts will usually be available to YouTube TV viewers. Thursday Night Football is typically shared between Fox, Amazon Prime Video, and the NFL Network. Sunday Night Football is broadcast on NBC, while Monday Night Football airs on ESPN. 

The Final Cut

Once subscribed to YouTube TV, viewers can watch NFL action throughout the season from the comfort of their sofa or on-the-go with their favorite device. YouTube TV has NFL fans well covered by enabling them to stream live games on CBS and and Fox, which typically carry broadcasts from the AFC and NFC. Fans can also watch Thursday night games on the NFL Network, Sunday night games on NBC, and Monday Night Football on NBC.

Another option for YouTube TV subscribers is to use an antenna like HDHomeRun to stream sports from their local region. YouTube TV costs $64.99/mo., but new users can sign up for a free trial to test the service. The length of the free trial varies based on the promotions offered at any given time. This enables potential subscribers to try the service over a football weekend to see how many live NFL games they’re able to watch. An added extra is YouTube TV’s cloud DVR feature, which provides unlimited recording space for up to nine months. So, a YouTube TV subscriber could record every game throughout the NFL season and repeatedly watch their favorite ones.

The NFL week kicked off with a Saturday triple-header on the NFL Network that saw the Vikings stage the largest comeback in NFL history to beat the Colts, the Browns beat the Ravens and the Bills rally to beat the Dolphins. With bye weeks behind us, the league has another jam-packed slate on Sunday. There a six 1 p.m. ET games (10 a.m. PT) and four games in the 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) window. 

Closing the day will be an NFC East battle between the Giants and Commanders in Washington, DC, at 8:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. PT) on NBC. 

Looking ahead to Week 16, most of the games will be played on Saturday, Dec. 24, because the following Sunday is Dec. 25, Christmas Day. Those Saturday games will largely air on CBS and Fox, however, with just one game on the NFL Network. 

Here's what you need to know to stream the games live this Sunday, and our recommendations for watching the rest of the 2022 NFL season, including RedZone, week in and week out.

What are my streaming options for NFL games in 2022?

Paying for cable is the easiest solution, but not the cheapest. For cord-cutters looking to save some money, NFL football streaming options can get complicated, with games played across three different days and nights each week on different channels and streaming services.

Most NFL games are played on Sunday, with a game each week on Thursday night and another each week on Monday night. On Sundays, games start at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) and 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. ET), with most AFC teams on CBS and most NFC teams on Fox. 

Although the first Thursday night game was on NBC, the rest of the games for Thursday Night Football (with the exception of Week 12's Thanksgiving Thursday games) will be shown on Amazon Prime Video. Unlike last season, Prime Video is now the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football and the games are no longer available on Fox or the NFL Network, though the games will be available on TV in teams' local markets.

As in previous seasons, Monday Night Football games will be on ESPN.

All five of the live TV streaming services carry ESPN and Fox, and all but Sling TV carry CBS. All but DirecTV Stream carry the NFL Network. For the games on CBS and Fox, keep in mind that not every service carries every local network, so check each one using the links below to make sure it carries CBS and Fox in your area.

In addition to Prime Video, there are three other streaming services that cord-cutting NFL fans should consider. The paid Premium plan of Paramount Plus will show CBS games on Sundays, and the paid Premium plan of Peacock will show NBC's broadcasts of Sunday Night Football.

Wait, there's one more streaming service to consider for the remainder of the year. Prior to the season, the NFL launched a new streaming service for watching games on your phone or tablet -- no casting to your TV. In past years, you could do this for free with the Yahoo Sports app, but now you'll need to pay $5 a month or $40 for the season for the NFL Plus subscription. With it, you'll be able to watch every local game on Sunday and the national games on Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl -- again, only on your phone or tablet.

Lastly, there's NFL RedZone, a channel that springs to life each fall and shows live NFL action during the Sunday afternoon games. It pops in and out of the live games and attempts to show each touchdown scored in each game. RedZone is available as an add-on on four of the five major live TV streaming services -- all but DirecTV Stream.

Best for everything: YouTube TV ($65)

Our pick from the last two years remains our go-to choice in 2022. 

At $65 per month each, YouTube TV checks all the NFL boxes. Local channels CBS, NBC and Fox are included in many markets, and ESPN and the NFL Network are also included so you can watch Sundays and Monday nights. The next best options are FuboTV and Hulu Plus Live TV; both offer the same channels as YouTube TV for NFL fans, but for $70 a month.

Want to follow your fantasy team with RedZone? That's available on all three services as part of an add-on. If you're a YouTube TV subscriber, you can add the $11 per month Sports Plus add-on by clicking on your profile and going to Settings, then the Membership tab. FuboTV subscribers can go into My Profile and choose Manage Add-ons to get its $11-per-month Sports Plus with NFL RedZone offering. And Hulu users can now add RedZone for $10 per month with its Sports add-on. 

Both YouTube TV and FuboTV allow three people to watch at once (Hulu allows two live streams) and all three have apps on nearly every mobile device and major streaming platform, including Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, Roku and Apple TV. 

While all three are largely similar, we like YouTube TV for its superior DVR -- unlimited storage compared with 30 hours on FuboTV and 50 hours on Hulu. We also like YouTube TV because it gives you an option to stream in 4K for an extra $20 a month. FuboTV does, too, with its $80-a-month Elite plan. Keep in mind that only Fox and NBC offer 4K NFL broadcasts; CBS and ESPN do not. 

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DirecTV Stream offers the main broadcast channels for NFL games, but it starts at $70 per month and lacks the NFL Network and RedZone. 

Sling TV's Orange and Blue plan for $55 a month gets you ESPN and the NFL Network, and, in select major markets, Fox and/or NBC, but you'll still lack CBS. You can also add RedZone for $11 per month with the Sports Extra add-on.

The cheapest way to stream NFL RedZone

A frequent fan-favorite method of following all the NFL action on Sundays, RedZone is a way to catch every big play around the league. The cheapest road to RedZone is to get Sling TV Blue for $40 per month and add the $11 per month Sports Extra add-on. 

This option can also be streamed on a host of devices including iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and web browsers.

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Note: If you only subscribe to Sling's Orange package you won't be able to get RedZone in Sports Extra. Your base package needs to be either Sling Blue or its larger Sling Blue Plus Orange bundle for you to be able to get RedZone as an add-on. If you choose the latter, the Sports Extra add-on is more, $15 per month, as you will also get additional channels like the SEC Network, ACC Network and PAC 12 Network. 

If you mainly plan to watch on a phone, you can also check out RedZone Mobile, which is in the NFL app. This is a separate subscription from NFL Plus and runs $35 for the season (which breaks down to around $7.78 per month for the roughly four-and-a-half months of regular season football). While this is one of the cheapest ways to get RedZone, be aware that -- similar to NFL Plus -- you will not be able to AirPlay or Chromecast it onto a larger screen and will need to watch on your phone. 

Budget alternative for NFC fans in big cities: Sling Blue ($40) or antenna ($20 one-time)

Those looking to save some cash might want to check out Sling Blue for $40 a month. While it lacks ESPN, meaning you'll miss out on Monday Night Football, in select markets you'll be able to get Fox and NBC. The catch is that those markets are mainly in big cities, so if you live outside one of those areas, Sling Blue might not be for you. 

You can also add RedZone through the company's $11 per month Sports Extra add-on. 

Fox broadcasts most NFC games on Sundays, while NBC has Sunday Night Football. CBS, which broadcasts the bulk of AFC games, isn't included on Sling at all. But an antenna can fill those local channel gaps without a monthly charge.

Budget alternatives for AFC fans: Paramount Plus (or an antenna)

There are some apps that offer CBS' slate of Sunday AFC games live, including Paramount Plus' Premium tier for $10 per month. Depending on where you live, however, your local CBS station (and those NFL games) might not be available. CBS offers livestreaming services in many markets; you can check for yourself if your area has live CBS streaming here. 

An antenna is another option for getting CBS. And as we mentioned above, an over-the-air antenna connected to your TV provides another option, no streaming or monthly fee required, as long as you have good reception.

Thursday Night Football: Amazon Prime Video

In past years, Thursday Night Football games were shown on Prime Video but were also available on Fox or the NFL Network. This year, starting Week 2, the games on Thursday nights are available only on Prime Video, giving NFL fans more incentive than free two-day shipping to sign up for an Amazon Prime account for $15 a month or $139 a year. You can also subscribe only to Prime Video for $9 a month.

Where can I stream the NFL Network? 

For fans used to watching the NFL on CBS or Fox, these NFL Network games can be tough to find. That's where we come in.

A number of the major streaming services offer the NFL Network, including YouTube TV, Sling Blue, Hulu Plus Live TV and FuboTV. The least expensive is Sling TV Blue, which costs $40 per month. All of those options include the NFL Network with their respective base tiers. 

Those with the NFL app and an NFL Plus subscription will also be able to watch this game on a phone.

What about Sunday Ticket? 

For one more season, NFL Sunday Ticket is still largely limited to DirecTV satellite subscribers. While that is expected to change in 2023, those who live in buildings that can't add a satellite dish can already get a streaming version to watch football starting at $294 for its To Go package for the season, or $396 for a Max package that includes the RedZone channel (a student version is also available at a discount). You can check your address on the Sunday Ticket site. Both packages have a one-week free trial. 

With the season well past the halfway point, those prices have dropped to $220.47 for the To Go option and $281.97 for Max. 

The problem here, however, is that even if you're eligible, it doesn't include local games. You can only watch Sunday games that aren't being broadcast on CBS, Fox or NBC in your area. They also won't be helpful come playoff time -- as you'll need your local stations and ESPN to catch all those games. 

YouTube TV: $65

Best for everything including the NFL Network

For $65 a month, you'll get all the major football channels with YouTube TV. Plus, RedZone is available for an extra $11 per month. Plug in your ZIP code on YouTube TV's welcome page to see which local networks are available in your area.

Read our YouTube TV review.

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Sling TV Blue: $40

Cheapest option with the NFL Network

Sling TV's $40-a-month Blue plan includes NBC, Fox and the NFL Network. Enter your address here to see which local channels are available where you live. NFL RedZone is also available for an extra $11 per month.

Note: This version of Sling TV does not include ESPN. For that, you'll need to switch to the similarly priced Orange plan or go for the combined $55 per month Orange and Blue bundle. With the combined plan, RedZone is an extra $15 per month.

Read our Sling TV review.

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Paramount Plus Premium: $10

Cheap alternative for AFC fans on Sunday

Those looking for CBS' Sunday games will be able to stream them on Paramount Plus with its $10 per month Premium tier. You can check for yourself if your area has live CBS streaming here.

Read our Paramount Plus review.

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Amazon Prime Video: $9

Thursday Night only

Thursday Night games are available only on Amazon Prime Video. For millions of Amazon Prime subscribers, the Prime Video channel is already included at no extra cost. But if you're not a subscriber, it might be worth it to shell out the $9 a month for the stand-alone TV service fee.

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