Update: In addition to all of the ways you can watch Super Bowl LI this Sunday, February 5, Roku users will be able to catch all the action for free--with no user authentication required--on the Fox Sports Go channel. You'll have access to the pre-game show starting at 2:00 pm Eastern, with kick-off scheduled for 6:30 pm ET.
There are plenty of other options for tuning in to the annual clash of football titans. Here’s how.
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Of all the four major North American sports leagues, the NFL remains the only one you can still enjoy without a pricey cable subscription. All you need is an antenna.
Sling TV
Over the last few years, the online streaming service Sling TV has been an increasingly valuable solution for cord cutters wanting to tune in to the NFL’s regular season games. It can also help you out in the run up to the Super Bowl.
The Sling Blue package gives you more than 40 channels for $40 a month. That includes NBC and Fox, but only in select markets. The Blue package will also give you access to the NFL Network, which delivers non-stop news, analysis, and other supplemental coverage during the Super Bowl season.
Sling TV supports a variety of devices, including Chromecast, Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, and iOS and Android phones and tablets. Currently, the service is offering a discounted Roku Premiere+ or Apple TV with a three-month commitment or a free Roku Express when you pre-pay for one month.
PlayStation Vue
Similar to Sling TV, PlayStation Vue offers a variety of channel packages for a low monthly rate. The $40-per-month Access package is the one you want for the NFL postseason, as it includes all three networks—CBS, NBC and Fox—among its 45-plus channels, although, as with Sling TV, each only in select markets. If you’re in an area that receives some or all of them, you might consider bumping up to the Core package for $45 a month. That will get you more than 60 channels, including the NFL Network.
In addition to PlayStation consoles, PlayStation Vue is available on Chromecast, Amazon FireTV, an Roku devices. A PlayStation Vue Mobile app is available for iOS and Android device but requires activated, TV-Connected device to use.
DirecTV Now
This new player in the online streaming space launched this past November. For $35 a month, DirecTV Now gives you more than 120 live TV channels, including Fox and NBC in select areas. It’s available for Chrome cast, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and iOS and Android devices. And like Sling TV, the service is offering some tempting incentives—a free Amazon Fire TV stick when you prepay for one month of service, and a free Apple TV with a three-month commitment.
NFL Game Pass
If you’re not fussy about watching games in real time—and have the will power to abide a self-imposed media blackout—NFL Game Pass will give you every playoff matchup and the Super Bowl with a single subscription.
Launched this past season, NFL Game Pass provides on-demand access to games —including the postseason—after they air. It also gives you access to a vault’s worth of games from the 2009-15 seasons. It’s been knocked down to $50 for the rest of this season (it’s normally $100 per year) and that will give you access through July 31.
Get your gridiron game on
Don’t waste any time getting your own game plan together. Whatever options you choose, you’re guaranteed to have front-row seat when the NFL’s best team hoists the Lombardi Trophy.
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