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How can you watch your NFL team in 2023? Full guide of streaming, cable and TV schedule
May 11, 2023 By The Athletic Staff
The 2023 regular season is just around the corner. This year’s schedule features games in London and Germany, special holiday broadcasts and playoff games spread amongst four networks. Here's all the action from Week 1 to the Super Bowl on TV or streaming online:
Sunday afternoons
Weeks: 1-18
Where to watch: CBS, Fox, YouTube TV, ESPN+, NFL Network
Among the major changes to the broadcast schedule this year: the traditional AFC/NFC split between CBS and Fox is being further disrupted. Reports that teams no longer “belong” to the respective networks have created some confusion regarding which broadcaster retains the rights to which games. But you can still expect to see a heavy dose of AFC teams on CBS and NFC teams on Fox, as there are appearance minimums per team to keep the traditional conference affiliations relevant.
That means you will still see, for example, more Dallas Cowboys games on Fox and more Kansas City Chiefs games on CBS as those networks will want to protect as many of those games as possible. But there will be more crossover than we’ve seen in the past.
NFL Sunday Ticket moves off DirecTV
After nearly 30 years on DirecTV, the NFL Sunday Ticket package — which gives fans access to out-of-market Fox and CBS regional games — moves to YouTube TV. The cost: $349 a year for Sunday Ticket on its own, or $249 if you also sign up for YouTube TV. Add $40 more to either package to toss in NFL RedZone.
There are five international games on Sundays this year, with four appearing on NFL Network. The other — Week 4’s Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars showdown at Wembley Stadium in London — is exclusive to ESPN’s paid streaming service, ESPN+.
Sunday nights
Weeks: 1-18
Where to watch: NBC
No changes here, as NBC will continue to broadcast “Sunday Night Football,” as well as the season-opening kickoff game on the Thursday night before Week 1 and the prime-time Thanksgiving night game, under their 11-year extension signed in 2021. The traditional flexible scheduling system continues: It can be used twice between Week 5 and Week 10 and at the NFL’s discretion after that.
Mondays
Weeks: 1-17
Where to watch: ESPN/ABC, Fox
ESPN/ABC continues as the “Monday Night Football” broadcaster, but will get an extra double-game night this year. Another big change: Starting this year, Sunday games can now be flexed to Monday nights in Weeks 13-17 at the league’s discretion. First game is
Monday, Sept. 11: Buffalo Bills at the Jets in Aaron Rodgers’ home debut for NY.
The double-game weeks this year are Week 2 (New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN; Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers at 8:15 p.m. on ABC), Week 3 (Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 7:15 p.m. on ABC; Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN) and Week 14 (Tennessee Titans at Dolphins on ESPN and Packers at New York Giants on ABC, both at 8:15 p.m. and both subject to flex).
Christmas falls on a Monday in Week 16 this year, and the NFL isn’t taking the day off. The league has a Thanksgiving-like three-game slate planned, starting with the Las Vegas Raiders at the Kansas City Chiefs at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. That’s followed by the Giants against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Fox. The Monday night slot, as of now, features the Baltimore Ravens at the San Francisco 49ers at 8:15 p.m.
The College Football Playoff semifinals are scheduled for Monday, Jan. 1, which is Week 17 in the NFL and would normally have been the final “Monday Night Football” broadcast of the year, but the NFL will continue its normal routine of leaving the CFP alone — ESPN/ABC’s game that week is Lions at Cowboys on Sat., Dec. 30 at 8:15 p.m. The NFL has no games scheduled for New Year’s Day.
Thursdays
Weeks: 1-17
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, CBS, Fox, NBC
The main “Thursday Night Football” broadcast begins in Week 2 and will, like last year, require a subscription to Amazon Prime or Prime Video to watch. You might see your team playing here more often in 2023: After previously only allowing teams to play one game on Thursdays on weeks in which they played the preceding Sunday, the NFL is now expanding that limit to twice per year.
On Thanksgiving Day, CBS and Fox will split the afternoon games — Fox gets the Packers at the Lions at 12:30 p.m., CBS gets the Washington Commanders at the Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. — and NBC takes the prime-time game featuring the 49ers at the Seattle Seahawks (8:20 p.m.). The season-opening Thursday kickoff game — the Lions at the Chiefs on Sept. 7 — is also on NBC.
Black Friday
Week: 12
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
For the first time ever, the NFL will play a game on the day after Thanksgiving. The league announced Wednesday that the Dolphins will face Rodgers’ Jets at 3 p.m. on Amazon Prime Video. This game will be free, regardless of whether you have an Amazon Prime subscription.
Saturdays
Weeks: 15-18
Where to watch: NFL Network, ESPN/ABC, Peacock
We know two Saturday games for sure, one each in Weeks 16 and 17. One is the Bills at the Los Angeles Chargers at 8 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 23, which will be an exclusive for Peacock, NBC’s paid streaming service. As mentioned, ESPN/ABC has Lions-Cowboys the following Saturday.
There are five games currently unscheduled for Week 15, some of which will end up on Saturday. All three games played on the Saturday of Week 15 last year aired on NFL Network. The entirety of the Week 18 slate will be unscheduled until the final week of the season, with two games slated to move to ESPN/ABC for a Saturday doubleheader under the “Monday Night Football” branding — both games moved to this slot are intended to have playoff implications.
Playoffs
Where to watch: CBS, Fox, ESPN/ABC, NBC
The six wild-card and four divisional-round games will be shared among the four networks, with ESPN/ABC picking up a divisional-round game for the first time this year. Fox and CBS, respectively, will continue as broadcasters for the NFC and AFC Championship Games on Jan. 28, 2024.
Super Bowl LVIII from Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev., is Feb. 11, 2024, on CBS.
May 11, 2023 By The Athletic Staff
The 2023 regular season is just around the corner. This year’s schedule features games in London and Germany, special holiday broadcasts and playoff games spread amongst four networks. Here's all the action from Week 1 to the Super Bowl on TV or streaming online:
Sunday afternoons
Weeks: 1-18
Where to watch: CBS, Fox, YouTube TV, ESPN+, NFL Network
Among the major changes to the broadcast schedule this year: the traditional AFC/NFC split between CBS and Fox is being further disrupted. Reports that teams no longer “belong” to the respective networks have created some confusion regarding which broadcaster retains the rights to which games. But you can still expect to see a heavy dose of AFC teams on CBS and NFC teams on Fox, as there are appearance minimums per team to keep the traditional conference affiliations relevant.
That means you will still see, for example, more Dallas Cowboys games on Fox and more Kansas City Chiefs games on CBS as those networks will want to protect as many of those games as possible. But there will be more crossover than we’ve seen in the past.
NFL Sunday Ticket moves off DirecTV
After nearly 30 years on DirecTV, the NFL Sunday Ticket package — which gives fans access to out-of-market Fox and CBS regional games — moves to YouTube TV. The cost: $349 a year for Sunday Ticket on its own, or $249 if you also sign up for YouTube TV. Add $40 more to either package to toss in NFL RedZone.
There are five international games on Sundays this year, with four appearing on NFL Network. The other — Week 4’s Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars showdown at Wembley Stadium in London — is exclusive to ESPN’s paid streaming service, ESPN+.
Sunday nights
Weeks: 1-18
Where to watch: NBC
No changes here, as NBC will continue to broadcast “Sunday Night Football,” as well as the season-opening kickoff game on the Thursday night before Week 1 and the prime-time Thanksgiving night game, under their 11-year extension signed in 2021. The traditional flexible scheduling system continues: It can be used twice between Week 5 and Week 10 and at the NFL’s discretion after that.
Mondays
Weeks: 1-17
Where to watch: ESPN/ABC, Fox
ESPN/ABC continues as the “Monday Night Football” broadcaster, but will get an extra double-game night this year. Another big change: Starting this year, Sunday games can now be flexed to Monday nights in Weeks 13-17 at the league’s discretion. First game is
Monday, Sept. 11: Buffalo Bills at the Jets in Aaron Rodgers’ home debut for NY.
The double-game weeks this year are Week 2 (New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN; Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers at 8:15 p.m. on ABC), Week 3 (Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 7:15 p.m. on ABC; Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN) and Week 14 (Tennessee Titans at Dolphins on ESPN and Packers at New York Giants on ABC, both at 8:15 p.m. and both subject to flex).
Christmas falls on a Monday in Week 16 this year, and the NFL isn’t taking the day off. The league has a Thanksgiving-like three-game slate planned, starting with the Las Vegas Raiders at the Kansas City Chiefs at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. That’s followed by the Giants against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Fox. The Monday night slot, as of now, features the Baltimore Ravens at the San Francisco 49ers at 8:15 p.m.
The College Football Playoff semifinals are scheduled for Monday, Jan. 1, which is Week 17 in the NFL and would normally have been the final “Monday Night Football” broadcast of the year, but the NFL will continue its normal routine of leaving the CFP alone — ESPN/ABC’s game that week is Lions at Cowboys on Sat., Dec. 30 at 8:15 p.m. The NFL has no games scheduled for New Year’s Day.
Thursdays
Weeks: 1-17
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, CBS, Fox, NBC
The main “Thursday Night Football” broadcast begins in Week 2 and will, like last year, require a subscription to Amazon Prime or Prime Video to watch. You might see your team playing here more often in 2023: After previously only allowing teams to play one game on Thursdays on weeks in which they played the preceding Sunday, the NFL is now expanding that limit to twice per year.
On Thanksgiving Day, CBS and Fox will split the afternoon games — Fox gets the Packers at the Lions at 12:30 p.m., CBS gets the Washington Commanders at the Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. — and NBC takes the prime-time game featuring the 49ers at the Seattle Seahawks (8:20 p.m.). The season-opening Thursday kickoff game — the Lions at the Chiefs on Sept. 7 — is also on NBC.
Black Friday
Week: 12
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
For the first time ever, the NFL will play a game on the day after Thanksgiving. The league announced Wednesday that the Dolphins will face Rodgers’ Jets at 3 p.m. on Amazon Prime Video. This game will be free, regardless of whether you have an Amazon Prime subscription.
Saturdays
Weeks: 15-18
Where to watch: NFL Network, ESPN/ABC, Peacock
We know two Saturday games for sure, one each in Weeks 16 and 17. One is the Bills at the Los Angeles Chargers at 8 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 23, which will be an exclusive for Peacock, NBC’s paid streaming service. As mentioned, ESPN/ABC has Lions-Cowboys the following Saturday.
There are five games currently unscheduled for Week 15, some of which will end up on Saturday. All three games played on the Saturday of Week 15 last year aired on NFL Network. The entirety of the Week 18 slate will be unscheduled until the final week of the season, with two games slated to move to ESPN/ABC for a Saturday doubleheader under the “Monday Night Football” branding — both games moved to this slot are intended to have playoff implications.
Playoffs
Where to watch: CBS, Fox, ESPN/ABC, NBC
The six wild-card and four divisional-round games will be shared among the four networks, with ESPN/ABC picking up a divisional-round game for the first time this year. Fox and CBS, respectively, will continue as broadcasters for the NFC and AFC Championship Games on Jan. 28, 2024.
Super Bowl LVIII from Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev., is Feb. 11, 2024, on CBS.
