Football fans, your wait is almost over. Preseason football has begun and with the NFL season right around the corner, it’s time to start exploring your options for catching all the action from the comfort of your home. In this post, we are going to dive into NFL Sunday Ticket, the ultimate gameday viewing experience for fans looking to catch out of market games.
What is NFL Sunday Ticket?
NFL Sunday Ticket is a sports package that broadcasts NFL regular season games. It is specifically tailored to broadcast out-of-market games, which are games that are not nationally televised or shown on the local CBS or Fox network broadcast. It’s popularity has skyrocketed over the years as more and more fans relocate across the country but keep their loyalty with their hometown teams.
The service was first introduced in 1994 by DirectTV and beginning with the 2023 NFL season has been exclusively available to YouTubeTV subscribers. Learn more (YouTubeTV – NFL Sunday Ticket)
Features and Pricing
With NFL Sunday Ticket, the following features are available to subscribers:
- All out-of-market Sunday games
- Stream on Multiple Devices
- Unlimited Streams
- Multiview – Watch up to 4 live games on one screen
- No contracts / Monthly payment plans available
NFL Sunday Ticket is available YouTubeTV subscribers for $349 annually or $449 annually for non-subscribers. To learn more or subscribe (YouTubeTV – NFL Sunday Ticket)
Sunday Ticket Lawsuit and Controversy
Sunday Ticket and the NFL’s media strategy, in general, have been controversial for years. Fans have often lamented that a single team package is an option that would be popular and cost less than the entire Sunday Ticket package. Fans generally are only interested in one team and would be willing to pay for that team’s entire out-of-market slate but the NFL, through Sunday Ticket, requires fans to purchase the games for the entire league, which carries a higher price tag.
NFL Sunday Ticket is at the center of a class-action lawsuit that reached a verdict in late June 2024. A jury found that the NFL must pay almost $5 billion in damages to subscribers of the service after it was found that the NFL was artificially inflating the price of Sunday Ticket for years. By forcing subscribers to purchase the costly Sunday Ticket subscription rather than offer a more approachable single team subscription option, the argument has been made that the NFL is protecting its lucrative agreements with CBS and Fox. More subscribers to out-of-market games will lead to a downturn in viewing watching the local CBS and Fox broadcast games. The NFL is expected to appeal the verdict.
Conclusion
NFL Football is gearing up for its 2024 season and NFL Sunday Ticket is the best option to view out-of-market games and catch the most action. The service is a great option for fans that do not live near their teams. Changes may be coming to the service if the NFL does not prevail in its legal battle against a class action lawsuit.
NFL Sunday Ticket can be purchased as a stand-alone subscription or bundled with a YouTubeTV subscription. If you want to learn more about YouTubeTV or other streaming options head over to StreamAtas to learn how you can clean up your streaming bundle.
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