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How to watch and stream NFL RedZone 2025

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The only way to catch every touchdown from Sunday’s games this NFL season!

The 2025 NFL season is nearly here, with 32 teams all vying to make their mark on another new campaign and book their place at Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium, California. The pre-season is in full swing as the teams are gearing up. When the season kicks off, it will mark the return of NFL RedZone, ensuring supporters won't miss any of the big moments.

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The exclusive game-day channel, launched in 2009, has become the go-to stop for fans who want to ensure they see every minute of high emotion and touchdown drama across the NFL on Sunday's busy schedule. It will be one of the weekend's draws again as every side looks to secure postseason football.

But just what does it entail, and where can you watch and stream it? GOAL takes you through the history of NFL RedZone, where you can find it, what it will bring you this season, and what wider streaming packages might suit your needs when watching it unfold.

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What is NFL RedZone?

NFL RedZone is a specialist television operation run as an offshoot of the subscription channel service NFL Network. It offers a "whip-round" format simulcast broadcast of games played on Sunday afternoons during the NFL regular season across both CBS and FOX networks.

Unlike the latter two, which showcase in-market matches along local affiliate station lines, NFL RedZone instead operates as an extensive highlights package, serving up key moments from games both in and out of market, presented throughout and across seven hours, commercial-free and hosted with a punditry panel.

Effectively, it is a one-stop destination for all the biggest highlights fans will want to see on a Sunday gameday during match weeks. It prides itself on showing every touchdown from across the NFL over traditional early and late games.

Can you get NFL RedZone by itself?

As an offshoot of NFL Network, NFL RedZone is generally available alongside the former on most cable television, satellite providers, and streaming packages in the United States.

However, if you do not wish to select a broader option, customers can access NFL RedZone through the NFL app, provided they have a subscription to NFL+ Premium. Only through the latter service can fans access NFL RedZone on a standalone basis.

Can you get NFL RedZone with Sunday Ticket?

NFL RedZone differs from NFL Sunday Ticket, an exclusive out-of-market package that gives customers access to games beyond their local affiliate channels during Sunday matchups across the regular season.

Fans will be relieved to know they can still get NFL RedZone as an optional add-on if they choose to go with their NFL Sunday Ticket package. YouTube TV, which is now exclusively hosted by YouTube TV following its departure from DIRECTV prior to the 2024 season, will now host the NFL Sunday Ticket package.

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What's the cheapest way to get NFL RedZone?

The cheapest way to access NFL RedZone will be to take out a subscription to NFL+ Premium, ensuring full access to the channel for the course of the season - but the catch is that, with the service mostly only compatible with handheld and mobile devices, fans are going to be squinting at a small screen for all the action.

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As such, it comes down to the choice between streaming or cable and satellite packages - and with the ability to cut out the cords and keep those costs a little bit lower, the former may be the way to go for most fans and customers this season.

How to stream NFL RedZone 

With NFL Network and, by extension, NFL RedZone available on many streaming options, finding a package that ensures you catch all of the action and fulfill your other coverage needs requires some thought.

Below, GOAL breaks down our favorite live-streaming packages for watching NFL RedZone, along with various pros and cons for each. This allows you to decide which fits the bill for you and your NFL coverage needs this campaign.

  • Best ways to stream NFL RedZone

    Best NFL all-round streaming service

    Fubo

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    If you are looking to get the full package of NFL coverage in 2024, then fubo may prove to be one of the best options you can pick up, with nearly full coverage offered over its multiple channels, including CBS, FOX, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, missing just the Thursday Night Football broadcast from Amazon Prime Video.

    NFL Network is also included as standard, with packages starting from $84.99 per month, and giving customers access to a multitude of additional sports networks, providing excellent all-around coverage - but there is a catch when it comes to NFL RedZone.

    The service can only be purchased as an add-on to an existing package for a further $10.99 per month. While that may not seem too expensive, the prices may add up, though fubo does throw a number of other sports channels into that top-up too.

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    Pros

    Comprehensive NFL coverage

    A wide variety of additional channels

    NFL Network included as standard

    Cons

    NFL RedZone needs additional add-on inclusion

    Will require extra Amazon Prime Video purchase

  • Best NFL and variety streaming service

    DIRECTV Stream

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    If customers are looking to pick up more than just NFL with a streaming package over the course of the campaign, the multi-tiered options presented by DIRECTV Stream could well be their answer, with a broad variety of sports and non-sport options.

    Offering the regular major networks, plus ESPN and ESPN2 across all of its four packages, including Choice, Premier and Ultimate, as well as the basic-tier Entertainment, which also comes stuffed to the gills with options.

    However, while it is good for general NFL coverage, NFL Network - and, by extension, NFL RedZone - will need a further add-on subscription to a core package, ramping up the overall cost. Price start at $84.99 per month before any add-ons.

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    Pros

    Wide NFL coverage

    Additional channel options with packages

    Multiple tiers to tailor personal preference

    Cons

    NFL Network required as add-on subscription

    Will require additional Amazon Prime Video purchase

  • Best NFL budget streaming service

    Sling TV Orange

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    If you’re trying to keep costs low and protect your investment, then Sling TV presents a strong option for the NFL on a budget. With ESPN and ESPN2 and ESPN3 included in their Orange package ($45.99 per month) and NFL Network  as part of their Blue package ($50.99 per month), customers can keep tabs on plenty of the action and choose which tiers they sign up for depending on how much football they want to catch.

    The problem again lies in requiring an add-on to get over the line for NFL RedZone with their Sports Extra bundle for $15 per month, while additionally, the linear broadcast networks are not part of the regular package either, so for full coverage you'd ideally need the Orange & Blue package.

    While NFL RedZone may negate the need for those Sunday afternoon games for some customers, it nevertheless means that fans will need to balance multiple options and potentially additional services to ensure they are fully covered, which can add up to $80.99 per month.

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    Pros

    Low starting price for service

    Includes NFL Network in Orange package

    Cons

    NFL RedZone required as add-on

    No linear coverage inclusion

  • Best NFL streaming app

    NFL+

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    Want to take your games on the go? Likely to watch your coverage while on the move? The NFL+ app has you covered if you want to keep track of all the action on your handheld device.

    This is one of the best options you can get for NFL RedZone among the streaming roster too, providing you sign up for the NFL+ Premium subscription rather than the standard package.

    The caveat is that this remains very much an option for mobile users who will be viewing things on their handheld devices. While you will get a fantastic range of fixtures, they will all have to be taken in on the smallest of screens.

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    Pros

    Primetime and in-market games on the go

    NFL+ Premium allows for full replays of all games

    NFL RedZone included as standard with latter

    Cons

    Geared specifically towards mobile devices

    No access for out-of-market games

Frequently asked questions

International NFL games, including the NFL London series, are available to buy through Ticketmaster on the respective countries' domestic providers. With the international series becoming a very popular main event for the NFL season, including games in the UK, Spain, and Brazil, you can expect tickets to sell out thick and fast. Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for ticket providers to have the chance to enjoy the international NFL matches.

The best way to buy cheap NFL tickets is to keep your eye on both Ticketmaster and its NFL Ticket Exchange, as well as StubHub, to see if you can pick up a seat below face value for your chosen match. If you aren't too attached to a particular team and just want to experience the excitement of the league, you may be able to find a great deal for a different game.

There are 272 games across the regular NFL season, with each team playing 17 games over an 18-week round campaign.

Fighting for a chance at Super Bowl LX tickets won't be for the faint-hearted, but if you're trying your luck to get your hands on some tickets, make sure to keep your eyes peeled very closely on those release dates. Typically, Super Bowl tickets are sold directly through the NFL and on Ticketmaster closer to the time, usually ranging on a n average of around $3,000 to $35,000.