How to watch the 2025 NFL preseason

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After more than five full months without an NFL football game, the NFL preseason is here to get fans amped up for the 2025 NFL season. And we've got all the info you need to know about how to watch the 2025 NFL preseason right here.

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While the September 4 NFL Kickoff is the real start to the season, the NFL preseason will give fans their first look at their teams. All 32 franchises are playing at least three preseason games (the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions are playing four as they participate in the annual Hall of Fame Game), but watching these games can be a little different than your typical NFL Sunday.

Read on to find the best ways to watch your favorite team this preseason, whether that be on TV or streaming. Plus, we've got the full schedule and list of games that are going to be available on national TV.

How to watch NFL preseason games on TV

All of the NFL's major broadcasting partners (CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC and NFL Network) are going to air at least one preseason game nationally. If a game is not being made available nationally, then it is only available for a team's local market on a traditional broadcast network (varies for each team).

For games available on local ABC, CBS, Fox or NBC stations (check your local listings to see what games are on what channel), they're accessible to anyone with a traditional pay-TV provider, a TV antenna or a live TV streaming service. In the case of the latter, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV get you all four of the national broadcast networks, while Sling TV carries ABC (in select markets), Fox and NBC.

ESPN and NFL Network are premium cable channels, though they are available through most cable TV providers as well as being available on Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.

If you are not in an area where your favorite team is available on live TV, streaming is going to be the best way to watch these preseason games.

How to stream NFL preseason games

There are a few options to stream 2025 NFL preseason games, the best of which is NFL Plus. Subscribers to NFL Plus can watch all preseason games live, the how is the main question. All out-of-market games can be streamed live on any supported device, but if it's a local or nationally televised game, it'll only be available on a phone or tablet via NFL Plus. If you missed the game live, NFL Plus Premium subscribers can see full and condensed replays of all games on demand.

NFL Plus is exclusively available in the US, but NFL Game Pass is available internationally, including in the UK, through the DAZN streaming platform. NFL Game Pass allows fans to watch replays of American broadcasts, including analysis, commentary and even commercials.

Paramount Plus, Peacock and Prime Video are also going to carry live streams of some of the NFL preseason games. Prime Video is going to have its own nationally available game streaming on the platform, while Paramount Plus and Peacock will simulcast the CBS (Paramount Plus) and NBC (Peacock) nationally televised preseason games.