NFL Week 13: How to Watch Colts vs. Cowboys on NBC, RedZone and More

After the Bills and Patriots opened up Week 13 on Amazon’s Thursday Night Football, Sunday brings one other batch of thrilling all-day NFL motion with simply the Cardinals and Panthers on bye weeks. The early window has a number of attention-grabbing matchups, together with the Titans vs. Eagles and Giants vs. Commanders (each on Fox), however the late slate might have the video games of the day. 

At 4:05 p.m. ET (1:05 p.m. PT) on Fox, you will have the red-hot Dolphins heading to Santa Clara to tackle the revamped 49ers, whereas at 4:25 p.m. ET (1:25 p.m. PT) on CBS, the Chiefs go to the Bengals in a rematch of final season’s AFC title recreation. 

NBC closes out the enjoyable with Sunday Night Football. This week’s contest will see the struggling Colts head to Dallas to tackle the Cowboys at 8:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. PT) on NBC.

Here’s what it’s worthwhile to know to observe and stream the video games, and our suggestions for the perfect methods to observe the remainder of the 2022 NFL season, together with RedZone, week in and week out with out cable.

What are my streaming choices for NFL video games in 2022?

Paying for cable is the best resolution, however not the most affordable. For cord-cutters trying to avoid wasting cash, NFL soccer streaming choices can get sophisticated, with video games performed throughout three completely different days and nights every week on completely different channels and streaming providers.

Most NFL video games are performed on Sunday, with a recreation every week on Thursday evening and one other every week on Monday evening. On Sundays, video games begin at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) and 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. ET), with most AFC groups on CBS and most NFC groups on Fox. 

Although the primary Thursday evening recreation was on NBC, the remainder of the video games for Thursday Night Football (aside from Week 12’s Thanksgiving Thursday video games) shall be proven on Amazon Prime Video. Unlike final season, Prime Video is now the unique residence of Thursday Night Football and the video games are not out there on Fox or NFL Network, although the video games shall be out there on TV in groups’ native markets.

As in earlier seasons, Monday Night Football video games shall be on ESPN.

All 5 of the reside TV streaming providers carry ESPN and Fox, and all however Sling TV carry CBS. All however DirecTV Stream carry NFL Network. For the video games on CBS and Fox, remember the fact that not each service carries each native community, so examine each utilizing the hyperlinks under to ensure it carries CBS and Fox in your space.

In addition to Prime Video, there are three different streaming providers that cord-cutting NFL followers ought to think about. The paid Premium plan of Paramount Plus will present CBS video games on Sundays, and the paid Premium plan of Peacock will present NBC’s broadcasts of Sunday Night Football.

Wait, there’s another streaming service to think about for the rest of the yr. Prior to the season, the NFL launched a brand new streaming service for watching video games in your telephone or pill — no casting to your TV. In previous years, you could possibly do that without cost with the Yahoo Sports app, however now you may have to pay $5 a month or $40 for the season for the NFL Plus subscription. With it, you’ll watch each native recreation on Sunday and the nationwide video games on Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights in addition to the playoffs and Super Bowl — once more, solely in your telephone or pill.

Lastly, there’s NFL RedZone, a channel that springs to life every fall and reveals reside NFL motion in the course of the Sunday afternoon video games. It pops out and in of the reside video games and makes an attempt to indicate every landing scored in every recreation. RedZone is accessible as an add-on on 4 of the 5 main reside TV streaming providers — all however DirecTV Stream.

Best for every little thing: YouTube TV ($65)

Our decide from the final two years stays our go-to alternative in 2022. 

At $65 monthly every, YouTube TV checks all of the NFL containers. Local channels CBS, NBC and Fox are included in lots of markets, and ESPN and the NFL Network are additionally included so you’ll be able to watch Sundays and Monday nights. The subsequent finest choices are FuboTV and Hulu Plus Live TV; each supply the identical channels as YouTube TV for NFL followers, however for $70 a month.

Want to comply with your fantasy crew with RedZone? That’s out there on all three providers as a part of an add-on. If you are a YouTube TV subscriber, you’ll be able to add the $11 monthly Sports Plus add-on by clicking in your profile and going to Settings, then the Membership tab. FuboTV subscribers can go into My Profile and select Manage Add-ons to get its $11-per-month Sports Plus with NFL RedZone providing. And Hulu customers can now add RedZone for $10 monthly with its Sports add-on. 

Both YouTube TV and FuboTV enable three individuals to observe directly (Hulu permits two reside streams) and all three have apps on almost each cell system and main streaming platform, together with Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, Roku and Apple TV. 

While all three are largely comparable, we like YouTube TV for its superior DVR — limitless storage in contrast with 30 hours on FuboTV and 50 hours on Hulu. We additionally like YouTube TV as a result of it provides you an choice to stream in 4K for an additional $20 a month. FuboTV does, too, with its $80-a-month Elite plan. Keep in thoughts that solely Fox and NBC supply 4K NFL broadcasts; CBS and ESPN don’t. 

DirecTV Stream gives the primary broadcast channels for NFL video games, however it begins at $70 monthly and lacks NFL Network and RedZone. 

Sling TV’s Orange and Blue plan for $55 a month will get you ESPN and the NFL Network, and, in choose main markets, Fox and/or NBC, however you may nonetheless lack CBS. You can even add RedZone for $11 monthly with the Sports Extra add-on.

The least expensive approach to stream NFL RedZone

A frequent fan-favorite methodology of following all of the NFL motion on Sundays, RedZone is a approach to catch each huge play across the league. The least expensive street to RedZone is to get Sling TV Blue for $40 monthly and add the $11 monthly Sports Extra add-on. 

This choice can be streamed on a number of units together with iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and internet browsers.

Note: If you solely subscribe to Sling’s Orange bundle you will not have the ability to get RedZone in Sports Extra. Your base bundle must be both Sling Blue or its bigger Sling Blue Plus Orange bundle for you to have the ability to get RedZone as an add-on. If you select the latter, the Sports Extra add-on is extra, $15 monthly, as additionally, you will get further channels just like the SEC Network, ACC Network and PAC 12 Network. 

If you primarily plan to observe on a telephone, you may as well try RedZone Mobile, which is within the NFL app. This is a separate subscription from NFL Plus and runs $35 for the season (which breaks all the way down to round $7.78 monthly for the roughly four-and-a-half months of standard season soccer). While this is without doubt one of the least expensive methods to get RedZone, remember that — much like NFL Plus — you will be unable to AirPlay or Chromecast it onto a bigger display and might want to watch in your telephone. 

Budget various for NFC followers in huge cities: Sling Blue ($40) or antenna ($20 one-time)

Those wanting to avoid wasting money would possibly wish to try Sling Blue for $40 a month. While it lacks ESPN, which means you may miss out on Monday Night Football, in choose markets you’ll get Fox and NBC. The catch is that these markets are primarily in huge cities, so when you reside exterior a kind of areas, Sling Blue won’t be for you. 

You can even add RedZone by way of the corporate’s $11 monthly Sports Extra add-on. 

Fox broadcasts most NFC video games on Sundays, whereas NBC has Sunday Night Football. CBS, which broadcasts the majority of AFC video games, is not included on Sling in any respect. But an antenna can fill these native channel gaps with no month-to-month cost.

Budget options for AFC followers: Paramount Plus (or an antenna)

There are some apps that supply CBS’ slate of Sunday AFC video games reside, together with Paramount Plus’ Premium tier for $10 monthly. Depending on the place you reside, nonetheless, your native CBS station (and people NFL video games) won’t be out there. CBS gives livestreaming providers in lots of markets; you’ll be able to examine for your self in case your space has reside CBS streaming right here. 

An antenna is another choice for getting CBS. And as we talked about above, an over-the-air antenna related to your TV gives another choice, no streaming or month-to-month price required, so long as you will have good reception.

Thursday Night Football: Amazon Prime Video

In previous years, Thursday Night Football video games had been proven on Prime Video however had been additionally out there on Fox or NFL Network. This yr, beginning Week 2, the video games on Thursday nights can be found solely on Prime Video, giving NFL followers extra incentive than free two-day delivery to enroll in an Amazon Prime account for $15 a month or $139 a yr. You can even subscribe solely to Prime Video for $9 a month.

What about Sunday Ticket? 

For another season, NFL Sunday Ticket remains to be largely restricted to DirecTV satellite tv for pc subscribers. While that’s anticipated to vary in 2023, those that reside in buildings that may’t add a satellite tv for pc dish can already get a streaming model to observe soccer beginning at $294 for its To Go bundle for the season, or $396 for a Max bundle that features the RedZone channel (a scholar model can also be out there at a reduction). You can examine your tackle on the Sunday Ticket web site. Both packages have a one-week free trial. 

With the season on the midway level, these costs have dropped to $220.47 for the To Go choice and $281.97 for Max. 

The downside right here, nonetheless, is that even when you’re eligible, it does not embrace native video games. You can solely watch Sunday video games that are not being broadcast on CBS, Fox or NBC in your space. They additionally will not be useful come playoff time — as you may want your native stations and ESPN to catch all these video games.