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Now that the regular season is over, there are only 14 teams remaining on the road to the 2025 Super Bowl. That road starts this weekend with the NFL Wild Card Playoff games. There are 12 teams on the schedule for this weekend’s NFL Wild Card Playoffs, with the winners advancing to the division round.
The NFL has six games scheduled starting on Saturday, Jan. 11 and going through Monday, Jan. 13. Scroll down for details on how to watch the NFL Wild Card games online without cable and how to stream the Wild Card games online free.
At a Glance: How to Watch Sunday Night Online
- When: Saturday, Jan. 11-Monday, Jan. 13
- Channels: CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC, ESPN
- Stream online: DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling Orange + Blue, Peacock, Prime Video, Paramount+
How to Watch Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
The 2025 NFL Wild Card games kick off with a double-header on Saturday, Jan. 11, with the L.A. Chargers vs. Houston Texans live from NRG Stadium in Houston, with a start time of 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. This game broadcasts on CBS and streamable on Paramount+.
How to Watch Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
Afterwards, the Pittsburgh Steelers battles the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, with a start time of 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. This game is exclusive to Prime Video nationwide.
However, if you’re in the Pittsburgh or Baltimore metro area markets, then you can catch the game on NBC.
How to Watch Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills
The first game on Sunday, Jan. 12, features Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York starting at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. This game airs on CBS, while it livestreams on Paramount+.
How to Watch Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
The next game on Sunday night features the Green Bay Packers playing the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania starting at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. This wild card game airs on Fox, while cable alternatives, like DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue, have it available for streaming.
How to Watch Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The first game on Jan. 12, pits the Washington Commanders against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York with kickoff at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Broadcast network NBC airs this game on TV, while Peacock streams it.
How to Watch Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
For Monday Night Football on ABC or ESPN (ESPN+), the Minnesota Vikings takes on the L.A. Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California with kickoff at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.
Cord-cutters can watch the NFL Wild Card games on any live TV streaming service that carries NBC, Fox, CBS and ABC/ESPN for Monday Night Football, such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others. In addition, DirecTV Stream and Fubo have free trials that you can use to live stream the NFL Wild Card games without cable.
All web-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.
Keep reading to find out how to watch the NFL Wild Card games with and without a cable subscription, including options to watch NFL games for free. Additionally, you can find where to buy last-minute tickets to the NFL Wild Card games.
How to Watch NFL Wild Card Playoff Games Without Cable
Since the games are being broadcast across NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC/ESPN for Monday Night Football, the NFL Wild Card games can also be streamed on internet-based streaming cable services, some of which even offer free trials. If you act fast and sign up before Saturday, you can watch the NFL games online for free.
DirecTV Stream
Watch the NFL Wild Card games on DirecTV Stream. All of the cable alternative’s packages offer NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC/ESPN, while it includes more than 90 channels — such as AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel and much more.
Also, the streamer has a five-day free trial available, which only lasts for five days, but that’s more than enough time to watch the NFL playoff football games. You can either cancel or keep the service after the free trial is over, with prices starting as low as $74.99 for the entertainment package.
Fubo
Watch NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC/ESPN for the NFL Wild Card games, along with more than 210 other news, entertainment and sports channels, like the NFL Network, with a subscription to Fubo — which starts at $74.99 for the first month of series and then $79.99 per month afterward with the streamer’s current deals.
The online TV streaming service offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can watch the NFL Wild Card games online for free during that period.
Hulu + Live TV
You can watch all six NFL Wild Card games on NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC/ESPN with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service has access to more than 90 live channels — like BET, CNN, Food Network and more — starting at $82.99 per month and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+.
In addition to live TV, Hulu + Live TV lets subscribers watch originals from Hulu, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilms (Star Wars, Indiana Jones), The Muppets Studio and Pixar Animation, as well as ESPN+ for original sports programming and live sports from Formula 1 as well as the NHL, MLB and other sports leagues. It includes unlimited cloud DVR too. Hulu does offer a three-day free trial for new subscribers.
Sling
Sling might be a good fit to watch the Commanders-Buccaneers game on NBC, the Packers-Eagles game on Fox and Vikings-Rams game on ABC for Monday Night Football — and the live TV streaming service is on sale for half off your first month. With Sling Orange + Blue, which includes NBC, Fox and ABC, you can begin watching starting at $33 for your first month and $65.99 monthly afterwards (pricing and channel availability depends on your TV market).
However, the service doesn’t include CBS. Sling Orange + Blue has Bravo, Discovery Channel, NFL Network, National Geographic and other channels.
Prime Video
Prime Video features Steelers-Ravens game throughout the season. New subscribers can get a free 30-day trial for Prime Video; after that, the standalone streaming service auto-renews at $8.99 per month. Another way to watch the game for free is with a membership to Amazon Prime, which includes access to Prime Video and costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year — a nearly 25 percent savings compared to paying the regular monthly price.
Amazon Prime includes access to Prime Video, Prime Gaming and Amazon Music Prime, as well as fast free shipping on most items sold from the online retailer with Prime Delivery, in-store discounts at Whole Foods Market, access to exclusive shopping events — like Prime Day and Black Friday — and much more.
Peacock
If you want to watch the Commanders-Buccaneers game on NBC, as well as Steelers-Ravens (if you live in the Pittsburgh or Baltimore metro areas), these NFL Wild Card games are available to stream at home with Peacock.
Not a Peacock subscriber? You can sign up for just $7.99 per month, or $79.99 for an annual subscription for the ad-supported plan — an 18 percent savings. To go ad-free, a subscription goes for $12.99 per month, or $129.99 yearly for nearly 20 percent off an annual subscription.
Aside from NFL Wild Card Playoffs, you’ll also get access to originals like Poker Face, Bel-Air, Girls5eva and Sick; hit movies like Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast X, Asteroid City and Strays; live sports and entertainment from NBC Sports; and more than 50 “always-on” streaming channels.
ESPN+
Along with ABC and ESPN, the Vikings-Rams game on Monday Night Football is live-streaming on ESPN+. If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up for ESPN+ for $11.99 per month.
ESPN+ including The Pat McAfee Show, 30 For 30, McEnroe’s Places, Man in the Arena: Tom Brady, Southern Hoops: A History of SEC Basketball, Deion’s Double Play and others.
Paramount+
Paramount+ has a livestream of the Chargers-Texans and Broncos-Bills NFL Wild Card games.
Luckily, Paramount+ has a seven-day free trial, so you can try out the service before you commit.
Afterwards, you can either cancel the streaming service altogether or you can keep watching Paramount+ for $7.99 per month for the basic ad-supported Essential plan. If you want to go ad-free, the Premium Plus package is $12.99 per month and includes Showtime at no extra cost. Save 16 percent on your Paramount+ subscription when you sign up for an annual package ($79.99 or $129.99 per year, respectively).
Subscriptions come with access to thousands of hours of movies and TV series, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, South Park: The Streaming Wars, the entire Star Trek franchise, Yellowstone prequel show 1883 and more.
NFL+
NFL+ is the NFL’s own streaming service. It gets you the most comprehensive coverage online. Starting at $6.99 per month (or $49.99 per year), the service offers live out-of-market preseason games, live local and primetime regular season and postseason games — including playoff games, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl — local and national radio game broadcasts, the NFL Network and the NFL Films archive.
If you want more NFL action, NFL+ Premium has everything NFL+ offers, but also full game replays, condensed game replays, coaches’ films and NFL Red Zone for $14.99 per month (or $99.99 per year).
How to Watch the NFL Wild Card Playoff Games on TV
This year, the NFL Wild Card games broadcasts across NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC/ESPN for Monday Night Football. You can watch through your cable TV provider or livestream them online on NBCSports.com, CBSSports.com, FoxSports.com and ABC.com or ESPN.com with your cable TV account login.
Where to Buy Sunday Night Football Tickets Online
Want to watch the games in person? Tickets are available for the NFL Wild Card games at StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticketmaster and GameTime — prices depend on seat location. For more info, visit NFL.com.
One of the best deals on last-minute tickets right now is at TicketNetwork, which offers The Hollywood Reporter readers $150 off orders of $500 with promo code THR150 or $300 off orders that are $1,000 and up with code THR300.
Meanwhile, other deals on tickets can be found at Vivid Seats, where you can save $20 with code THR2024; or at SeatGeek where you can use promo code HOLLYWOOD10 to save $10 on eligible purchases of $250 and up.
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