List of current National Football League broadcasters

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This is a list of active NFL broadcasters, including those for each individual team as well as those that have national rights. Unlike the other three major professional sports leagues in the U.S. (Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NHL), all regular-season and post-season games are shown on American television on one of the national networks. Most preseason games are still televised by regional/local broadcasters, with selected preseason games simulcast on national networks.

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Background

All regular-season and postseason games are shown in the U.S. on one of following national networks: the broadcast networks of CBS, Fox, ABC or NBC; or the cable channels ESPN or NFL Network. The league does not, in general, have an anti-siphoning rule for regular season games, and such games can be (and are) carried on both the cable outlet and the local affiliate. Since 2018, selected regular season games airing on NFL Network are also simulcast on Fox. For those regular season games aired exclusively on NFL Network or ESPN, they are also simulcast on a local broadcast station in each of the home markets of the two participating teams (determined by a bidding process). ESPN also airs one postseason game that is also simulcast on their sister national broadcast network ABC; all other postseason games air televised on either CBS, Fox, or NBC. As part of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, the U.S government granted the NFL permission to sell the rights to all regular season and postseason games to the national networks, as an exemption to antitrust laws. [1]

Most preseason games, except a few contests such as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, are not televised by the national networks, and the league leaves television rights for those contests up to the individual teams. Most teams produce the games, either themselves or with help from the networks, and set up small syndication networks to carry games throughout the league-designated primary and secondary markets each team serves. The stations that win bidding to locally broadcast cable games are not necessarily the same as the ones who broadcast preseason contests, as the bidding processes are separate; this list is of the preseason broadcasters. In the event that a preseason game does not sell out, the local rightsholder must delay the broadcast a minimum of 24 hours (this rule, along with the rest of the league's blackout policies, was suspended for the 2015 season). NFL Network sometimes simulcasts select preseason games using the feeds of the local broadcast crews. In these cases, the NFL does impose an anti-siphoning rule and does not carry a live game in a particular market if a local station is broadcasting the same game.

On radio, all 32 teams have regional/local syndication networks that carry all preseason, regular season and most postseason games; these are listed here. Radio syndication networks are mostly unrestricted and can be carried anywhere in North America, and several supplemental networks (Compass Media Networks, Sports USA Radio Network) also carry additional Sunday afternoon games outside the home teams' markets. The league's night games are carried both by local networks and by the NFL on Westwood One , a partnership that goes back several decades; the Super Bowl is exclusive to Westwood One, and local broadcasts of that game can only be carried on one flagship station in each team's market.

Regional broadcasters

The following is a list of local radio and preseason TV broadcasters for each individual team. Four teams, the Arizona Cardinals, the Baltimore Ravens, the Minnesota Vikings, and the New England Patriots do preseason television/radio simulcasts. Some teams like the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers have their regular radio announcers instead call their preseason telecasts, and then have a different announcing team call their preseason radio broadcasts. For the preseason telecasts of many other teams, they may employ announcers who work for the national networks (either NFL or college football games) during the regular season.

Several teams also offer Spanish language broadcasts to serve their Hispanic fan bases.

  Preseason TV broadcasters
  Preseason TV/radio simulcasts

AFC

AFC East

TeamPlay-by-playAnalystSideline reporterFlagship station(s)Number of affiliates
Buffalo Bills John Murphy
Chris Brown (during Murphy's absence) [2]
Eric Wood Sal Capaccio WGR 21 [3]
Andrew Catalon Steve Tasker Cynthia Frelund WKBW/MSG Western New York/WIVB/WNLO/WUTV/WNYO 4 [4]
Miami Dolphins Jimmy Cefalo Joe Rose Kim Bokamper WINZ/WBGG-FM 20 [5]
Steve Goldstein Kim Bokamper Mike Cugno and Johanna Torres WFOR/WBFS/WPEC/WTVX 4
Roly MartinEduardo Martell WQBA (Spanish radio) [6]
New England Patriots Bob Socci Scott Zolak WBZ-FM 37 [7]
Steve Burton WBZ/WSBK/WFSB/WPRI 8 [4]
New York Jets Bob Wischusen Marty Lyons WAXQ-FM 7 [8]
Ian Eagle Anthony Becht Otis Livingston WCBS/WLNY 1 [4]
Clemson Smith-MuñizOscar Benitez WADO (Spanish radio)

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens Gerry Sandusky Rod Woodson Kirk McEwen (regular season)
Evan Washburn (preseason)
WIYY/WBAL 17 [9]
WBAL-TV/WWBT/WUPV/NBC Sports Washington [10] 3 [4]
Cincinnati Bengals Dan Hoard Dave Lapham WCKY/WEBN/WLW once the Cincinnati Reds season ends26 [11]
Mike Watts Anthony Muñoz Marisa Contipelli WKRC/WSTR/WSYX 6 [4]
Cleveland Browns Jim Donovan
Chris Rose (weeks 2–4 & 8)
Andrew Siciliano (weeks 6–7 & 16)
Paul Keels (week 9)
Tom McCarthy (week 10) (during Donovan's absence) [12]
Nathan Zegura Je'Rod Cherry WKRK-FM/WNCX/WKNR 30 [13]
Chris Rose Joe Thomas Aditi Kinkhabwala WEWS/WUAB/WLEX 5 [4]
Rafael Hernandez-BritoOctavio Sequera WLFM-LP (Spanish radio) [14]
Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Wolfley Missi Matthews and Max Starks WDVE/WBGG 50 [15]
Bob Pompeani Charlie Batch Missi Matthews KDKA/WPKD-TV/WOWK/WQCW 7 [4]
Arturo Carlos and Alvaro MartinLuis RodríguezSteelers en Español (Spanish radio)1

AFC South

Houston Texans Marc Vandermeer Andre Ware John Harris KILT/KILT-FM 34 [16]
Kevin Kugler N. D. Kalu Drew Doughtery KTRK/KIAH/KVUE/KNVA 13 [17]
Enrique VasquezGustavo Rangel KLOL (Spanish radio) [18]
Indianapolis Colts Matt Taylor Rick Venturi Larra Overton WIBC-HD2/WLHK 40 [19]
Greg Rakestraw WTTV/WXIN [20] 7
Jacksonville Jaguars [21] [22] [23] Frank Frangie Tony Boselli and Jeff Lageman Rick Ballou WJXL/WJXL-FM/WGNE-FM 18
Brian Sexton Bucky Brooks Brent Martineau WJAX/WFOX 10
Tennessee Titans Mike Keith Dave McGinnis Amie Wells WGFX 63 [24]
Paul Burmeister Charles Davis Cory Curtis WKRN/WREG/WATE 10 [4]

AFC West

Denver Broncos Dave Logan Rick LewisSusie Wargin KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM 70 [25]
Steve Levy Ryan Harris Arielle Orsuto 9 News/KKTV 11/KJCT 8/KOAT 7 15
Kansas City Chiefs Mitch Holthus Danan Hughes Josh Klingler WDAF-FM 89 [26]
Ari Wolfe Trent Green Matt McMullen and Kimmi Chex KSHB/KMCI/KSDK/KSN 10 [4]
Enrique MoralesOscar MonterrosoHannah Bassham KCTO (Spanish radio) [27]
Las Vegas Raiders Jason Horowitz Lincoln Kennedy KOMP/KRLV 17 [28]
Matt Millen and Rich Gannon KVVU/KRON 6 [4]
Harry RuizErnesto Amador KENO (Spanish radio)8 [29]
Los Angeles Chargers Matt "Money" Smith Daniel Jeremiah Shannon Farren KYSR/KLAC/KLSD 14 [30] [31]
Noah Eagle Dan Fouts LaDainian Tomlinson and Hayley Elwood KCBS/KCAL/KFMB 7 [4]
Adrián García MárquezJorge Villanueva KBUE/KBUA (Spanish radio) [32]
KRCA (Spanish TV)

NFC

NFC East

TeamPlay-by-playAnalystSideline reporterFlagship station(s)Number of affiliates
Dallas Cowboys Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg Kristi Scales KRLD-FM/KRLD 63 [33]
Bill Jones and Kyle Youmans Babe Laufenberg and Isaiah Stanback Hailey Sutton KTVT/KTXA/KENS/KTHV 24 [34]
Victor VillalbaLuis Perez KMVK (Spanish radio)15 [33]
New York Giants Bob Papa (Regular season)
Chris Carrino (Preseason)
Carl Banks (Regular season)
Shaun O'Hara (Preseason)
Howard Cross (Regular season)
Paul Dottino (Preseason)
WFAN/WFAN-FM 13 [35]
Bob PapaCarl BanksHoward Cross and Bruce Beck WNBC 6
Philadelphia Eagles Merrill Reese Mike Quick Howard Eskin WIP-FM 11 [36]
Scott Graham Ross Tucker Dave Spadaro WCAU/NBC Sports Philadelphia 5 [4]
Rickie Ricardo Oscar BudejenBill KulikTico Sports (Spanish radio)
Washington Commanders Bram Weinstein London Fletcher and Julie Donaldson WBIG-FM
Chick Hernandez Brian Mitchell Logan Paulsen WRC/WWBT/Monumental Sports Network 6 [4]

NFC North

Chicago Bears Jeff Joniak Tom Thayer Mark Grote WMVP 29 [37]
Adam Amin Jim Miller Lou Canellis WFLD/WPWR 10 [4]
Miguel EsparzaOmar Ramos, Jorge Moreno and Elio Benitez WRTO (Spanish radio) [38]
Detroit Lions Dan Miller Lomas Brown T. J. Lang WXYT-FM [39] 50 [40]
Jason Ross Jr. Devin Gardner Dannie Rogers WJBK/WADL 6 [41]
Green Bay Packers Wayne Larrivee Larry McCarren John Kuhn WRNW (Network flagship)
WTAQ/WIXX (Green Bay primary stations)
56 [42]
Kevin Harlan John Kuhn Lance Allen WTMJ/WGBA 12 [4]
Minnesota Vikings Paul Allen Pete Bercich Ben Leber 100.3 FM KFAN 69 [43]
FOX 9/FOX 9 Plus/WDIO/The Rochester CW/KEYC CBS 15 [4]

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons Wes Durham David Archer John Michaels WZGC [44] 37
Justin Kutcher Coy Wire and D. J. Shockley Jen Hale WATL/WAGA/WBRC/WALA/WAFF [44] 10 [4]
Carolina Panthers Anish Shroff Jake Delhomme, Jordan Gross, Luke Kuechly or Jim SzokeKristen Balboni WRFX 60 [45]
Taylor Zarzour Steve Smith Sr. Carla Gebhart WJZY/WYFF/WRAL/WRAZ 13 [4]
Jaime MorenoLuis Moreno, Jr. WGSP (Spanish radio)10 [46]
New Orleans Saints Mike Hoss Deuce McAllister Kristian Garic WWL/WWL-FM 36 [47]
Joel Meyers Jon Stinchcomb Erin Summers WVUE 12
Mario JerezJuan Carlos RamosVictor Quiñonez KGLA/WFNO (Spanish radio) [48]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Deckerhoff Dave Moore T. J. Rives WXTB 22
Chris Myers Ronde Barber Dan Lucas WFLA/WTTA/WESH/WKCF 5 [4]
Carlos Bohórquez Martín Gramática and Francisco "Pancho" Negrete WTMP-FM/WMGG (Spanish radio) [49]

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals Dave Pasch Ron Wolfley Paul Calvisi KTAR-FM/AM 13 [50]
Dani Sureck KPNX/KASW 3 [4]
Gabriel Trujillo Rolando Cantú KQMR/KHOV-FM (Spanish radio)
Los Angeles Rams J. B. Long Maurice Jones-Drew D'Marco Farr KSPN/KCBS-FM 9
Andrew Siciliano Andrew Whitworth Curt Sandoval KABC/KSWB 9 [4]
Troy SantiagoRicardo Lopez KWKW (Spanish radio)
KFTR (Spanish TV)
San Francisco 49ers Greg Papa (Regular season)
Bob Fitzgerald (Preseason)
Tim Ryan (Regular season)
Keena Turner (Preseason)
KSAN-FM/KNBR/KNBR-FM 23
Greg Papa Tim Ryan Vern Glenn KPIX/KPYX 14
Seattle Seahawks Steve Raible Dave Wyman Jen Mueller KIRO AM/FM 45 [51]
Kate Scott Michael Robinson and Michael Bennett KING/KONG 12 [4]

National broadcasters

All regular-season and playoff games, as well as some preseason games, are shown in the U.S. on one of the following six national networks. If a regular season game is nationally exclusive on either NFL Network or ESPN games, it is also simulcast on a local broadcast station in each of the home markets of the two participating teams.

Lead national broadcasters

NetworkLead Play-by-playLead AnalystLead Sideline ReporterNotes
NFL on CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo (color)
Gene Steratore (rules)
Tracy Wolfson National Sunday afternoon and evening regular season games, NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl
NFL on Fox Kevin Burkhardt Greg Olsen (color)
Mike Pereira or Dean Blandino (rules)
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
NFL on NBC ( NBC Sunday Night Football ) Mike Tirico Cris Collinsworth (color)
Terry McAulay (rules)
Melissa Stark Hall of Fame, NFL kickoff and national Sunday night regular season games, NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl
NFL on ESPN/ABC ( Monday Night Football ) Joe Buck Troy Aikman (color)
John Parry (rules)
Lisa Salters National Monday night regular season games, NFL playoffs, the Pro Bowl, and the Super Bowl
Amazon Prime Video ( Thursday Night Football ) Al Michaels Kirk Herbstreit (color)
Terry McAulay (rules)
Kaylee Hartung National Thursday night regular season games and the Black Friday game
NFL Network Exclusive Game Series Rich Eisen
Chris Rose
Kevin Harlan
Kurt Warner
Jason McCourty
Dan Orlovsky
Trent Green
Jamie Erdahl
Sara Walsh
Stacey Dales
Steve Wyche
Melanie Collins
James Palmer
Sherree Burruss
Europe and Late-season Saturday games
NFL on Westwood One Sports Ian Eagle
Kevin Kugler
Spero Dedes
Ryan Radtke
Kevin Harlan
Tom McCarthy
John Sadak
Bill Rosinski
Jason Benetti
Scott Graham
J.P. Shadrick
Jason Horowitz
Mike Watts
Ted Emrich
Tony Boselli
Jason McCourty
Ross Tucker
Ryan Harris
Ryan Leaf
Mike Golic
Mike Mayock
Joe Thomas
Devin McCourty
Kurt Warner
James Lofton
Derek Rackley
Brian Baldinger
Laura Okmin
Ross Tucker
Taylor Davis
Ryan Leaf
Olivia Harlan
AJ Ross
Aditi Kinkhabwala
Mike Golic
National Thursday, Sunday and Monday night regular season games, NFL International Series, Thanksgiving, Black Friday game, late-season Saturday games, NFL playoffs, Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl
ESPN Radio Marc Kestecher
Steve Levy
Roxy Bernstein
Mike Couzens
Chris Carlin
Kelly Stouffer
Harry Douglas
Mike Tannenbaum
Sal Paolantonio
Darius Butler
Max Starks
Ian FitzsimmonsNational Sunday afternoon and evening regular season games

Note - In the event of a scheduling conflict, NFL Network can also use other NFL personalities.

Other national broadcasters

NetworkPlay-by-playAnalystSideline ReporterNotes
NFL on CBS Ian Eagle Charles Davis (color)
Gene Steratore (rules)
Evan Washburn Regional and select national Sunday afternoon regular season games, NFL playoffs (No. 2 broadcast team)
NFL on Fox Joe Davis or Adam Amin Daryl Johnston (color)
Mike Pereira or Dean Blandino (rules)
Pam Oliver
NFL on CBS Kevin Harlan Trent Green (color)
Gene Steratore (rules)
Melanie CollinsRegional Sunday afternoon regular season games (No. 3 broadcast team)
NFL on Fox Adam Amin or Chris Myers or Brandon Gaudin Mark Schlereth (color)
Mike Pereira or Dean Blandino (rules)
Kristina Pink
NFL on CBS Andrew Catalon Tiki Barber and Matt Ryan (color)
Gene Steratore (rules)
AJ RossRegional Sunday afternoon regular season games (No. 4 broadcast team)
NFL on Fox Kenny Albert Jonathan Vilma (color)
Mike Pereira or Dean Blandino (rules)
Shannon Spake
NFL on CBS Spero Dedes Adam Archuleta (color)
Gene Steratore (rules)
Amanda Renner Regional Sunday afternoon regular season games (No. 5 broadcast team)
NFL on Fox Kevin Kugler Mark Sanchez (color)
Mike Pereira or Dean Blandino (rules)
Laura Okmin
NFL on CBS Tom McCarthy/Beth Mowins James Lofton and Jay Feely (color)
Gene Steratore (rules)
Tiffany Blackmon Regional Sunday afternoon regular season games (No. 6 broadcast team)
NFL on Fox Chris Myers/Brandon Gaudin Robert Smith (color)
Mike Pereira or Dean Blandino (rules)
Jen Hale
NFL on CBS Chris Lewis Jason McCourty and Ross Tucker (color)
Gene Steratore (rules)
Amanda GuerraRegional Sunday afternoon regular season games (No. 7 broadcast team)
NFL on Fox Alex Faust Brady Quinn (color)
Mike Pereira or Dean Blandino (rules)
Megan Olivi
ESPN2 ( Monday Night Football ) Peyton Manning and Eli Manning Various guestsNoneSelect national Monday night regular season games (simulcast of ESPN/ABC with alternate commentary)
Nickelodeon Noah Eagle Nate Burleson and Nickelodeon characters Young Dylan and/or Dylan Schefter Select games (simulcast of CBS with alternate commentary)
Amazon Prime Video ( Thursday Night Football ) Dude Perfect Various guestsNoneSelect games (Simulcast of Prime Video with alternate commentary)
LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Paul Rivera
Additional talent
NFL on ESPN/ABC ( Monday Night Football ) Chris Fowler Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky Laura Rutledge
NFL on CBS Beth Mowins Aditi Kinkhabwala
Justin Walters
NFL on Fox Jason Benetti
Dan Hellie
Brandon Gaudin
Matt Millen Lindsay Czarniak
NFL on NBC ( NBC Sunday Night Football ) Noah Eagle Todd Blackledge
Jason Garrett
Kathryn Tappen
Kaylee Hartung

Spanish national broadcasters

All regular-season and playoff games, as well as some preseason games, are available in Spanish.

NetworkLead Play-by-playLead AnalystLead Sideline ReporterNotes
NFL on CBS using SAP function.Armando Quintero, Benny Ricardo, Nelson Fernández, Halim Zadat, José Antonio Melian, Jerry Olaya, Roberto Abramowitz.--National Sunday afternoon and evening games
Fox NFL on Fox Deportes or SAP function. Francisco X. Rivera, Jessi Losada, Adrian Garcia Marquez, Luis Rodríguez, Eduardo Blancas, Pepe Mantilla, Fernando González.--
Jorge Pérez-Navarro Marco Martos -Selected Sunday afternoon and all playoff games
NBC Sunday Night Football on Telemundo or Universo Miguel Gurwitz Rolando Cantú Ariana Figuera (selected games only)National Sunday night games
NBC Sunday Night Football using SAP functionRené GiraldoÉdgar López
Monday Night Football on ESPN Deportes or using SAP on ABC Rebeca Landa Sergio Dipp Katia Castorena
John Sutcliffe (contributor)
National Monday night games
Thursday Night Football using SAP on Prime Video Miguel Gurwitz or Adrian Garcia Marquez Rolando Cantú Mayra GomezNational Thursday night games

International broadcasters

Worldwide

NetworkLead Play-by-playLead AnalystNotes
NFL Network International Ian Eagle Charles Davis Super Bowl English language coverage only
ESPN International Chris Fowler Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky Super Bowl English language coverage only (Australasia only)
NetworkNotes
NFL Game Pass International on DAZN Super Bowl Original US feed globally, except US & China

Americas

NetworkPlay-by-playAnalystSideline ReporterNotes
ESPN Brasil Renan do Couto, Ari Aguiar, Fernando Nardini, Rogério Vaughan, Matheus Suman, Matheus Pinheiro. Paulo Antunes, Antony Curti, Eduardo Zolin, Weinny Eirado.André Kfouri (Super Bowl only).Sunday afternoon, Sunday, Monday and Thursday night regular season games, all playoff games including the Super Bowl with the Portuguese-language NFL Network International commentary (Pay TV). Also available in English on SAP.
RedeTV! [52] Marcelo do ÓGabriel GolimReplays of games, Super Bowl live (FTA)
NetworkPlay-by-playAnalystSideline ReporterNotes
Fox Sports Mexico José Pablo Coello, Ernesto del Valle, Alejandro Correa, Fernando Von Rossum de la Vega, Juan Carlos Vázquez.Ricardo García, Carlos Rosado, Emilio León Baz.Ricardo GarcíaSelected Sunday afternoon games, national Thursday and Saturday night games. Selected Playoffs games + Pro Bowl + Super Bowl. English-language commentaries available using SAP.
ESPN Latin America Eduardo Varela (Monday night), Ciro Procuna (Sunday night), Sergio Dipp (NFL RedZone early window), Javier Trejo Garay (NFL RedZone late window)Pablo Viruega (Sunday night and Monday night), Eitán Benezra (NFL RedZone early window), Ramiro Pruneda (NFL RedZone late window)John Sutcliffe (Sunday night and Monday night)National Sunday and Monday night games + selected Playoffs games + Pro Bowl + Super Bowl. NFL RedZone is broadcast on ESPN+. Games available in English using SAP or sometimes on ESPN3 as an independent feed.
Azteca Enrique GarayJoaquín Castillo, Eduardo Ruiz, Pablo de Rubbens. Inés Sainz Enhanced version of NFL RedZone with commercial breaks. Full AFC playoffs games + Super Bowl.
Televisa Antonio de Valdés, Enrique BurakJosé Segarra, Gustavo Torrero, Guillermo Schutz, Agustín Castillo.Luis Alberto MartínezSelected Sunday afternoon games. Coverage of Monday Night Football (only Mexico City Game), NFC playoffs games + Super Bowl.

Europe

CountryBroadcasters
Andorra and Spain Movistar+ (pay) [54]
  • #Vamos (free): Kickoff game, SNF, selected regular season and playoff games and the Super Bowl [note 1]
  • Movistar Deportes (premium): TNF, two Sunday afternoon games, MNF, a Thanksgiving game, most playoff games and the Super Bowl (using the Spanish-language NFL Network International commentary)

Play-by-play announcers: Moises Molina, Miguel Angel Calleja and Javier Lopez
Analysts: Andrea Zanoni and Ruben Ibeas

TNF uses US commentary for live coverage

BalkansTV Arena Sport (pay)
Belgium, Luxembourg, and PortugalEleven Sports (pay) [55]
Bulgaria Max Sport [56] [57]
Czech Republic and SlovakiaPremier Sport (pay)
Denmark TV 2 Sport
Iceland Stöð 2 Sport
ItalyDAZN (Over-the-top): two Sunday afternoon games, SNF, MNF, TNF, most playoff games and the Super Bowl [note 2] + NFL RedZone via NFL Network
France L'Équipe (FTA, live coverage for Sunday games, playoffs and the Super Bowl [note 3] ) [58]
beIN Sports (Pay) [59]
Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland

DAZN (kickoff game, TNF, SNF, MNF, NFL Redzone, 2 exclusive Sunday Games, Thanksgiving Football, Playoffs and Super Bowl) (Pay) Rights until 2025/2026
RTL Deutschland (2 Sunday Afternoon Games + 1 Sunday Afternoon Game on RTL+, NFL Draft, International Games, Playoffs, Pro Bowl & Super Bowl) (FTA) Rights until 2027/2028 [60]

Greece Cosmote Sport
HungaryArena4 (pay)
Netherlands ESPN
Norway VG+
TurkeyS Sport
UK and Ireland ITV (FTA, UK only): weekly regular season and playoff highlights, London International Series games and the Super Bowl [note 4] . Also airs on STV and Virgin Media.
Channel 5: Live coverage of Monday Night Football, plus highlights on Sunday
Sky Sports (pay): Selected regular season games, all NFL playoffs games and the Super Bowl (simulcast with the U.S. broadcasters). Also includes NFL Redzone on Sky Sports Mix.
Now (over-the-top): Selected regular season games, all NFL playoffs games and the Super Bowl (simulcast with the U.S. broadcasters)
BBC Radio 5 Live (radio): Live Super Bowl coverage in the United Kingdom only.
RTÉ Radio 1 (radio): Live Super Bowl coverage in the Republic of Ireland only.
Talksport (radio)
Finland and SwedenTV4 Media [61]
Poland DAZN – full season, [62]

Polsat Sport – games of the week, Thanksgiving Day week game, Pro Bowl, postseason games and SuperBowl. [63] [64]

Africa

CountryBroadcasters
Sub-Saharan Africa ESPN: Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Two Sunday afternoon games and Monday Night Football. All play-off games.

Asia

CountryBroadcasters
China Tencent (over-the-top on PC, mobile and television): [65] Seven live games per week, including Thursday Night Football, Sunday afternoon games (four), Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football, as well as NFL RedZone, all playoff games and the Super Bowl.
BesTV (cable TV, IPTV and over-the-top for television, via selective providers)
SMG Great Sports channel (regional over-the-air television rights in Shanghai [note 5] )
GDTV Sports channel (regional over-the-air television rights in Guangdong Province)
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Timor Leste Mola (over-the-top): Live broadcasts of regular season with five games a week as well as the NFL playoffs (simulcast live with the U.S. broadcasters) and the Super Bowl (using English-language NFL Network International commentary). [66]
Hong Kong now Sports
Indian subcontinent Star Sports [67]
Japan Nippon TV Gtasu (satellite and cable): Live broadcasts of regular season up to three games per week, as well as all playoff games and the Super Bowl.
DAZN via NFL GamePass: Live broadcasts of regular season games as well as NFL playoffs, Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl (using NFL Network International feed in Japanese commentary) at 3-10 am JST.
Korea Coupang Play (pay): [68] Live broadcasts of regular season games as well as NFL playoffs, Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl (using NFL Network International feed in Korean commentary) at 3-10 am KST.
Philippines Premier Sports (pay): Live broadcasts of Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football games, all playoff games including the Super Bowl with the English-language NFL Network International commentary (using US commentary) at 8 am PST.
Taiwan ELTA Sports  [ zh ] (Chunghwa Telecom MOD and over-the-top via ELTA.tv & Hami Video) [69]
Thailand TrueVisions broadcast seven games a week. Thursday night, Sunday night, and Monday night games as well as all playoff games and the Super Bowl. [70]
VietnamK+ (Super Bowl only, from 2024) [71]
MENA Shahid

Oceania

CountryBroadcasters
Australia ESPN (pay): [72] Up to five live games per week including Thursday, Sunday and Monday Night Football, [72] [73] and all playoffs.

Seven Network: [74] Three live games per week includes Sunday Night Football and all playoffs and Super Bowl (using US domestic broadcast commentary).

SEN (radio): Coverage of Sunday early window games, and live Super Bowl coverage in Australia only.

New Zealand TVNZ: Two Sunday games live (Monday in NZ), one Sunday game delayed, and all playoffs and Super Bowl. [75]

ESPN (pay): Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Two Sunday afternoon games and Monday Night Football. All play-off games.

See also

Notes

  1. Using Spanish-language NFL Network International commentary in Andorra and Spain.
  2. Using Italian-language NFL Network International commentary in Italy.
  3. Using French-language NFL Network International commentary in France.
  4. Using NFL Network International commentary in the United Kingdom except Sky Sports with the simulcast from the U.S. broadcasters.
  5. The channel itself is currently unavailable through free over-the-air television, only available on cable and IPTV in Shanghai.

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NFL+ is an over-the-top subscription service operated by the National Football League (NFL) in the United States. The service offers live-streaming of the radio broadcasts of all NFL games, streaming of the television broadcasts of in-market games on mobile devices, streaming of out-of-market preseason games, live access to NFL Network, and library content from NFL Films. The service's premium tier offers on-demand replays of NFL games, including alternate "All-22" and "Coaches Film" presentations, and live access to NFL RedZone. Outside the United States, NFL Game Pass International is distributed by the over-the-top streaming service DAZN, either a standalone subscription or an add-on to an existing DAZN package. The primary differences between the domestic NFL+ service and the international Game Pass version are that the latter is general sold as a single combined tier, and also includes live streaming of regular season and postseason games regardless of device.

Major League Soccer has been broadcast live in the United States nationally since the league's inception in 1996 and in Canada since 2007. As of the 2023 season, Apple Inc. is the primary global rights holder and streams every regular season and playoff match on MLS Season Pass – a new service on the Apple TV app. Some matches will also be broadcast on television via Fox Sports in the United States, and Bell Media in Canada.

CFL on NBC is a de facto branding for the Canadian Football League (CFL) games that have been carried on American broadcaster NBC or its sports network, NBCSN.

The history of the National Football League on television documents the long history of the National Football League on television. The NFL, along with boxing and professional wrestling, was a pioneer of sports broadcasting during a time when baseball and college football were more popular than professional football. Due to the NFL understanding television at an earlier time, they were able to surpass Major League Baseball in the 1960s as the most popular sport in the United States. Today, NFL broadcasting contracts are among the most valuable in the world.

From 2014 to 2022, CBS, NBC, and Fox, as well as cable television's ESPN, paid a combined total of US$20.4 billion will pay $39.6 billion for exactly the same broadcast rights. The NFL thus holds broadcast contracts with four companies that control a combined vast majority of the country's television product. League-owned NFL Network, on cable television, also broadcasts a selected number of games nationally. In 2017, the NFL games attracted the top three rates for a 30-second advertisement: $699,602 for NBC Sunday Night Football, $550,709 for Thursday Night Football (NBC), and $549,791 for Thursday Night Football (CBS).

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