How to watch Thanksgiving NFL games online for free without cable

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With “Thursday Night Football” on Prime Video driving NFL viewership, fans are ready for more NFL action on Thursday – especially on Thanksgiving.

And in 2024, the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day games will be spread across three networks (CBS, Fox and NBC). So if you want to watch games, there are several ways to watch them online.

Who plays on Thanksgiving Day during the NFL?

The first Thanksgiving game will be a Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions game at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT on CBS.

In the second game of the NFL, the New York Giants face the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Start time is 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast on Fox.

In the final game of the tripleheader, the Miami Dolphins will play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, starting at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on NBC.

Luckily, you don’t have to miss any of the action this season, even without cable. With one of these many affordable cable antennas, you can access games that are no longer on the market on your TV and all NFL games can also be streamed online on various platforms such as: B. DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV and more.

All of these services (except Sling) offer free trials that allow you to live stream Thanksgiving NFL games online for free.

How to Watch NFL Online on Thanksgiving Day: Live Stream Football Games Without Cable

Scroll down and check out the best ways to stream the NFL on Thanksgiving Day below:

DirecTV Stream’s entertainment package is one of the best ways for cord cutters to access live sports and television from home. Starting at $74.99/month, you get access to CBS, Fox and NBC for all three NFL on Thanksgiving Day games – plus more than 90 channels.

Fubo is one of the best options for streaming games because it is the most comprehensive. The service includes all three networks that broadcast NFL Thanksgiving Day games, including CBS, Fox and NBC, and also offers additional analysis channels such as NFL Red Zone. It even has more than 100 live TV channels for wireless streaming. With prices starting at $49.99/month on Fubo’s current offerings, the streamer also offers a 7-day free trial to try out the service before committing.

Starting at $82.99/month, Hulu + Live TV is a great option for live streaming NFL games on Thanksgiving Day with access to CBS, Fox and NBC, plus over 90 other channels, plus access to hit originals on Disney+. Hulu and ESPN+.

Sling is one of the best options for affordable live streaming. With the Sling Blue package you get half off your first month of service. The package includes Fox and NBC, as well as the NFL Network for additional analysis and commentary. Unfortunately, Sling TV does not include CBS for the Bears-Lions game. Please note: Prices and channel availability are subject to your local TV market.

NFL fans can add the Sports Extra package to their plan for an additional $11/month to gain access to the NFL RedZone network.

For die-hard NFL fans, the NFL+ streaming service is a must. It shows all regular season, postseason, preseason and even Super Bowl games across broadcast and cable networks – including all three NFL on Thanksgiving Day games. It streams everything from the NFL for 24 hours starting at $6.99/month. Find out more about NFL+ here.

For NFL on CBS games, like the Bears-Lions game on Thanksgiving, Paramount+ has pricing starting at $2.99/month for two months on Black Friday. Paramount+ even offers a 7-day free trial so you can try out the service for yourself. After that, prices drop back to the regular price, which starts at $7.99/month.

Peacock has every game that NFL broadcasts on NBC for the Dolphins-Packers game.

And for Black Friday, you can sign up for six months for just $1.99/month with the promo code REAL DEAL MONTHLY to broadcast the NFL game live. For the ad-supported plan, an annual subscription with promo code costs $19.99 REAL DEAL – that’s just $1.66/month. After that, the monthly price increases back to the regular prices of $7.99/month or $79.99/year.