New to NFL Sunday Ticket or just eager to get ready for game day? You’ve come to the right place. This article includes tips to get set to watch NFL games on Sunday.
In case you’re still not an NFL Sunday Ticket subscriber, follow these steps to get NFL Sunday Ticket.
Get Gameday Ready for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV and YouTube with Jason Kelce
Set up YouTube on your device
YouTube is available via the app or a web browser on many devices, including mobile devices.
Before you can stream NFL games to your TV, streaming device, computer, or mobile device:
- On your device, download the YouTube app
or go to YouTube.com.
- With the account you used to buy NFL Sunday Ticket, sign in to YouTube.
If you’re having trouble signing in, check out these tips to fix sign-in problems.
Find out which games are on
To find live games:
- Open the YouTube app on your device, then enter “NFL” in your search bar.
- Select the NFL’s channel page.
Tips:
- On Sundays, games should also appear on your Home
tab and Live
tab.
- If you can’t find NFL games on the NFL’s channel page, or if you see prompts to “Get NFL Sunday Ticket,” make sure you’re signed in to the right account.
For more info about broadcast availability, check out the maps in this article.
Never miss the action
Between multiviews, full length game day recordings, and condensed recap VODs, you never have to play Sunday favorites again.
Multiview
Multiviews are pre-selected groups of up to four games that can be viewed together as a single stream, allowing you to never miss a moment of the action. For information on how to find or set up a multiview, follow the instructions in this article.
DVR
Important: NFL Sunday Ticket games can only be recorded via YouTube TV, which isn’t available in some regions and on some devices. You do not need an active YouTube TV subscription to watch and record NFL Sunday Ticket games.
Recordings are automatically added to your YouTube TV Library, available from the app on your device, or on your computer at tv.youtube.com. For more guidance on how to record NFL content, check out these step-by-step instructions.
Tip: DVR records the content you selected that’s available with your subscription(s):
- NFL Sunday Ticket: Only regular season games airing on Sunday afternoons outside of your broadcast area.
- YouTube TV: Local and national games from the preseason, regular season, and postseason.
- YouTube TV + NFL Sunday Ticket: All games except Thursday Amazon Prime games.
- NFL RedZone: You cannot select individual games. To record the full 8-hour block:
- In the search bar, enter “NFL Red Zone.”
- In the “Shows” tab, add NFL Red Zone to your library. You can also add it to your DVR while you watch.
Video-on-demand
Every game that’s available through your subscription(s) is available as a 45 minute VOD on the NFL’s channel page. VODs remain available until 11:59 PM on the following Wednesday.
Watch previously aired NFL games on demand (VOD)
Troubleshoot streaming issues
For the best live streaming experience, we recommend updating to the latest version of your YouTube app and using a minimum internet download speed of 7 Mbps.
Set your locationIf NFL Sunday Ticket isn’t showing you the right game(s), try setting your location:
- Open YouTube
- Select Settings
Current playback area.
- Select the Edit
.
- Enter your zip code.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to set and verify your Current playback area.
For more information on location verification, including steps for doing so in your web browser, check out these tips.
- Open the YouTube TV app
- Set your home location:
- On your computer or mobile browser, go to tv.youtube.com
- Once you’re signed in, select NOT NOW on the "Welcome to YouTube TV" page
- On your computer or mobile browser, go to tv.youtube.com
If you’re having issues with unlimited in-home streaming on game day try setting your home network:
- Open YouTube TV
on your TV or streaming device or go to tv.youtube.com on your computer or mobile device.
- Select your profile photo
- At the bottom, select Set current network as home.
Once your home network is updated, you’ll see the pop-up “Connected to your home network.
For more on setting your home network, check the information in this article