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At What Point Is It Too Expensive To Watch The NFL?
Outkick ^ | 5/10/24 | Bobby Burack

Posted on 05/10/2024 2:20:59 PM PDT by Libloather

The NFL is close to finalizing a deal with Netflix to carry its upcoming Christmas Day slate. That's fine. Netflix costs anywhere between $6.99 and $22.99 a month.

However, Netflix is yet another bill that fans have to pay to watch the NFL closely this season.

Let's review:

Viewers still need basic cable to watch games on CBS, NBC, Fox, ESPN, ABC and NFL Network. Did we miss any?

Cable options include YouTube TV, DirectTV, Dish, Xfinity, AT&T, Spectrum, etc. etc. On average, cable costs around $80 a month.

**SNIP**

To watch the NFL this season, you need cable (ESPN, ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC, NFL Network), Amazon Prime, Netflix, ESPN+, and Peacock. That'll cost you $112.96 a month from September to January, for a total of $451.84.

And that's if you sign up for the lowest packages each service offers.

But, wait, it's not that simple.

Fans still won't have access to whichever games they want at $112.96 a month. That price only gets you about five games a week (sometimes a few more with the occasional Saturday or Sunday morning window).

To choose the games you want, you must purchase NFL Sunday Ticket. Now sold via YouTube – good riddance, DirectTV – Sunday Ticket costs $449 (!!!) a season.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: breadandcircuses; expensive; football; nationalfagleague; nationalfelonleague; nationalfelonsleague; netflix; nfhell; nfl; nflcost; nflfans; nofansleft; notforlong; obamaball; tv
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1 posted on 05/10/2024 2:20:59 PM PDT by Libloather
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I can get the most of the New England games on over the air TV. I don’t need cable for most of the broadcast games. There hasn’t been much to watch in New England for a few years, so its easy to miss a game.


2 posted on 05/10/2024 2:22:59 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: Libloather

$0.01. Better that they pay me.


3 posted on 05/10/2024 2:23:17 PM PDT by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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Let those who give their time and money to those who kneel in solidarity with Communist organizations such as Black Lives MatterTM go broke.
4 posted on 05/10/2024 2:25:59 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Libloather

I pretty much just watch highlights now. I can’t sit through an entire game anymore.


5 posted on 05/10/2024 2:27:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

I have an antenna and a DVR. Zero additional cost after the initial purchase.


6 posted on 05/10/2024 2:27:36 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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They became “too expensive” when they insulted veterans and other Americans by taking knees during the national anthem.


7 posted on 05/10/2024 2:28:47 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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At What Point Is It Too Expensive To Watch The NFL?

About 1987.

8 posted on 05/10/2024 2:30:03 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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Well you don’t need cable to watch Fox, CBS, ABC (though I don’t think ABC has games that aren’t on ESPN) and NBC, they’re broadcast. No games are on NFL Network so you don’t need that at all. You need cable OR streaming for ESPN, and you streaming for Amazon and Peacock. And I doubt Netflix will have an exclusive on the Christmas slate, that involves taking games away from the other contracts.

So their math isn’t that great.


9 posted on 05/10/2024 2:30:33 PM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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No way. FUGEDDABOUDDIT. I hate Netflicks and all those other pay-to-watch channels.

I’ll go do something else.

My guess enough people are like me that the NFL will be forced away from these pay-to-watch channels


10 posted on 05/10/2024 2:30:49 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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Then why would anyone watch? I haven’t watched an NFL game in years. Waste of time. It hasn’t set me back any.

wy69


11 posted on 05/10/2024 2:31:11 PM PDT by whitney69 (yption tunnels)
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At What Point Is It Too Expensive To Watch The NFL?


Since 1960s


12 posted on 05/10/2024 2:31:14 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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I pretty much just watch highlights now. I can’t sit through an entire game anymore.

Same here, but with baseball, which I still love. I don't have the time, patience, or commitment to any one team to make such a time investment anymore. They priced me out of live games and pay per view a long time ago.

13 posted on 05/10/2024 2:32:04 PM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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Have fun wasting money


14 posted on 05/10/2024 2:32:07 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Vermont Lt

Watch the highlights on youtube about 20 mins after the game is over. If you’re feeling time pressed just FF to the 4th quarter highlights. Instead of 3 hrs with commercials the games over in 5 minutes.


15 posted on 05/10/2024 2:34:06 PM PDT by Waverunner
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Forget expensive. It’s pointless to invest yourself in a fixed contest.


16 posted on 05/10/2024 2:34:18 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Libloather

Players are already overpaid enough


17 posted on 05/10/2024 2:34:23 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Libloather

HaHa. Simple, don’t waste your time.


18 posted on 05/10/2024 2:34:39 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Libloather

Or you can just find a streaming site and watch it for free.


19 posted on 05/10/2024 2:34:57 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: Libloather

I didn’t realize I was saving so much money by ignoring the NFL. I feel much better now.


20 posted on 05/10/2024 2:35:07 PM PDT by bondjamesbond (At some point, King Robert has to take responsibility for getting himself out of his predicaments. )
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