Watching every NFL game this season now requires stacking multiple streaming and cable subscriptions, with fans facing a bill of roughly $450 to $500 just for nationally televised matches. The article breaks down which services are needed and when, highlighting how fragmented broadcast rights have made following the league more complicated and costly than in the past, even as rising ticket prices already limit stadium attendance for many fans.

Netflix, which streams five games including Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Day and Week 18 fixtures, will be needed in four of the five months of the season, costing $8.99 to $26.99 a month. Amazon Prime is required for five months at $14.99 a month, while cable alternatives include YouTube's $64.99-a-month Sports Plan (or $49.99 for new subscribers) or a Fox One/ESPN Unlimited bundle at $39.99 plus Paramount+ ($8.99) and Peacock ($12.99). Fans wanting out-of-market games also need NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, priced at $336 annually ($240 for new subscribers), bringing the total closer to the roughly $800 figure circulating in online memes. The piece argues these rising costs, combined with an expanded schedule of Wednesday and Friday games diluting quality, could eventually erode the NFL's popularity.