# NFL “Considering Our Options” As New ‘Sunday Ticket’ Trial Ordered; Previous Verdict Scored $4.7B Payout

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nfl-considering-our-options-as-new-sunday-ticket-trial-ordered-previous-verdict-scored-4-7b-payout/
- Published: 2026-10-30T18:34:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T20:05:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/nfl-sunday-ticket-lawsuit-new-trial-1237209648/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Appeals court revives the Sunday Ticket antitrust case.
- A new trial will determine damages after the $4.7 billion award was overturned.
- The case covers subscribers from the 2011 to 2022 seasons.

## Summary

A US appeals court has revived the NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust case, reinstating the jury’s finding that the league was liable and ordering a new trial to determine damages. The ruling overturns a judge’s decision to set aside the jury’s verdict, leaving the NFL facing renewed litigation over claims that its subscription service inflated the cost of watching out-of-market games.

The original jury awarded $4.7 billion, but the district judge rejected that amount after finding problems with the plaintiffs’ economic experts’ testimony. The appeals panel said the judge went too far in excluding the testimony, while agreeing that the jury’s damages award could not stand. The class action covers 2.4 million households and 48,000 businesses that subscribed through DirecTV for games from the 2011 to 2022 seasons; the NFL says it is considering further appeal.

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