NFL RedZone is back for the 2025 NFL Season, bringing you seven hours of live football and every touchdown every Sunday all season long. Football fans can try this must-have channel for free right now and the ultimate NFL Week 1 viewing experience.
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What is NFL RedZone?
NFL RedZone airs Sunday NFL games during the regular season. It’s a premium channel with no commercials, and host Scott Hanson focuses on key plays in the red zone all day on Sunday. RedZone switches to the games with best action to keep fans apprised of everything happening around the NFL in real time, and it’s a perfect Sunday companion for the fantasy football fanatic.
When does NFL RedZone start?
Coverage begins at 12:45 p.m. ET every Sunday, and whips around every 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. game on CBS and FOX.
Where to watch NFL RedZone?
In 2025, fans can easily stream NFL RedZone on all their favorite devices, but a few even include NFL RedZone as part of their free trial, including DirecTV Stream and fuboTV. Here’s what fans need to know about how to get NFL RedZone from each provider.
Streaming service Free trial? Promo Monthly price
DirecTV Yes $35 off first mont $84.99
FuboTV Yes $30 off first month $104.99
Sling No Half off first month $56.99
Hulu + Live TV Yes No $92.98
NFL+ Premium No No $14.99
DirecTV (free trial)
Right now, DirecTV Stream is offering new customers a 5-day free trial in addition to $35 off your first month, once your trial ends. NFL RedZone is included at the basic level, so you’ll get your first month of internet TV for just $50 before it returns to its regular price of $85/month. All levels of DirecTV subscription include those promos. Here’s what to know about each one:
Entertainment Package: $84.99/month price locked for two years. $35 off first month, $10 off months 2 and 3. 90+ channels.
Choice Package: $89.99/month. Everything included in Entertainment, plus 125+ channels, specialty sports including: ACC Network, Big Ten Network, MLB Network, NBA TV, SEC Network & more.
Ultimate Package: $119.99/month. Everything included in Choice, plus 160 channels and more sports & movies including: CBS Sports Network, Discovery Family, FX Movie Channel, NHL Network, STARZ Encore & more.
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fuboTV (free trial)
New subscribers to fuboTV’s Elite with Sports Plus Plan can enjoy a limited, 5-day free trial of the service, which includes the NFL RedZone channel. It also includes all of the channels that feature nationally televised NFL football games, like FOX, NBC, CBS and ESPN.
The Elite Plan is $74.99 for the first month after your free trial is over, and includes 322+ channels, unlimited hours of DVR, NFL RedZone, ESPN Unlimited and 4K streaming.
Alternatively, subscribers can get a free trial of the cheaper fuboTV Pro Plan ($84.99 per month), but would have to pay an additional $10.99 per month up front for the Sports Plus package that gets you NFL RedZone.
Sling TV
Sling TV is the best budget option for live TV streaming, but it doesn’t offer a free trial. It still might be a great choice for you, though. For $46.99 per month, you can get Sling Blue, which includes ESPN — a necessity for Monday Night Football. Then, get the Sports Extra add-on for just $11 per month to add NFL RedZone and you’re still beating the competition at just $57 per month.
One big missing piece for Sling customers is the local networks that carry many NFL games, including CBS, NBC and FOX. But fans can grab a relatively cheap Over-the-Air antenna to add those channels for free.
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What about Thursday Night Football?
Thursday Night Football is not covered on NFL RedZone, and it isn’t included in any of the packages above. That’s because Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football during the 2025 NFL Season. The good news is, all new Amazon Prime subscribers can get the service for 30 days completely free.
Are there other options?
NFL RedZone is included with YouTube TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket package, which is a pricey option, but it’s also the only place to get NFL Sunday Ticket this year.
NFL+ Premium, which includes live games streamed to your mobile device, also includes NFL RedZone.
Hulu + Live TV requires a sports add on to get NFL RedZone. There is no option that gets it for you with a free trial, and it’s more expensive monthly than the options above, at $92.99.
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