Verizon’s NFL Mobile

If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer, you can stream NFL games on your device without additional data charges. You can stream local and primetime games on the NFL Network, FOX, CBS, NBC, and ESPN. These include regular season games, the Playoff games, and even the Super Bowl. The app also includes the latest NFL news, game highlights, stats, the NFL shop, and the NFL Network schedule, in addition to other features. Keep in mind, however, that you can’t cast the live games to a TV or other device.

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NFL Game Pass

This is available for your tablet and phone, in addition to other devices like your laptop or TV, for a hefty season pass fee. You can even access NFL Game Pass through NFL Mobile for additional content. With NFL Game Pass you can watch live HD games, replay old games (from 2009-2016), watch condensed games when you’re short on time, and listen to live games when you aren’t able to watch. With NFL Game Pass, every game is in your hands — literally.

DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket

This is one of the best options if you truly don’t want to miss a second of football season — and are willing to pay a high monthly fee for access. With this option you’ll have access to every live out-of-market game on all of your devices. Also, you can access and subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket with or without a DirecTV account.

Watch Football on Twitter

For a limited period of time, you can now watch Thursday night football games on Twitter, thanks to a deal with the NFL Network. This is a great, free option if you have access to Wi-Fi or don’t mind using your phone’s data.

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The ESPN App
This app is one of the most popular sports apps in the Play store for a reason. It’s free to download and has a lot to offer for all major sports. Receive live news updates, current scores, alerts, and video highlights of NFL and college football games. You can also listen to live national and regional games — a great option if you have to work late on a Monday night or take a long weekend road trip.

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In addition, when you get the ESPN app on your Android TV, you can use WatchESPN to stream many live games, including Monday Night Football and college football games. However, in order to watch all football games during the season, you will need to purchase a cable or internet package through certain specific service providers.

The ESPN Fantasy Sports App
Why not participate in a fantasy league this football season? This app is also free to download from the Play store. As the name suggests, the app includes a variety of fantasy sports in addition to football such as baseball, hockey, and basketball. You can create your own fantasy football league to play with friends or work colleagues, or join an existing league. Draft, add, and trade players on your team, and consult app-provided player rankings and projections when making your moves. You can even compare your fantasy team to your favorite real-life teams and receive notifications on the latest scores and news.

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The league will allow players to send snapchats to the channel as well, so you can see what your favorite team is doing in the locker room before and after the game. Fans will also be able to send snapchats to the channel with a chance of them getting posted. For example, these channels frequently show users Snapchatting major highlights of the game, so one can live vicariously through another Snapchatter and experience the game live.

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Because Snapchat has over 150 million young Millennial users, it seems as if the NFL has found the perfect medium to extend to their target audience. The NFL will join Snapchat with several “Discover” channels. Other Discover channels include Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, ESPN, Vox Media, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, and more. This will be an effective way to advance publicity, as Discover channels receive over 70 million unique views a month, according to Snapchat.

While most Discover options only receive one channel for viewers to click on, the NFL has been given several due to the high volume of viewers they have received. For example, while Cosmopolitan only gets one news slot for their material, the NFL gets several slots for all of their games and news networks. This means that you can click on a channel to see updates on all of the different games occurring on Sundays.

Another positive byproduct of the NFL/Snapchat duo is the publicity outside of the country. According to Snapchat, only 60% of channel viewers come from the USA, whereas 40% of the views come from outside of America. Thus, more foreign crowds are being exposed to the tradition of American football. Products such as Bud Light, Ford, and Gillette run ads within the NFL channel to help supplement their revenue. However, the league is much more focused on publicity over profit for their partnership with Snapchat.

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