How to watch NFL Week 17: free live streams, TV channels, schedule for 2025

Week 17 is sudden-death for the Ravens, Lions and Buccaneers – though the Ravens still have an outside chance of making the playoffs as AFC North champions. It’s a strange old position to be in but they might not be in purgatory for long, because Lamar Jackson has picked up a back injury ahead of the clash with the Packers, and the Steelers are up against the hapless Browns.

The Buccaneers’ situation is even more urgent. Todd Bowles’ men, who have collapsed during the second half of the regular season, have no more margin for error. On the positive side, they’re up against the already-eliminated Dolphins this weekend.

Unfortunately, the Christmas Day triple-header has largely been ravaged by injuries and poor form, but there are some belting games further afield – in addition to the matchups detailed above.

The Eagles vs Bills is a potential Super Bowl preview, and although both teams already have playoff spots secured, they can still improve their seeding. There’s a clash of division leaders on the cards too, as the Seahawks, flying high in the NFC West, take on the NFC South’s top cats, the Panthers.

Read on below for a complete guide to where to watch NFL Week 17 live streams online, on TV and potentially for free.

5, and in Australia, three games are being shown for free on 7Plus. The same three games are free-to-air on TVNZ Plus in New Zealand.

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FREE on 7Plus & TVNZ Plus

Saturday, December 27
4.30pm – Texans vs Chargers | NFL Network
8pm – Ravens vs Packers | Peacock

Sunday, December 28
1pm – Jaguars vs Colts | FREE on 7Plus & TVNZ Plus
1pm – Buccaneers vs Dolphins | FREE on 5
1pm – Cardinals vs Bengals | Fox, Fox One
1pm – Patriots vs Jets | CBS, Paramount Plus
1pm – Saints vs Titans | CBS, Paramount Plus
1pm – Steelers vs Browns | CBS, Paramount Plus
1pm – Seahawks vs Panthers | CBS, Paramount Plus
4.05pm – Giants vs Raiders | FREE on 7Plus & TVNZ Plus
4.25pm – Eagles vs Bills | FREE on 5
8.20pm – Bears vs 49ers | NBC, Peacock

Monday, December 29
8.15pm – Rams vs Falcons | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Unlimited

How to watch NFL Week 17 live streams in the US

Coverage of NFL Week 17 is even more convoluted than usual, with games being shown on Netflix and NFL network, in addition to the usual mix of Prime Video, Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, Fox One, Paramount Plus, Peacock and ESPN Unlimited.

If you’re a cord cutter and wondering how you’ll get access to the big TV networks, covering all your bases may not be quite as tricky as it looks.

Sling TV, for example, is an OTT service that gives access to a good proportion of games. Its Sling Blue package ($51 per month) offers local NBC and Fox channels in most major markets, as well as NFL Network, while Sling Orange ($46 per month) carries ESPN. Or you can combine them with the Orange + Blue plan for $66 per month ($35 for first month).

A costlier but even more thorough alternative is Fubo TV, which includes CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, ABC and NFL Network – nearly all the TV channels you need to tune into the NFL this season. Prices start at $84.99 a month but new users get a FREE Fubo trial.

Netflix starts at $7.99/month; Prime Video at $14.99/month after a 30-day free trial; Fox One at $19.99/month after a 7-day FREE trial; Paramount Plus at $7.99/month after a 7-day FREE trial; Peacock at $10.99/month; ESPN Unlimited at $29.99/month.

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The most comprehensive NFL coverage in the UK, meanwhile, comes courtesy of NFL Game Pass on DAZN, which shows every minute of almost every regular season and every playoff game, plus the Super Bowl. A subscription is down to just £29.99 for the rest of the season. Just note that the Sunday games shown by Channel 5, won’t go out live on Game Pass and will only be available to stream 24 hours later.

Select games are being shown on Sky Sports, which start at £35/month or £20 if you’re an existing Sky subscriber. Alternatively, grab a Now Sports subscription from £14.99/day or £34.99/month.

NFL Game Pass is the National Football League’s dedicated streaming service, which allows die-hard football fans to watch every single game, including the playoffs and Super Bowl.

It’s available via DAZN everywhere except for the US and China. Prices vary from country to country, and get progressively cheaper throughout the season.

Most countries also show games on TV and online through their domestic broadcasters, too:

Africa

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The NFL broadcast rights for Africa are held by ESPN, which provides coverage to sub-Saharan countries:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

DAZN has the rights to broadcast every single game of the 2025 NFL season in Canada. Select games are also shown on TSN/RDS and CTV.

ESPN has the broadcast rights to the 2025NFL season across Latin America.

ESPN and Fox Sports share the rights to NFL coverage in Argentina.

The 2025 NFL rights are split between ESPN, Fox Sports, TV Azteca Deportes and TelevisaUnivision in Mexico.

You can watch the 2025 NFL season unfold on ESPN and Rush Sports across the Caribbean.

DAZN holds the exclusive broadcast rights to stream the NFL in many countries across Europe:

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland.

Many countries, including some of those listed above, also have some NFL 2025 coverage on traditional TV networks:

Free-to-air M6 will show one 2025 NFL game per week in France, plus three playoffs games and the Super Bowl.

Further coverage is available via beIN Sports.

Pay TV provider Arena Sport holds the NFL rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.

You can watch NFL action on Max Sport in Bulgaria.

Czech Republic & Slovakia

Premier Sport has the rights to show NFL 2025/26 games on television in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

You can watch the 2025 NFL season on TV 2 Sport in Denmark.

TV4 Media holds the rights to the NFL in these Scandinavian countries.

While DAZN is the main NFL rights-holder in Germany, select games will also be shown on RTL.

Greeks can watch NFL coverage on Cosmote Sport.

Arena4 will air coverage of the 2025 NFL season in Hungary.

Select NFL games will be shown on Stöð 2 Sport in Iceland.

ESPN holds the rights to the NFL in the Netherlands.

NFL fans in Norway can watch select matchups on VG+.

DAZN is the main NFL rights-holder in Poland, but select games will also be shown on Polsat Sport.

VOYO is set to stream regular season games, playoffs and the Super Bowl in Romania.

Movistar Plus+ and Vamos will both carry free streams of NFL games during the 2025/26 season, with Movistar Deportes showing others from behind its paywall.

S Sport will show the 2025 NFL season unfold in Turkey.

Asia

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Tencent is the main NFL rights-holder in China, showing seven live games per week. Regional coverage will also be provided by SMG Great Sports (in Shanghai) and GDTV Sports (in Guangdong Province). BesTV will also have coverage through selected providers.

The NFL is available to watch via Now Sports in Hong Kong.

Star Sports has the rights to the NFL in India.

Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore

The Mola service has the broadcast rights for the 2025 NFL season in these countries.

Broadcaster Nippon TV has the rights to show NFL live streams in Japan.

The Shahid streaming platform will show NFL action in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq.

Viewers in the Philippines can watch plenty of the action on Premier Sports.

Viewers in South Korea can watch the NFL on Coupang Play and MBC Sports+.

Chunghwa Telecom MOD and OTT services ELTA.tv and Hami Video have the coverage.

Thai NFL fans can watch a huge number of games on TrueVisions.

FPT Play has regular season action with K+ showing the Super Bowl.

Oceania

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The Broncos vs Chiefs, Jaguars vs Colts and Giants vs Raiders games are free-to-air on 7Mate and 7Plus in Australia. Select games are being shown on ESPN and Kayo Sports.

In New Zealand, the Broncos vs Chiefs, Jaguars vs Colts, and Giants vs Raiders are free-to-air on TVNZ Plus. Select games are available to watch on ESPN.

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