![]() Should I stream NFL games with Prime Video or NFL+? After about an hour of watching fringe NFL players execute vanilla game-plans (teams generally don’t bring their best plays into a preseason game out of fear of showing their hands too early), I did what I always do during the NFL preseason: I got bored and played video games instead. The streaming quality was the same and the mobile app’s interface was only marginally faster. I also tried watching for a bit using the NFL app on iPhone to see if the experience was any different and it wasn’t, really. It would frequently stall for 10 to 15 seconds at a time, and the response time between me hitting a button and anything happening on screen could last several seconds. Simply moving the cursor around the main menu is a lurching, molasses-like affair on a streaming device that rarely has that kind of trouble with any other apps. ![]() That issue didn't apply to the Ravens game, but plenty of other issues did.įrustratingly, the process of getting any game up and running on the NFL app is a chore. I know NFL+ doesn't promise access to every preseason game, but still, paying for something and being locked out of a stream because of local restrictions is annoying. The first problem I ran into with NFL+ was that the Giants game wasn't available because I live in New York. And unless you’re super invested in one of the teams on the field, it’s generally not worth watching.) (In case you’ve never watched preseason football, it usually involves seeing backup players, many of whom will never touch the field in a real NFL game. I checked in on a New York Giants-New England Patriots matchup and a game between the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. I streamed portions of two preseason games using the NFL app on a Chromecast with Google TV, one of the best 4K streaming devices on the market. This is where the problems really begin and end: The NFL app just isn’t any good to use. NFL+ merely unlocks certain game streams. To be clear, you don't need NFL+ to download and use the app, which has game scores, stats, and some videos available for free. How to stream NFL games with NFL+Īll NFL+ streams operate out of the NFL app, which you can find on Android, iOS, and streaming devices like Chromecast and Roku. However, thanks to performance problems, the product as it exists right now just isn’t up to par with what you'd expect from the NFL’s first foray into the streaming business. Free access to all radio broadcasts of games is also a neat bonus, as sometimes you might be away from a TV and still need to know what’s going on in a high-stakes game. ![]() Preseason games can be a little tricky to catch if you don’t live in your team’s local TV market, so as a Kansas City Chiefs fan living in New York, NFL+ does have one thing to offer me. If you’re really into football and don’t have cable, this might look like an enticing offer on paper. If you choose to pay the extra $5/mo for NFL+ Premium, you also get both full and condensed replays of each game, as well as a “coaches film” view of games (using different camera angles from the TV broadcast to give you a fuller picture of each play), all without ads. Live audio broadcasts of every game, regardless of location Live local market regular season and playoff games on a phone or tablet Live preseason games from outside your local market on all devices NFL+ comes in two tiers - a basic $4.99/mo option and a “premium” $9.99/mo option. © 2023 The Buffalo Bills.The two tiers of NFL+.
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