NFL Sunday Ticket: Deals, plans, and more

The 2023 NFL season may be done, but that just means that the countdown has started for the 2024 spectacular, and the NFL Sunday Ticket is a great way to bolster your viewing options every weekend once it gets underway.

If you’re curious about what NFL Sunday Ticket is, how much it costs, and how you can save on it, this whistlestop guide should help.

What is NFL Sunday Ticket, and how much does it cost?

NFL Sunday Ticket is a subscription package that offers all out-of-market regular season Sunday NFL games. That means it allows you to watch any regional Sunday game on the schedule even if you’re not in a part of the country where that game is being broadcast on local channels. This is extremely handy if you happen to be a fan of a team but no longer live in that team’s home state, but it’s also great if you just want to massively increase your Sunday football viewing menu. For example, if you’re keen to cheer on the Dallas Cowboys from your sofa but you’re based in San Francisco, NFL Sunday Ticket unlocks this option.

Previously only accessible via the DirecTV satellite service, NFL Sunday Ticket is now available on YouTube and YouTube TV. You only require a subscription to the service and a fast internet connection to get your football fix from anywhere in the country.

The service isn’t cheap. The regular cost on YouTube, known as YouTube Primetime Channels, is $449 for the season. The cost of adding the package to YouTube TV is $349 for the season, but this has to be seen in the context of the $72.99 monthly subscription to YouTube TV itself.

For an extra $40, you can add NFL RedZone to the package, making a total cost of $489 on YouTube or $389 on YouTube TV.

How much is the NFL Sunday Ticket student discount?

The NFL Sunday Ticket student discount is substantial. It drops the price of the whole season to just $109 for people who can verify their student status, which is $340 less than the normal price. It doesn’t require a YouTube TV subscription, and you can’t make further savings if you have one, but you can watch it on YouTube TV once you’re signed up.

The student package is a bit more limited in scope than the regular service because it is limited to one device at a time, and family sharing is not included. The implication is that students on a budget can still enjoy the plethora of out-of-market games while away studying, but a whole family with one kid at college can’t play the system.

How to sign up for the NFL Sunday Ticket student discount

Here’s the process for signing up for the student discount:

1. Go to YouTube and navigate to the official NFL page.
2. Select Get NFL Sunday Ticket.
3. If prompted, sign in to your Google account.
4. Hit the link that says Eligible students can save with a student plan.
5. Unless you’ve recently verified your student status with SheerID, you’ll be asked to verify it here. Tap Continue.
6. Enter your details and those of your educational institution, then press Verify My Student Status.
7. If SheerID can instantly verify your details, you’ll see a success message. If not, you’ll be required to upload your proof of enrollment, such as a student ID card. US students are likely to get an email confirmation of verification within around 20 minutes. Those studying abroad may have to wait for up to 48 hours for confirmation.
8. Assuming you do get verified, go to the email confirmation and hit Continue.
9. You’ll be taken back to YouTube, and you need only to complete the checkout process, choosing whether you want to include NFL RedZone in your package.

NFL Sunday Ticket deals and discounts

There are a number of ways that you can save on the not-inconsiderable NFL Sunday Ticket price. We’ve already covered two of them above in the form of the $100 discount for YouTube TV subscribers and the student package. The monthly cost of YouTube TV means that it isn’t worth signing up for the service purely for the Sunday Ticket discount, as you’d end up paying much more. But it’s a nice markdown if you’re already a YouTube TV subscriber.

If the 2023 season is anything to go by, there will be an early-season deal ahead of the first weekend matchups. It’s a $50 reduction on the price of any of the packages, and you’ll see it plastered all over the signup page closer to the event. It will be automatically applied to your checkout price if you catch it in time.

Another time-sensitive promotion in the previous season was four months of Max for free with your NFL Sunday Ticket subscription. It remains to be seen if this will be available this fall, but if so, you’ll get four months of the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max, worth $15.99 per month, free of charge.

All of the NFL Sunday Ticket packages also have a seven-day free trial, which is the obvious way to give the service a try without making a financial commitment. You’ll be required to provide your billing details, and you’ll be automatically charged if you don’t cancel before the free trial ends, but if you’re sharp enough with your admin, this free trial is a no-brainer.

On top of these other deals, there are specific ways that you may also qualify for a discount on the NFL Sunday Ticket. You should check with your mobile carrier first as you may have some luck that way — Verizon, for example, offers $100 off the NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV package to certain customers. But you may have earned a discount code in other ways. For instance, those who recently bought a TCL or Google TV may have qualified for a $100 discount.

You can find out more about the potential deals and discounts for both YouTube TV and NFL Sunday Ticket on the Offer Terms page.

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