Cordkillers 516 - Fiscal Theory of Football
Watching every NFL game this season could cost up to $1,758 with YouTube TV and other services but shouldn't. Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show will stick to four weekly episodes, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl premieres at AFI Fest before hitting Netflix.
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Supply Run
MarketWatch calculated that watching every NFL game this season could cost $1,758 or up to $2,494 with traditional cable, but bundling services for just the NFL season can lower the price to around $736.96.
Combining YouTube TV with NFL Sunday Ticket offers a lower cost of $635.96 for the season.
You can lower costs further by using free broadcast channels and paying only for specific services like ESPN or Peacock.
Bundling YouTube TV and NFL Sunday Ticket seems the best option at $635.96, with additional costs for Prime, Peacock, and ESPN+ totaling $94.
Peacock is needed for only two months, costing $16 for NFL games, much less than annual estimates.
Netflix, which streams only Christmas games, costs just $7 for one month instead of an annual charge.
ESPN+ costs $11 for a single Week 7 game, meaning you don’t need to pay for a whole year.
Amazon Prime Video costs $60 for the season rather than $139 for a full year.
Total costs for regular season NFL games can be as low as $729.96, with preseason games adding $7 more for NFL+.
If you already have Amazon Prime for shipping or Netflix for other reasons, the only major cost might be for NFL Sunday Ticket at $479.
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