How to Watch NFL Games Live on Sling TV in 2024
The NFL is back and you can watch every touchdown, interception, and big play on Sling. Here's what you need to know.
Now that we’ve had a full year of post-Tom Brady NFL football, a new hierarchy has emerged in the NFL. With back-to-back Super Bowl wins and three titles in four championship appearances in the ‘20s, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are on top. Two of those Super Bowl wins came against the San Francisco 49ers, who once again appear to be the team to beat in the NFC.
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Outside of those two teams making the playoffs (and the Carolina Panthers missing them), it’s difficult to predict anything about the 2024 NFL season. In the AFC, reigning league MVP Lamar Jackson got an incredible new weapon in former Titans running back Travis Henry, but his poor performance in the AFC Championship game has some questioning Baltimore’s ability to go all the way. Similar questions haunt the Miami Dolphins, who have started hot before fading badly the past two seasons. Cincinnati Bengals flamethrower Joe Burrow is looking for a bounce-back year after missing much of last season with a wrist injury. And the biggest question in the AFC (outside of whether or not Jets QB Aaron Rodgers can still play football) is up in Buffalo, where Josh Allen lost his two best receivers in the offseason; Gabe Davis, who signed with Jacksonville, and Stefon Diggs, who was traded to the surging Houston Texans.
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In the NFC, Jordan Love just signed the biggest contract ever for a QB (four years, $220 million). The pressure is on in Green Bay, where they’ll battle it out with last year’s Cinderella, the Detroit Lions, who came within one game of the Super Bowl. The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings should be improved this year as well, as both teams drafted first-round QBs (Caleb Williams at No. 1 and J.J. McCarthy at No. 10, respectively) who are expected to be a big part of their team’s future. After losing six of their final seven games last season, the Philadelphia Eagles somehow landed RB Saquon Barkley from their hated rivals, the New York Giants. They’ll look to overtake the NFC East-winning Dallas Cowboys, whose “win-now” window could soon close with several star players looking to get paid.
These are just a handful of storylines that will shape the 2024 NFL Season. For complete details on how to watch the NFL with Sling, read on!
How to Watch NFC Teams on Sling
If you live in a TV market with an NFC team, you’ll want to subscribe to Sling Blue or Orange + Blue. That’s because local FOX affiliates (which carry the majority of NFC games) are included with Sling Blue in 14 of 16 NFC markets (New Orleans and Charlotte are the only NFC markets without a local FOX affiliate on Sling). Even better, the local NBC affiliate is available on Sling Blue in seven of the 14 markets with local FOX channels, so you can watch Sunday Night Football as well.
Here’s the full list of cities with their local FOX and/or NBC affiliate on Sling Blue:
How to Watch AFC Teams on Sling
If your local market is home to an AFC team that plays most of their games on CBS, you’ll want to consider getting an OTA Antenna to watch games. OTA Antennas give you all of your local channels free of charge, so you can watch games on CBS, FOX, and NBC without a streaming subscription. All CBS games will also be available on Paramount+; subscriptions start at $5.99 per month.
How to Watch Monday Night Football on Sling
To watch Monday Night Football on ESPN with Sling, all you’ll need is a subscription to Sling Orange, or Sling Orange + Blue. With Sling Orange, you’ll also be able to watch Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, aka The Manningcast, on ESPN2, along with select Monday Night Football double-headers on ESPN3.
To watch Thursday Night Football games, you’ll need a subscription to Amazon Prime, as they will no longer be available through the NFL Network on Sling Blue. However, keep in mind that if your local team is playing on a Thursday or Monday night, your game will also be available to watch on a local channel.
How to Watch NFL RedZone on Sling
Lastly, fantasy football fans can get seven straight hours of commercial-free football every Sunday on NFL RedZone by subscribing to Sling Blue (or Orange + Blue) with the Sports Extra pack. In addition to NFL RedZone, the Sports Extra pack has almost two dozen sports channels, including MLB Network, NBA TV, FS2, and the Tennis Channel, plus college-focused channels like the SEC Network, the Big 12 Network, and ACC Network.
So whether you’re a football obsessive that wants highlights from every game or you just want to watch the Manning brothers laugh it up with special guests on Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, Sling has as much or as little NFL football as you want. Check out the weekly 2024 preseason schedule below and use the link at the bottom of this page to sign up for Sling Orange + Blue with Sports Extras.