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How To Watch NFL Games on Paramount Plus

Paramount+ is the streaming home of NFL on CBS games, and our experts spent the last season determining if the service is worth it for gridiron fans.

~40 Live NFL Games Per Season
Paramount+
Pro
7-day free trial
Pro
Live in-market NFL on CBS games
Pro
Large library of on-demand movies and shows
Con
Regional blackouts
Con
No CBS Sports Network access
Pro
7-day free trial
Pro
Live in-market NFL on CBS games
Pro
Large library of on-demand movies and shows
Con
Regional blackouts
Con
No CBS Sports Network access

Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.

Cancel at any time. Free trials are for new subscribers only.

Paramount+ is a great all-around streaming service. But its NFL content is less of a main attraction and more of a complimentary benefit. Still, you’ll get live access to about 40 NFL on CBS matchups during the 2025 NFL season, no matter which Paramount+ plan you choose.

The biggest upside is the streaming service’s other offerings. Unlike ESPN+, which specializes in only sports, Paramount+ includes thousands of TV episodes and movies on top of live sporting events. Some of this content comes from popular brands like Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon—illustrating how there’s something for everyone on Paramount+.

Is Paramount Plus worth it for NFL fans?

Paramount+ is worth it only for NFL fans who can’t access CBS with an over-the-air antenna and don’t want to pay for an expensive TV service.

If you’re shopping specifically for live NFL games, Paramount+ will have only what your local CBS station airs. These NFL on CBS broadcasts account for half of the NFL’s Sunday afternoon games, historically emphasizing AFC matchups and NFC crossovers. The other half of those Sunday afternoon games air on FOX.

During the 2025 NFL season, about 40 NFL on CBS games will air in each market, including a national game on Thanksgiving Day. Of course, your local team will not play all their matches within the scope of those games. Some weeks, they might play on FOX. In others, they could be on Amazon Prime Video for Thursday Night Football, NBC for Sunday Night Football, or ESPN for Monday Night Football.

The NFL on CBS show page displays rows of scheduled games on Paramount Plus.
You can view the NFL on CBS schedule through Paramount+, as seen on a Chrome web browser. (Image credit: CableTV.com)

Paramount+ is more worthwhile for NFL fans who want access to a blend of shows, movies, and live sporting events—especially soccer. I love how it has every English-language broadcast of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

There are also a handful of live Paramount+ channels to dig into, including CBS Sports HQ and CBS News. But you won’t get access to CBS Sports Network, CBS’s premium sports channel that shows many college football games.

Paramount+ vs. NFL+

Want more local and primetime NFL games for about the same price as Paramount+? NFL+ provides live access to every in-market and nationally televised NFL game for $6.99 a month. But unlike Paramount+, you can only watch those games on mobile devices, not TVs or desktop computers.

NFL content on Paramount Plus

The NFL content you get with Paramount+ is pretty basic. Primarily, you’ll be able to watch every live NFL on CBS broadcast shown in your local market. During the 2025 season, NFL on CBS will feature one national preseason match, about 36 regular-season games, and a few playoff showdowns. But game counts can vary between CBS affiliates depending on league and network rules.

Pro tip: NFL games on Paramount+ are only available to watch live, not on demand. But you can get more from your live viewing experience by logging into the NFL mobile app with your Paramount+ account to watch live CBS games in-app alongside game stats and NFL.com articles.

Fantasy football fans will find a lot to enjoy from Fantasy Football Today. The CBS Sports HQ analysis program offers NFL Fantasy Football advice through multiple weekly episodes throughout the season—allowing you to stay up on any NFL news that might impact your fantasy team.

Update: Unfortunately, Inside the NFL has left Paramount+. The long-running studio show now airs on The CW.

While Paramount+ might have a small amount of NFL coverage, its TV shows and movies are where it really shines. And sometimes those cross into the world of football. For instance, you can watch football movies like The Longest Yard and Varsity Blues on Paramount+.

NFL on CBS schedule

Around 100 NFL games will appear on CBS and Paramount+ during the 2025–2026 regular season. However, just over one-third of those NFL on CBS matchups will air in your region due to blackout restrictions.

Expand the table below for the full NFL on CBS schedule, and check out 506 Sports’ weekly NFL broadcast maps to see which games will air locally. Any matchups not televised in your area will stream live on NFL Sunday Ticket.

Game Day Time (ET)
Week 1
Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots Sunday, Sept. 7 1:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets Sunday, Sept. 7 1:00 p.m.
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Sept. 7 1:00 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints Sunday, Sept. 7 1:00 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 7 4:25 p.m.
Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Sept. 7 4:25 p.m.
Week 2
Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Sept. 14 1:00 p.m.
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets Sunday, Sept. 14 1:00 p.m.
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Sunday, Sept. 14 1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 14 1:00 p.m.
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Sept. 14 1:00 p.m.
Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Sept. 14 4:05 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Sept. 14 4:05 p.m.
Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots Sunday, Sept. 21 1:00 p.m.
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Sept. 21 1:00 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 21 1:00 p.m.
Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Sept. 21 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Sept. 21 4:05 p.m.
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Sept. 21 4:05 p.m.
Week 4
New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills Sunday, Sept. 28 1:00 p.m.
Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Sept. 28 1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants Sunday, Sept. 28 1:00 p.m.
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans Sunday, Sept. 28 1:00 p.m.
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 28 4:25 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Las Vegas Raiders Sunday, Sept. 28 4:25 p.m.
Week 5
New York Giants at New Orleans Saints Sunday, Oct. 5 1:00 p.m.
Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Oct. 5 1:00 p.m.
Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Oct. 5 1:00 p.m.
Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Oct. 5 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Oct. 5 4:05 p.m.
Week 6
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Oct. 12 1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins Sunday, Oct. 12 1:00 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Oct. 12 1:00 p.m.
Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers Sunday, Oct. 12 4:25 p.m.
New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints Sunday, Oct. 12 4:25 p.m.
Week 7
New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Oct. 19 1:00 p.m.
Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns Sunday, Oct. 19 1:00 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Oct. 19 1:00 p.m.
New York Giants at Denver Broncos Sunday, Oct. 19 4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Oct. 19 4:05 p.m.
Week 8
New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Oct. 26 1:00 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Oct. 26 1:00 p.m.
Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Oct. 26 1:00 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos Sunday, Oct. 26 4:25 p.m.
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Oct. 26 4:25 p.m.
Week 9
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Nov. 2 1:00 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots Sunday, Nov. 2 1:00 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Nov. 2 1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Nov. 2 1:00 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants Sunday, Nov. 2 1:00 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills Sunday, Nov. 2 4:25 p.m.
Week 10
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans Sunday, Nov. 9 1:00 p.m.
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Sunday, Nov. 9 1:00 p.m.
New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 9 1:00 p.m.
Cleveland Browns at New York Jets Sunday, Nov. 9 1:00 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Nov. 9 4:05 p.m.
Week 11
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills Sunday, Nov. 16 1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Nov. 16 1:00 p.m.
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Nov. 16 1:00 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Sunday, Nov. 16 4:25 p.m.
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns Sunday, Nov. 16 4:25 p.m.
Week 12
New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Nov. 23 1:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears Sunday, Nov. 23 1:00 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Nov. 23 1:00 p.m.
New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 23 1:00 p.m.
Cleveland Browns at Las Vegas Raiders Sunday, Nov. 23 4:05 p.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Nov. 23 4:05 p.m.
Week 13
Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys
(Thanksgiving Day)
Thursday, Nov. 27 4:30 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns Sunday, Nov. 30 1:00 p.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Nov. 30 1:00 p.m.
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Nov. 30 1:00 p.m.
Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Nov. 30 4:25 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Nov. 30 4:25 p.m.
Week 14
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 7 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Dec. 7 1:00 p.m.
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets Sunday, Dec. 7 1:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Dec. 7 1:00 p.m.
Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders Sunday, Dec. 7 4:05 p.m.
Week 15
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Dec. 14 1:00 p.m.
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Sunday, Dec. 14 1:00 p.m.
New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 14 1:00 p.m.
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Dec. 14 1:00 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos Sunday, Dec. 14 4:25 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Dec. 14 4:25 p.m.
Week 18
Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Dec. 21 1:00 p.m.
New York Jets at New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 21 1:00 p.m.
New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Dec. 21 1:00 p.m.
Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns Sunday, Dec. 21 1:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions Sunday, Dec. 21 4:25 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans Sunday, Dec. 21 4:25 p.m.
Week 17
New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Dec. 28 1:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Sunday, Dec. 28 1:00 p.m.
New England Patriots at New York Jets Sunday, Dec. 28 1:00 p.m.
TBD Sunday, Dec. 28 4:05 p.m.

Week 18 matchups TBD. Data effective as of post date. Sunday afternoon games are subject to flexible scheduling and may move into the Sunday or Monday night windows. Kick-off times for Sunday afternoon games may also change between 1:00 p.m. and 4:05 p.m. or 4:25 p.m. ET. 

Paramount Plus plans and pricing

Plan Price Live NFL on CBS games Video Simultaneous streams Details
Paramount+ Essential $7.99/mo. 1080p 3 View Plan
Paramount+ Premium $12.99/mo. 1080p 3 View Plan

Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.

Cancel at any time. Free trials are for new subscribers only.

Paramount+ offers two subscription plans: Paramount+ Essential ($7.99 a month) and Paramount+ Premium ($12.99 a month). The main difference is that you get SHOWTIME content with the latter plan, expanding your library with hit shows like Dexter and Yellowjackets.

Another benefit of the Paramount+ Premium plan is that it provides live, 24/7 streaming access to your local CBS station. You’ll want that for watching college sports, but you can stream your local CBS channel’s NFL games no matter which plan you choose.

Other ways to watch NFL games

There are many ways to watch NFL games this season. And when it comes to watching NFL on CBS broadcasts, Paramount+ is not the only way to tune in.

We outline the best ways to catch your favorite teams in action on our How To Watch NFL Games page. Spoiler alert: YouTube TV receives our highest recommendation because it’s the only live TV service that offers NFL Sunday Ticket—giving you live out-of-market coverage alongside local and national channels.

YouTube TV with NFL Sunday Ticket is not the way to go if you’re looking for inexpensive ways to follow football. Fortunately, you can still watch many live NFL games the traditional way by connecting an over-the-air (OTA) antenna to your TV.

Depending on your antenna’s range and location, you’ll get access to local and national NFL games that air on ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. That includes every Sunday Night Football game and some Monday Night Football matchups, plus most NFL playoff games and the Super Bowl.

Our Best OTA Antennas page highlights many great antenna options. But if your pigskin heart is set on a subscription TV service, you can use your zip code below to look up the best TV plans available for your home turf.

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NFL on Paramount Plus FAQ

Can you watch all NFL games on Paramount Plus?

No, Paramount+ subscribers can only stream in-market and nationally televised NFL games that air on CBS. But you can learn more about other NFL viewing options by visiting our How To Watch NFL Games page.

Does Paramount Plus carry NFL Network?

No, Paramount+ doesn’t carry NFL Network. The cheapest way to get NFL Network through a TV provider is by subscribing to Sling TV’s Sling Blue plan. Otherwise, you can get 24/7 access to NFL Network through NFL+.

How much is Paramount Plus with NFL?

Both Paramount+ plans—Essential ($7.99 a month) and Premium ($12.99 a month)—come with the same number of live NFL games.

Can you replay NFL games on Paramount Plus?

No, you can stream live NFL games only on Paramount+. While the streaming service has no on-demand NFL game access, you can rewatch every NFL matchup this season on NFL+ Premium (formerly NFL Game Pass) for $14.99 a month.

Why you should trust us

During the last NFL season, our experts researched and hands-on tested Paramount+ to determine its overall value for NFL fans. We compared the streaming service’s cost and game count to other NFL viewing options while also examining its non-NFL content and features.

Check out our How We Rank page to learn more about our methods.

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