The NFL season is officially underway and it's almost kickoff time for the league's first Sunday of action. But wait, you haven't gotten NFL Sunday Ticket yet. Here's how.

Why is NFL Sunday Ticket such a big play for transplanted NFL fans and fantasy football players alike? Because the programming package lets you watch all of the out-of-market NFL games being played, beyond those broadcast on your local CBS, Fox and NBC stations.

This Sunday there's a dozen NFL games scheduled for Sunday on CBS and Fox, with start times between 1 p.m. ET and 4:25 p.m. ET.

Prior to the 2023-2024 NFL regular season, the NFL Sunday Ticket package had been delivered by satellite service DirecTV. But in December 2022, Google won the rights to the package, paying about $2 billion annually over seven years, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Here's what you need to know about getting the NFL Sunday Ticket package and some remaining discounts to help you save this football season.

NFL Sunday Ticket price breakdown

You still have some options if you are looking to get NFL Sunday Ticket. Google is using the kickoff of the NFL season to attract new subscribers to its YouTube TV streaming service, which has more than 100 channels including local ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS networks. You can get additional savings when you bundle the two services:

• NFL Sunday Ticket with YouTube TV: The price for NFL Sunday Ticket and a YouTube TV subscription is currently four payments of $167.74 per month, a total of $670.96 (a savings of $100 if you purchased each separately). After those four months, you'll be charged $72.99 per month for YouTube TV's base plan. For $10.99 per month ($43.96 for the season), you can also add the NFL RedZone channel, hosted by Scott Hanson, hosted by Scott Hanson, tracks big plays during Sunday games over seven hours live and may show up to 8 games simultaneously via the famous "Octobox."
• NFL Sunday Ticket without YouTube TV: The price to watch NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube is four payments of $119.75, a total of $479 for the season. You can also add NFL RedZone for $10.99 per month.

Other NFL Sunday Ticket deals

• Verizon's NFL Sunday Ticket free offer and discounts: New mobile customers, and existing subscribers who make certain upgrades, can get NFL Sunday Ticket for free (deal ends Wednesday, Sept. 11). Also: Current customers can save $100 on either NFL Sunday Ticket or NFL Sunday Ticket with NFL RedZone, bringing the season-long price to $349 or $389.
• Three-week free trial from FanDuel: New users who bet $5 on FanDuel get a three-week free trial for NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube and YouTube TV (offer good until Sept. 22; once you make the bet, you will get a promo code to use on YouTube for the next three weeks). After your trial ends, the full price of NFL Sunday Ticket will be automatically charged seasonally unless you cancel. And new FanDuel customers who make their first $5 bet will also get $200 in bonus bets.

The RedZone channel, hosted by Scott Hanson, tracks big plays during Sunday games over seven hours live and may show up to 8 games simultaneously via the famous "Octobox."

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How to get the NFL Sunday Ticket student discount

Students attending colleges or universities can subscribe to the NFL Sunday Ticket for $199, a savings of $280 over the $479 regular price – and they can add NFL RedZone for $10.

To get the NFL Sunday Ticket student discount offer, students can sign up on the YouTube site. YouTube suggests using a personal email address to set up NFL Sunday Ticket (you watch via the NFL page on YouTube) because some university networks place restrictions on .edu accounts.

Then, students can choose either to subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket ($199) or NFL Sunday Ticket with NFL RedZone ($209) and will then verify their student status and supply a form of payment.

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