How To Watch ‘Monday Night Football’ Without Cable

Baseball may be America’s national pastime, but the National Football League has been the country’s biggest sports obsession for a long time. Most of the heart-pounding action takes place on Sundays, but two teams get the national-television treatment each Monday. The weekly marquee matchup aired on broadcast television for its first 35 years, but in 2006 the show moved to ESPN — much to the chagrin of cord-cutters everywhere. If you’re one of the millions of people who don’t want their entertainment tethered to the wall, here are a few suggestions for how to watch “Monday Night Football” without cable.

Here are a few of our favorite ways to stream Monday Night Football:

	Price	Channels	Free Trial
#1	$69.99 – $139.99	65+	None	See Offer
#2	$5.99 – $85.96	68 – 88	7 or 30 days	See Offer
#3	$54.99 – $86.96	100+	7 days	See Offers
#4	$35 – $50	30+ – 130+	3 days	See Offer

You need ESPN, but you don’t want to pay for cable. What can you do? The alternative to traditional television carriers is a live TV streaming service, or “skinny bundle.” These services combine the joy of live TV with the convenience of streaming, including go-anywhere flexibility and month-to-month subscriptions you can cancel at any time.

Since many streaming services include access to the complete lineup of ESPN channels, you’ll be able to watch “Monday Night Football” and many of your other favorite sports.

Dish Network may have been the first satellite provider to get into the skinny-bundle market, but it isn’t the only one. In 2016, AT&T launched its own livestreaming television service, DIRECTV NOW, which was later renamed AT&T TV NOW and finally the simpler AT&T TV. If you’re interested in watching “Monday Night Football,” you’ll be glad to know ESPN is available. Read our full review of AT&T TV to learn more.

Hulu + Live TV gives you access to Hulu’s complete library of on-demand content, along with a lineup of live television channels, including ESPN. That means Hulu + Live TV can be your ticket to catching “Monday Night Football” without cable. Read our full review of Hulu to find out everything you need to know.

As of August 2020, ESPN is on fuboTV thanks to the streaming service’s deal with Disney. Now that the worldwide leader is here, you can enjoy all the “Monday Night Football” you want. fuboTV used to be a niche service aimed mostly at soccer fans, but it has broadened its catalog significantly. You can now watch a ton of other sports there as well. For more information on the service, check out our complete review of fuboTV.

One of the oldest skinny-bundle products on the market is also one of the cheapest ways to watch “Monday Night Football” without a cable subscription. Since launching in early 2015, Sling TV has developed a solid reputation among cord-cutters. You can read our review of Sling TV to learn why.

YouTube TV

Google has its hands in more pies than Marie Callender, so it’s only natural that the internet giant would roll out its own skinny-bundle service. Through the YouTube TV platform, you can access dozens of channels, including ESPN. If you would like to learn more about YouTube TV, check out the YouTube TV channel list.

Yahoo Sports App

Mobile users have another option for streaming Monday Night Football without subscribing to ESPN, as Yahoo Sports has an agreement with the NFL. Simply download the Yahoo app and you’ll get access to the same slate of games that you do on the official league application. The one additional benefit you’ll get over the NFL’s platform is Yahoo’s live scoreboard for every other sport, which means you can easily switch away from the game to curse about your other favorite team. Just like the NFL’s service, this download is free of charge.

When it comes to watching “Monday Night Football,” you’ve got options. You can watch it on your TV, if that’s your style. You can also watch it on your laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet. Find your preferred service in the chart below to see what kind of platform support you can expect.

Winning in the NFL isn’t easy. If you don’t believe it, just ask all the coaches who got fired either during or immediately after last season. Luckily, getting a legal livestream of “Monday Night Football” isn’t nearly as tricky.

You can actually stream NFL football any day of the week! Check out our complete guide to streaming NFL games to learn more, or get specific guidance on your best cable-free options for “Thursday Night Football,” the NFL playoffs, and even the Super Bowl.

If you’re a football fan, then there’s a good chance you like other sports as well. Read our guide to watching sports without cable to find out more about watching your favorite teams via both skinny bundles and over-the-air broadcasts.