# NFL games on-line? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 11, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-games-on-line/509632 "2009-09-11T01:17:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-games-on-line/509632/1 "2009-09-11T01:17:19Z")
Why the hell doesn’t the NFL stream their games to North America? Of course there’s this really clunky Sopcast/TVAnts setup out there that you can illegally stream the games with really shitty video quality. MLB smartened up and are making a killing off of streaming all of their games (in HD no less). WTF is wrong with the NFL? This is so frustrating. Unless I buy DirecTV or go to a bar, there is absolutely no way I can watch my team play. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Quack\_s\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@Duck\_Quack\_s\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Quack_s_Echo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-games-on-line/509632/2 "2009-09-11T03:56:15Z")
> [@DudleyGarrett](#): > > Why the hell doesn’t the NFL stream their games to North America? Strangely, I just watched the Steelers-Titans game live on free-to-air TV in here in Brisbane, Australia. First game I’ve watched since I left the US thirty-nine years ago. A pretty good game it was, too. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-games-on-line/509632/3 "2009-09-11T05:11:16Z")
There are multiyear TV contracts involved, and I’m sure they have some sort of exclusivity agreements. During the offseason NFL offered a pay service where you could watch the games from last year on their site. I don’t know if they’ll be doing something similar this year, or how good the service was. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-games-on-line/509632/4 "2009-09-11T13:35:33Z")
You can watch the games on a delay at [nfl.com/gamerewind](http://nfl.com/gamerewind), but it’s a pay service. All the Sunday night games were streamed live at [NBCsports.com](http://NBCsports.com) and [NFL.com](http://NFL.com) (free) last year, but I don’t know if they’re doing it this year.