Cut the Cable

The NFL regular season will kick off in a few weeks, and if you don’t want to mess with rabbit ears, cable subscriptions, and regional blackouts, that means it’s time to look into your streaming options. Like previous years, it’s a mess.

This year, Twitter is getting into the streaming video mix with Thursday night streams, DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket is expanding its availability to more people, and PlayStation Vue and Sling TV are adding NFL Network. Which is all to say: streaming NFL games is somehow more complicated than previous years, even though it looks like you have more options.

Cable-cutters have two main options to stream live TV: PlayStation Vue andSling TV. Both will give you access to NFL games this season. PlayStation Vue is $30-$40/month depending on your region and has apps for PS3, PS4, and most other set-top boxes. You can also access PlayStation Vue on Android and iOS, though the mobile apps require a TV-connected device like a Roku or PlayStation. Sling TV, on the other hand, is $40/month and has apps for most set-top boxes, Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Xbox One.

Unfortunately, channel availability complicates things a bit. Plus, even though they’re streaming video services, both are still susceptible to regional blackouts, so you’ll only get the same games as your local over-the-air networks, which sucks.

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