You cannot watch NFL games on Pluto TV, but the over-the-top (OTT) service does have a specially curated NFL Channel that was launched in 2019.
One of the most favoured free live television streaming services is Pluto TV. The service is touted because it is free, unlike expensive cable contracts or the more affordable paid subscription packages offered by live television and on-demand services.
However, despite the fact that the service is free, it offers some of the more popular and current programming that paid subscription and live television streaming services like YouTube TV, Hulu Live + TV, and fuboTV offer.
Pluto TV does not offer live sporting events like the National Football League (NFL) Channel, but it has a specially curated NFL Channel.
Is Pluto TV fully free?
Pluto TV is an over-the-top (OTT) service. The term refers to streaming services that are only available on the internet and not through cable services, such as Netflix.
Additionally, the platform is an advertiser-supported video-on-demand streaming service (AVOD). This means that the service is supported by the ads it runs, which is what makes the platform completely free.
Pluto TV does not even require its viewers to subscribe to the platform, all you need to do is visit the Pluto TV website or download the app and choose what you want to watch from its extensive catalogue.
Can you watch NFL games on Pluto TV?
There are over 250 free channels on the Pluto TV platform. Navigating the platform’s extensive channels has been made easier by the platform as it has divided its offerings into categories.
Channel categories on the platform are Featured, Entertainment, Movies, Sports, Comedy, Kids, Latino, and Tech + Geek.
However, because the platform is completely free, the content on the service is not the latest content or content from popular television networks.
Instead, popular cable television channels have introduced specially-curated content on Pluto TV under their channel names.
Therefore, if you are a sports enthusiast who has a paid subscription live television streaming service that was bought specifically for sport, then a Pluto TV subscription is not worth it for you.
This is because Pluto TV does not offer live sporting content, and this includes National Football League (NFL) games. But in 2019, Pluto TV made headlines as the NFL Channel introduced its own specially-curated channel on the platform.
Similarly to other popular cable channels like MTV, the channel did not air current programming, but endeavoured to meet some of the demands of NFL sporting fans.
Senior executive of NFL Films, Ross Ketover, introduced the channel with the following statement, “We’re very excited to open up our library of classic games and memorable NFL programming to football fans through our dedicated NFL Channel on Pluto TV.”
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What can I watch on Pluto TV’s NFL Channel?
While the NFL Channel on Pluto TV does not offer live NFL games at all, it does offer viewers a journey down the NFL’s memory lane of the most memorable moments.
The Pluto TV channel offers content from the NFL’s library, including NFL Films and NFL Media, which offers programming such as previous seasons of the Hard Knocks series, team-specific season recaps dating back over a decade, and replays of NFL matchups.
Moreover, seasonally, viewers get to watch new content like the NFL Top 100 Players of that specific year, digitally-produced recaps, previews, and press conferences.
What are NFL Films?
NFL Films are part of NFL Media, which is owned and operated by the media division of the National Football League. As such, NFL Films is supposedly, “The most honored filmmaker in sports television history with 129 Sports Emmy Awards.”
Moreover, an official statement by the NFL explained, “With more than 100 million feet of film in its library, NFL Films is the historical backbone of NFL Network and a key supplier of the network’s programming, including the critically acclaimed series A Football Life. NFL Films is also the producer of HBO’s Hard Knocks, Prime Video’s All or Nothing, Showtime‘s Inside the NFL, Fox Sports’ NFL Turning Point and NFL Films Presents, and several documentaries for ESPN’s 30 for 30.”
Where can I watch NFL games for free?
If you are looking for free online platforms on which to watch NFL games, there are a number of these available. However, they are only available for users in the U.S.
Therefore, you may face some difficulty if you are outside the country and you want to use the platforms to watch NFL games.
Some of the leading platforms are:
- USTVGO
- 123 TV
- Live Soccer TV
- Live TV
- Stream2Watch
- StreamNFL
- NFLBites
- NFLWebcast
- SportLemonTV
- CricFreeTV
