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The National Football League (NFL) is the biggest sports league in the world and the most popular in America. Its whooping revenue alone every season speaks for its worldwide reach and influence. In Australia, NFL is not as dominant as Australian rules football or rugby, but there’s a continuously growing fanbase that further expands its presence in the country. As Aussies love football to the core and NFL showcases the dynamic and thrilling nature of the game, it’s no wonder sports fans don’t mind sinking their teeth into this one as well.Â
The recently concluded NFL saw Philadelphia Eagles emerging as this season’s victor, defeating four-time champions Kansas City Chiefs. As the upcoming season begins to unfold, fans in Australia will need a complete guide on fixtures, broadcast schedules, and where to watch every match.Â
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There are several options for watching NFL live in 2025, with the subsequent regular season kick-starting on 4 September 2025. First is through ESPN, which you can access via Kayo, Foxtel (including Foxtel Now), and Fetch. ESPN broadcasts up to five live NFL games per week during the regular season, and a whole lot more.
Dedicated ESPN coverage includes every Thursday Night, Sunday Night and Monday Night regular-season games, an additional two Sunday afternoon games, as well as all Thanksgiving Day fixtures.
Once the playoffs roll around, ESPN will have every game of the Wild Card round, Division series, Conference Championships and Super Bowl LX available live, with replays for those who need to catch up. You can also access NFL Redzone, and other popular NFL programming that’s on during the week via ESPN Australia.
If you’re a diehard NFL fan, you’ll most likely want to watch every game possible. To do this, you’ll need to get an NFL Game Pass via DAZN Australia. This subscription guarantees every pre-season and regular season games, playoffs, Super Bowl, and replays.Â
The Seven Network is the NFL's official free to air broadcaster in Australia, delivering two live games per week during the regular season via 7mate and via streaming on 7plus. Channel 7 will also televise two live games each week during the NFL Playoffs, along with full coverage of the 2026 Super Bowl.
To watch every NFL game from the beginning to end, you will need an NFL Game Pass through DAZN. The NFL Game Pass is a subscription service from sports streaming platform DAZN that offers every game (pre-season, regular season, playoffs, and Super Bowl) across the NFL's entire season run, live and on demand.
NFL matches broadcast on 7mate and streamed on 7plus are free to watch since they’re not ad-free. If you want to watch NFL games with no ad breaks during play, you will need to subscribe to either Kayo or Foxtel Now, streaming services with limited free trials that offer ESPN content.Â
Currently, the NFL follows a 17-game regular-season schedule. In total, there are 272 games, with each of the NFL's 32 teams playing 17 games during an 18-week period with one bye week off.
You can watch selected games on replay on ESPN, accessible via streaming services Kayo Sports and Foxtel Now. If you prefer traditional pay TV services, ESPN is also available through Foxtel and Fetch. For free streaming of replays, 7plus is your only choice, although not every game is available.Â
For comprehensive NFL content, you will get everything you need with the NFL Game Pass via DAZN.Â
NFL highlights are available to watch on ESPN, again accessible via Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel, and Fetch. Channel 7 and 7plus also offer NFL’s best moments you can watch for free. There’s also DAZN’s NFL Game Pass for an all-inclusive live coverage, replays, highlights, and more.
The expectedly thrilling action of the 2025-26 NFL season culminates in Super Bowl LX, which is scheduled to be played on 8 February 2026 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.