Can you watch the super bowl online for free

As we near the end of an extended 17-game season, Super Bowl LVI is just around the corner. Now's the time to figure out how and where you'll enjoy one of the most anticipated sports championship games.

If you're a fan of American Football, we've got you covered with a handy guide on the most cost-effective ways to enjoy your favorite game.

Keep reading to find out how to watch Super Bowl LVI online for free.

Super Bowl LVI Is Almost Here

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It's almost time for the final game of the 2021 season and the culmination of the 2021–22 NFL playoffs. The game will air on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at 3:30 PM PT (6:30 PM ET) from the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

The Super Bowl is one of the most anticipated sporting events every year. Fans worldwide are preparing to watch the game they've long been waiting for.

If you weren't fortunate enough to score tickets to watch the final game, and don't want to pay to watch it, then don't worry. This guide will let you know where you can watch Super Bowl LVI online for free, so you don't have to miss out on the match.

So, what are your options?

The NBC Website

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This year, NBC has the rights to air the Super Bowl. That means that you can also stream the game on NBC Peacock if you have a subscription—but that costs at least $4.99 a month.

If you don't have a Peacock subscription, don't worry. You can watch the Super Bowl for free through the NBC website, so long as you have the channel as part of your cable package.

fuboTV

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fuboTV is a streaming service that includes NBC. And unlike most streaming services, fuboTV offers a free trial, which means that you can use it to stream the final Super Bowl LVI game for free if you sign up.

If this sounds like a good option to you, save yourself the hassle and pressure of signing up on game day by doing it now instead.

The NFL App

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There may be no better way to watch the Super Bowl (apart from in person, of course) than via the home of the Super Bowl itself—the NFL app.

You can get the app for free on iPhone, iPad, Android devices, smart TVs, and streaming sticks. You can download the NFL app from the App Store or on Google Play. Just be sure to download it while you still have time to avoid any technical issues on game day.

The Yahoo Sports App

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You can also watch the game for free on the Yahoo Sports app, which is exclusively for NFL games. As with the NFL app, you can download the Yahoo Sports app on your iPhone, iPad, Android devices, smart TVs, and streaming sticks.

Again, to avoid any issues, it's best to download this app before the final game if you'll be using it to watch. You can download the Yahoo Sports app from the App Store or on Google Play.

Prepare for Super Bowl LVI in Advance

In this article, we've presented you with the options available to you to stream the final Super Bowl LVI game online for free. Hopefully, you can find a great streaming option and set it up well in advance.

That way, all you have to do on game day is prepare your snacks, and ensure that you have a stable and reliable internet connection. You can then sit back and have a stress-free, cost-effective experience watching the most exciting game of the season.

The second half of Super Bowl 2022 is about to start as the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are playing on football’s biggest stage. NBC Sports has you covered with all you need to know about how to watch the 2022 Super Bowl including every TV and live streaming option on devices such as mobile phones, Roku, Apple TV and more or those with or without cable.

Click here to sign up for Peacock and watch Super Bowl LVI live on Sunday!

Two teams remain with a chance to win it all at Super Bowl LVI: the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams. According to PointsBet, Matthew Stafford and the Rams are betting favorites over Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Follow ProFootballTalk for more on the 2022 NFL Playoffs as well as game previews, injury reports, picks, predictions, news, rumors and more leading up to Super Bowl 2022.

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Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg will headline this year’s Super Bowl halftime show and Mickey Guyton will sing this year’s national anthem prior to kickoff. Six-time Grammy-nominated artist Jhené Aiko will sing “America the Beautiful” ahead of the anthem.

What TV channel is the Super Bowl on this year?

NBC will air this year’s Super Bowl with Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth announcing the game. Michele Tafoya, Kathryn Tappen will be the sideline reporters and Terry McAulay will be the rules analyst. Check your local listings to see what TV channel NBC is in your area.

The Super Bowl can be be streamed live on Peacock’s premium tier and you can watch Peacock on devices such as Apple TV, Roku, PlayStation, Fire TV and more. In addition to Peacock, stream the game live on the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com.

NBC was originally scheduled to broadcast the 2021 Super Bowl but the network swapped years in order to have both the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics in February 2022.

  • When: Sunday, February 13, 2022
  • Start time: Coverage begins at 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Kickoff time: 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT)
  • Where: SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California
  • TV Channel: NBC
  • Live stream: Watch live on Peacock, NBC Sports App, NBCSports.com
  • What to know about the halftime show: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar will headline
  • PFT’s picks and predictions for Super Bowl 2022

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And then there were TWO.#RuleTheJungle | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/ViiGO215Qb

— Super Bowl LVI on NBC (@SNFonNBC) January 31, 2022

It’s the LA Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers this Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium. Live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with Football Night in America. See below for additional information on how to watch the game.

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Football Night in America will feature a weekly segment hosted by former NFL quarterback Chris Simms and sports betting and fantasy pioneer Matthew Berry, which highlights storylines and betting odds for the upcoming Sunday Night Football game on NBC, Peacock, and Universo. Real-time betting odds on the scoring ticker during FNIA also will be showcased. Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, an NFL postgame show produced by NBC Sports, will also go deep on the storylines and BetMGM betting lines that proved prominent during the matchup.

Be sure to start your NFL Sunday with Matthew Berry’sFantasy Football Pregame show beginning at 11 AM ET on Peacock and the NFL on NBC YouTube channel.

LA Chargers

Justin Herbert and the LA Chargers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 20-17 last Sunday, improving to a 5-3 record and picking up their fourth win in the last 5 games. Herbert, who sustained a rib cartilage fracture in the Chargers’ Week 2 loss to the Chiefs, finished 30-of-43 for 245 passing yards, an interception, and a touchdown.  The third-year quarterback entered the season as one of the favorites for MVP but has struggled to live up to expectations. Over the last 6 games, Herbert has been held to just 273.5 pass yards a game with 7 touchdowns, and 6 turnovers (4 interceptions, and 2 fumbles). The Chargers’ offense has relied heavily on 6th-year RB Austin Ekeler who is currently tied for the league lead with 10 touchdowns this season. Ekeler is one of two players with over 350 yards both rushing and receiving this season–the other is 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey.

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San Francisco 49ers

Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers are coming off a bye last week but prior to Week 9, the 49ers pulled off a dominant 31-14 over the LA Rams.  McCaffrey, the team’s newly acquired All-Pro Running Back, recorded a rushing, passing, and receiving touchdown in the win becoming the first player to do so since 2005. McCaffrey was traded from the Carolina Panthers ahead of last week’s deadline for second, third, and fourth-round picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, as well as a 2024 fifth-rounder. Despite dealing with a torn ACL (2020) and hamstring and ankle injuries (2021) over the last two seasons, McCaffrey holds the fifth most scrimmage yards (7,483) in the league since being drafted in 2017.

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How to watch the LA Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers:

  • Where: Levi Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
  • When: Sunday, November 13
  • Start Time: 8:20 p.m. ET; live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. ET with Football Night In America
  • TV Channel: NBC
  • Stream live: Watch live on Peacock or with the NBC Sports App

What time is kickoff for the LA Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers game?

Kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. ET.

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How to watch Sunday Night Football on Peacock:

If you have access to NBC via your TV provider, you can watch Sunday Night Football on your TV or with a TV provider login on the NBC Sports app, NBC app, or via NBCSports.com. Check your local listings to find your NBC channel. If you can’t find NBC in your channel lineup, please contact your TV provider.

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If you don’t have access to NBC via your TV provider, you can stream Sunday Night Football on Peacock with a $4.99/month Peacock Premium plan.  Sign up here or, if you already have a free Peacock account, go to your Account settings to upgrade or change your existing plan. 

Please note that selection of a Premium plan will result in a charge which will recur on a monthly or annual basis until you cancel, depending on your plan. You can cancel your Premium plan at any time in your Account.

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The most interesting, and the most mysterious, trade at the deadline was one that came out of left field—Atlanta dealing wide receiver Calvin Ridley to Jacksonville. For a player who was a top-15 wide receiver in football in 2020 to be traded in 2022 for only one certain low-round pick is bizarre. Ridley is currently on a one-year suspension for gambling on NFL games and can apply for reinstatement after the postseason.

This is what we know:

Jacksonville GM Trent Baalke is a risk-taker anyway, and it’s understandable why he had been trying to acquire Ridley since last June. Even though Jacksonville takes on Ridley’s full $11.1-million compensation in 2023, Baalke didn’t saddle the team with a prohibitive draft giveaway. Ian Rapoport had some good details on the compensation, and per Rapoport plus a league source, here are most of the terms of the deal:

2023: Jacksonville will send its sixth-round pick to Atlanta if Ridley is not reinstated by the NFL at some point before the draft. If he is reinstated—which is no sure thing—Atlanta will receive Jacksonville’s fifth-round pick in the ’23 draft.

2024: If Ridley is on the Jaguars’ 53-man roster when final cuts are made at the end of the 2023 preseason, Atlanta would receive at least Jacksonville’s fourth-round pick in ’24. If he reaches certain play-time and performance markers, that pick would increase to a third-rounder. And if Ridley signs a new contract with the Jaguars at some unspecified time before the ’24 draft, the pick would rise to a second-rounder in ’24.

So the risk for the Jags is if Ridley is a total washout and doesn’t play there, they’re on the hook for relatively little compared to the upside. Ridley is a player the Jaguars need for Trevor Lawrence—a very good outside-the-numbers receiver who, though he’ll turn 29 in 2023, would be a strong addition to a building team. That is, if he’s in a good frame of mind, and if the NFL reinstates him.

As to why Atlanta would let loose a receiver in his prime who caught 90 balls for 1,374 yards in 2020, it’s unclear. Part of the reason could well be that Ridley—drafted by Thomas Dimitroff in the first round in 2018, coached by Dan Quinn and Raheem Morris, with Matt Ryan as his quarterback—has zero of those who drafted, coached, nurtured, and threw to him remaining in Atlanta. If he came back to the team in 2023 post-suspension, he’d be coming back to a new quarterback (either Marcus Mariota or Desmond Ridder), playing alongside a new franchise receiver (Drake London). He’d played only five largely unimpressive games for new coach Arthur Smith in 2021 before his mental health pause. Had he returned to the Falcons in 2023, life, and football, would never have been the same, and the Falcons likely weren’t pleased about the prospect of committing significant money to Ridley.

Also, Ridley did not appeal his year’s suspension by the NFL for betting on football, handed down last March. That seems odd. According to SportsHandle.com, Ridley, after saying on Oct. 31, 2021 that he was stepping away from football to focus on his mental health, made six bets totaling $3,900 that included the Falcons to win, and two $100 bets on other NFL games. That’s a breach of a clear NFL policy that says players can’t gamble on NFL games.

But at the time, the NFL was called hypocritical because it was in bed with gambling companies, and respected former players like Emmanuel Acho and Torrey Smith were highly critical of the ban. Very often, players appeal suspensions, particularly lengthy ones, and get some relief. It figures that Ridley would have at least had a chance to cut some weeks off the suspension. But he didn’t try. What does that mean? Maybe nothing. Maybe not.

In the end, Jacksonville took a shot on a player at the top of his game just two years ago, and if he plays well, the cost will be well worth it. Atlanta traded a player it apparently had lost faith in, saved $11 million, and could recoup second- and fifth-round picks if Ridley rekindles his career. Seems like a strange, but good, trade for both teams. We’re not going to know the real result for well over a year.

Read more in Peter King’s full Football Morning in America column