How to Watch Out-of-Market NFL Games with a VPN

To watch every NFL game on your desktop or laptop computer, you simply have to connect to a VPN server in Canada, and open the DAZN website.

Previously, to watch out-of-network games on your phone, you needed an Apple or Google account registered in a country where Game Pass International was available.

However, with Game Pass now integrated into DAZN, accessing it on mobile is much easier.

You can download DAZN directly to your phone without needing to switch your app store region.

Live streaming geo-restricted NFL games on Firestick and other streaming devices is straightforward. You can download the DAZN app without having to create a new app store account from another country.

Some devices, like PS5, aren’t compatible with VPN software. As a result, you’ll have to use a Smart DNS proxy to watch out-of-market NFL games on these devices.

Smart DNS routes a portion of your internet traffic through a proxy server in another country. This can be configured in your device’s settings, without the need for an app.

You can’t install VPN apps on Chromecast or Roku devices. You also can’t edit DNS settings, so they’re incompatible with Smart DNS services.

The easiest way to stream out-of-market NFL games on Chromecast or Roku is to set up a mobile hotspot on your computer. If you don’t have one, you’ll have to set up a VPN router or watch NFL on a different device.

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	$249.12 more expensive per year
	Minimum 1 year contract
	Lacks Thursday Night Football
	Doesn’t cover Monday Night Football

NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV is a good alternative to NFL Game Pass, but it’s not affordable for most people. Using it, you can watch out-of-market Sunday Night Football as well as NFL RedZone.

NFL Sunday Ticket is extremely expensive. For YouTube TV subscribers, Sunday Ticket can be added to your existing package for a slightly reduced fee of $389.00 annually. Otherwise, the stand-alone service is priced at $489.00 per year on YouTube. Despite showing far fewer games, Sunday Ticket is almost double the cost of Game Pass on DAZN.

Additionally, NFL Sunday Ticket is only available through an annual subscription. If you’re only interested in a few games over a brief period, you’ll have to commit to the full price regardless. By contrast, DAZN Canada offers a flexible monthly subscription, allowing for easy cancellation.

Given its price, we expected to see more impressive studio analysis of the games. Instead, Sunday Ticket simply re-airs the games from the free local CBS or FOX broadcast. These are the same streams that are available on DAZN Canada for a significantly lower price.

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	Mobile-only
	Doesn’t include out-of-market NFL games
	More expensive
	No access to NFL RedZone
	Only available in the US

NFL+ is a US-only streaming service by the NFL. Before the 2022/23 NFL season, NFL+ was called NFL Game Pass in the US.

However, NFL+ doesn’t come close to matching the features currently offered by Game Pass on DAZN. The main downside to NFL+ is that it doesn’t have live out-of-market games. You can only watch live local and primetime games as well as preseason games.

As well, there’s no way to watch NFL+ on your computer, laptop, or TV. Games are only available on your tablet or phone. Using it, you can watch full replays of every game after the telecast has finished.

In contrast, NFL Game Pass International on DAZN is cheaper, it provides access to far more games, and you can use it on your TV or computer.

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	$70.00 more expensive per month
Longer free trial period	Doesn’t have Thursday or Sunday games
	NFL RedZone costs extra

Without the Sunday Ticket add-on, you cannot watch out-of-market games on over-the-top (OTT) media services, such as YouTube TV and Sling TV. These OTT services only allow you to access traditional cable channels.

We were only able to stream what’s typically offered in our local area plus nationally broadcast games. You won’t be able to access Thursday Night Football or any non-televised Sunday games.

To see highlights from live Sunday afternoon games, you have to pay extra to get NFL RedZone. However, this is a $10.00 add-on on top of an already expensive OTT subscription.

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	257 fewer games
Longer free trial period	$12.00 more expensive per month
No additional cost for Prime subscribers	Doesn’t have NFL RedZone

Prime Video is a poor option for watching out-of-market NFL games. The streaming service only broadcasts Thursday Night Football, meaning you can only watch one game a week. It also doesn’t have any postseason games or the Super Bowl.

Prime Video shows just 15 regular season games per season. By comparison, all 272 games are available on DAZN Canada.

Although Prime Video is relatively expensive, we found that you can watch every Thursday Night Football game free on Twitch. The Amazon-owned live streaming service is simulcasting each game in English and Spanish. To stream, go to the Prime Video Twitch channel and click play. You won’t need to register for an account.

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
No stream delay	Limited to in-market NFL games
Completely free once antenna is purchased	Not compatible with mobile and computers
	Requires installation and configuration

Using an OTA antenna, you can receive broadcast signals from local TV stations, restricting your viewing to only those games available in your area. The number of games you can watch depends on your location and the size of your antenna.

To find which channels are available in your area and the type of antenna you’ll need, you can use sites like AntennaWeb. For more specific information, 506 Sports provides up-to-date information for the exact games that are in-market for you. You’ll need to pay around $50 for an antenna that offers decent coverage, which is significantly more affordable than DAZN Canada and other streaming options.

One of the benefits we appreciated with the OTA antenna was the real-time broadcast, allowing us to follow online analysis of the game without any spoilers. This was particularly noticeable when compared to DAZN, where we observed a lag of one to two minutes behind the live game.

However, the drawbacks of using an antenna outweigh its advantages. You won’t be able to access any out-of-market NFL games, NFL RedZone, and you’ll be confined to watching the game on your TV.

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Completely free	Limited game coverage
No payment details required	Streams frequently interrupted by ads
	Lack of NFL RedZone

Two of the most popular free safe NFL streaming sites are 7plus and My5. 7plus is an Australian platform that offers select NFL games using US feeds from channels like Fox and CBS. It offers high-quality commentary from familiar voices like Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen. However, it only broadcasts two games each Sunday, and we found the frequent ads to be disruptive.

My5, the UK’s Channel 5 streaming service, offers free access to every Monday Night Football game without requiring payment details. While it’s a legitimate option, its coverage is limited to 17 games per season, with no postseason offerings. The service also features heavy ad usage, which we found detracted from the viewing experience.

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Free	Illegal
	Some contain malware

When analyzing popular NFL stream sites, like Buffstreams and BossCast, we also found that all of them contained viruses, malware, and invasive tracking ads.

We ran multiple free NFL website URLs through Virus Total’s virus scanner. In every case, malicious files were detected.

Here’s a list of free NFL streaming websites you should avoid:

• BossCast
• Buffstreams
• CricFreeTV
• DaddyLiveHD
• Live TV
• NFLBites
• NFLWebcast
• Stream2Watch
• StreamNFL