How to watch the NFL on Fox

Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson (Image credit: Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

The NFL on Fox is a Sunday staple throughout the NFL season, and with the 2024 regular season officially underway, fans will be looking to tune in for the big games the network has to offer. We're here to help you know everything you need to do that.

The NFL on Fox is just one of the main broadcasters of football in the US. There's also the NFL on CBS for Sunday afternoon games, NBC's primetime Sunday Night Football game, ESPN/ABC's Monday Night Football and Prime Video's Thursday Night Football.

Get ready for some football with is everything you need to know about how to watch the NFL on Fox.

How to watch the NFL on Fox

Fox, as one of the four major US TV networks, is carried by all pay-TV cable providers, so if you have a cable subscription then you have access to your local Fox station and the NFL on Fox. Another option is a TV antenna, which can receive all local station signals, including Fox.

Live TV streaming services have become a popular alternative to traditional cable, but consumers can still get access to their local Fox stations through many of these services, including Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.

Fox does not have its own streaming service, but if you are a subscriber to a traditional or live TV streaming service that carries the network, you can use that login to get the game on the Fox Sports app.

You can also stream your local Fox NFL game on NFL Plus, but only through a mobile phone or tablet.

UK NFL fans that are interested in how they can watch the weekly NFL games that air on Fox should know that free-to-air broadcaster ITV is taking over NFL broadcasts in the UK (from the BBC).

There are some additional paid-for options to watch NFL games in the UK, including Sky TV and the NFL Game Pass subscription service.

NFL on Fox week 16 schedule

Here is the complete schedule of week 16 games that Fox has for fans to enjoy, which this week features games on both Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday, December 21

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 pm ET/1:30 pm PT

Sunday, December 22

New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons, 1 pm ET/10 am PT
Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears, 1 pm ET/10 am PT
Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Commanders, 1 pm ET/10 am PT
Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers, 1 pm ET/10 am PT
Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 pm ET/1:05 pm PT

What game is going to be playing on your Fox station depends on where you live. To find out what game you're getting, check out this broadcast map from 506 Sports.

Best NFL game on Fox this week

Baltimore Ravens' Nnamdi Madubuike attempts to tackle Pittsburgh Steelers' Russell Wilson — Pittsburgh Steelers' Russell Wilson (Image credit: Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

For the first time this NFL season we get Saturday NFL football, and Fox has a dousy as the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens meet with the AFC North on the line.

For the Steelers, they are coming off a loss to in-state rivals the Philadelphia Eagles. With that and the fact that a win would clinch the AFC North for them, they should be plenty motivated for this one. They beat the Ravens in Pittsburgh earlier this season, with their defense largely stifling the Ravens. By all indications it looks like the Steelers will have defensive star TJ Watt for this game after being banged up last week, but fellow defensive starter DeShon Elliott has been ruled out. Offensively, Steelers top receiver George Pickens is also going to miss this game.

For the Ravens, their offense wants to roll the performance they had against the Giants in week 15 to this week, as Lamar Jackson threw five touchdowns in that game. If he can do that and the defense can slow down a Steelers offense missing one of its key players, the Ravens can tie the Steelers for the best record in the AFC North and make it an exciting finish the last two weeks of the season. Interesting tidbit to this rivalry — Jackson only has one win as a starter against the Steelers in his career; even stranger, he only has one home start against the Steelers as a starter (injuries or holding out for rest have kept Jackson from playing against the Steelers more than once in any year).

Sunday also has a pair of good games, as the Eagles and Commanders meet with the NFC East winnable for the Eagles; also, the Vikings and Seahawks play, a game with major playoff implications.