Green Bay Packers vs New York Jets: how to watch and stream

Green Bay Packers at New York Jets is a Sunday afternoon game, and it kicks off at 1 p.m. ET.

Afternoon games are regional: CBS and FOX split them, and which one lands on your television depends on where you live rather than on what you pay.

That single fact decides whether this game is free for you or the most expensive one on the schedule. Here is every route in, sorted by cost.

The game is at MetLife Stadium, on Sunday, September 20.

The short answer

If this is the game your region receives, an antenna shows it in full for nothing, and you can stop reading after the next section.

If it is not, you are out of market, and out-of-market Sunday afternoon football sits inside its own season package rather than in any ordinary subscription. That is the one case where football gets genuinely expensive.

Worth knowing before you spend: NFL+ carries games that are local to you plus primetime, so it does not solve an out-of-market afternoon game. A live TV bundle gives you CBS and FOX, which helps only when the broadcast is regional to you.

Kickoff time where you are

CBS, FOX and the out-of-market problem

Every Sunday afternoon game goes out on CBS or FOX to the regions that care about it. Your local affiliate is the cheapest carrier of live football that exists, and an antenna reaches it at no recurring cost.

To find out whether this game is yours, check a weekly coverage map on Sunday morning, or simply turn the television on: if the matchup is regional to you, it is already there.

If it is not, the out-of-market package is the only complete answer, and it is a season-long purchase rather than a game-day one. Buying it for a single afternoon is the worst value on this page.

Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET, with coverage from around 12:30 p.m. ET.

Every route in, and what it costs

The antenna route, and why it keeps winning

A $25 indoor antenna pulls CBS, FOX, NBC and ABC out of the air in most of the country, with no account attached to it and no monthly line on your card.

Those four networks carry the large majority of the season between them, so one purchase covers most weekends for as long as the antenna lasts.

Two things decide whether it works where you live: how far you sit from the transmitters, and what stands between you and them. A window facing the towers is usually enough inside a city; further out, an amplified or roof-mounted model earns its price.

The picture is often better than the streamed version of the same broadcast, because nothing is being compressed for a network connection, and it does not buffer in the fourth quarter.

NFL+, and the limit nobody reads first

NFL+ runs about $7 a month and does carry live games, with two conditions that decide everything: phones and tablets only, and only the games local to you plus the primetime windows.

It does not cast to a television. That restriction is the product rather than a fault in it, so if you watch on the big screen this is the wrong purchase.

For a commute, a kitchen counter or a seat in the stadium, it is the cheapest live football there is.

Live TV bundles, and when they actually make sense

A streaming bundle costs $60 to $90 a month and hands you CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN behind one login, on any device, usually with a cloud recorder attached.

The math only works if you want most of the season. For a single game it is the most expensive route on this page, and every one of these services can be cancelled the week after you stop needing it.

If you are signing up anyway, check which bundle carries your local channels before you pay: the lineup changes by zip code, and the one your neighbour recommends may be missing the affiliate that matters to you.

Before kickoff, in order

1. Confirm the carrier on game day rather than assuming it. The league schedule settles it in seconds.
2. If a broadcast network has it, try the antenna first. After the one-time cost it is free, and it does not depend on your connection.
3. If you are streaming, open the app and sign in early. Logins fail at kickoff, when everyone else is doing the same thing.
4. On a phone, NFL+ is the cheapest way in. On a television, it is not an option at all.
5. Test it on the device you will actually watch on, not the one nearest to you now.

Questions people ask about this game

What channel is Packers vs Jets on?

CBS or FOX, depending on the region. Sunday afternoon games are regional, so the network carrying it around East Rutherford, New Jersey is not always the one carrying it where you live.

Can I watch it free?

Yes, with an antenna, when this is the game your region receives. Out of market there is no free route to the full broadcast.

Do I need cable for this game?

No. An antenna covers the broadcast networks at no recurring cost, and the streaming routes above replace cable entirely for the games they carry.

Will NFL+ put the game on my television?

No. NFL+ plays live games on phones and tablets only, and it does not cast to a big screen.

What if the stream drops in the middle of the game?

Have a second route ready before kickoff. An antenna is the steadiest fallback there is, because it does not depend on your internet connection at all.

Is there a way to watch without signing up for anything?

Only the antenna, and only when a broadcast network carries the game. Every streaming route asks for an account, even the ones with a free trial attached.

Where these details come from

Kickoff time and carrier come from the official league schedule, which is updated when a game moves.

Prices are the rates each service publishes for its own plans, and they change from time to time. Check the current figure on the service page before you subscribe.

Every app, side by side

This page covers one game. If you want the whole picture instead, the main guide compares every app that carries live football, what each one costs, and which of them work on a television rather than only on a phone.

Apps to watch NFL live: the full comparison