FINALLY Sky Sports work out a deal with the NFL to be able to show a relatively large amount of NFL games for the upcoming few seasons in full HD on their Sky Box to UK fans. This should signal the reignition of passion for the sport amongst British fans and therefor the need to see all your team's games throughout the season - most of which still won't be shown on Sky Sports or Channel 4, who also have coverage.
The easiest (and most legal) way of watching all of your team's games is through the NFL's Game Pass which lets fans outside the United States watch live NFL games online using a computer, tablet PC or smartphone. The app, NFL Game Pass, is free but, as is usually the case, the service itself will cost you. Here are the available subscriptions offered by NFL Game Pass.
The easiest (and most legal) way of watching all of your team's games is through the NFL's Game Pass which lets fans outside the United States watch live NFL games online using a computer, tablet PC or smartphone. The app, NFL Game Pass, is free but, as is usually the case, the service itself will cost you. Here are the available subscriptions offered by NFL Game Pass.
As you can see, the cheapest subscription, at £84.99 for the season and the one we'd expect most UK fans to want, is the "Follow Your team" package which allows you to see only your favourite team's games which are shown in HD with DVR controls. It's available on your mobile/tablet/PC and includes other features such as Condensed Games, Big Play Markers and Quad View Mode.
After downloading and reviewing this package and service we are pleasently surpised at the depth of content and high quality images. Ater the recent update, we have found the app runs very smoothly, is very easy to navigate and looks fantastic on the retina display of an iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and iPad 3.
Yes, some would say the prices are a little on the high side but the main reason for this is that the service is aimed at the hardcore fans of American football who will regularly stay up, 8 out of 10 times, to watch their team play at 1:00AM in the morning. If this is you, we'd highly recommend downloading the app and subscribing to the service. If this is not you, we'd suggest you hold off downloading the app until you've decided it's something worth paying for, especially when an already good amount of games is being shown on Sky Sports and especially if you're just a fan of American football it would definitely be worth saving your money and watching on Sky Sports instead.
Something to bare in mind if you're not at home when certain games are being played and plan to watch on another device: As per the agreement between Sky Sports and NFL, the games being shown live on Sky Sports are unavailable on the app but SNF games being shown on Channel 4 will remain available.
Here are some short reviews from members already signed up to the service:
After downloading and reviewing this package and service we are pleasently surpised at the depth of content and high quality images. Ater the recent update, we have found the app runs very smoothly, is very easy to navigate and looks fantastic on the retina display of an iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and iPad 3.
Yes, some would say the prices are a little on the high side but the main reason for this is that the service is aimed at the hardcore fans of American football who will regularly stay up, 8 out of 10 times, to watch their team play at 1:00AM in the morning. If this is you, we'd highly recommend downloading the app and subscribing to the service. If this is not you, we'd suggest you hold off downloading the app until you've decided it's something worth paying for, especially when an already good amount of games is being shown on Sky Sports and especially if you're just a fan of American football it would definitely be worth saving your money and watching on Sky Sports instead.
Something to bare in mind if you're not at home when certain games are being played and plan to watch on another device: As per the agreement between Sky Sports and NFL, the games being shown live on Sky Sports are unavailable on the app but SNF games being shown on Channel 4 will remain available.
Here are some short reviews from members already signed up to the service:
"If you're a big NFL fan, it's a must have. Well worth the money. Love it!" - Albus_matt
"As a massive fan of the NFL, I feel this is a must for any serious fan! I don't know what I'd do now without it! Worth every penny." - Danny972
"Love it. Especially when out and about. Great quality and sound." - Andy Brambridge
"As a massive fan of the NFL, I feel this is a must for any serious fan! I don't know what I'd do now without it! Worth every penny." - Danny972
"Love it. Especially when out and about. Great quality and sound." - Andy Brambridge
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