How to watch out-of-market NFL games: Is NFL Sunday Ticket worth it?

Figuring out how to watch the entire NFL season in 2026 is complicated.

But it gets really frustrating when you live in a different region than your favorite team.

Watching out-of-market games for any sport is no walk in the park, but for the NFL, it's an excruciating battle — particularly for your wallet.

Before you pull the trigger on any pay TV provider or streaming service, you may want to check to see what games are considered in-market and out-of-market for your region.

You don't want to drop $90 on an annual Paramount+ plan or splurge on the $199 Fox One annual subscription only to find out the games you want to watch are blacked out.

What are in-market vs. out-of-market NFL games? In-market games are basically your home team broadcasts, or the games geographically closest to you.

These are the games you'll regularly find on CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons.

Out-of-market games are those only available outside of the designated broadcast region you are in.

These games are blacked out (unless they are national broadcasts) in favor of in-market games.

For instance, I am a Baltimore Ravens fan living in Nashville, Tenn.

The Tennessee Titans are my local team, which means their games are in-market for me on Sundays.

If both the Titans and Ravens are playing in the 1:00 p.m. time slot on Sunday, I will only be able to watch the Titans.

The Ravens will be blacked out, as they are considered out-of-market.

To find out which games are in your local market each week, check out 506sports.com .