The New England Patriots (1-1) look to bounce back from a bad loss last week as they visit an old friend in Motown. The Detroit Lions (0-2) welcome in Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and company, seeking their first win of the season.
The game is scheduled to start at 8:25 p.m. ET and will be broadcast nationally on NBC. If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
NBC (live in 31 NFL markets) is included in FuboTV’s main package, which includes 85 total channels and is largely tailored towards sports fans. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a handy “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including NBC (live in 31 NFL markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
NBC (live in 12 NFL markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
NBC Sports Live
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the NBC Sports Live website, or on your tablet or streaming device via the NBC Sports app. You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your FuboTV, Hulu or Sling TV credentials to sign in and watch on the NBC Sports digital platforms.
Watch on Your Phone: NFL Mobile
Streaming of in-market and prime-time games can be watched on phones via the NFL Mobile app.
Watch On-Demand: NFL Game Pass
If you’re fine watching games on-demand, another option is NFL Game Pass Domestic, which allows you to watch replays of every NFL game for a fee of $99.99 for the season. No live games are available under this service, but you’ll be able to watch them following the conclusion of games for the day.
Once signed up, you can watch games on-demand on your computer via the NFL Game Pass website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the NFL Mobile app, which can be downloaded for free on a handful of different devices.
If You’re Outside the United States & Mexico
If you’re not in the United States, surrounding territories, or Mexico, you can watch NFL games live via NFL Game Pass International. The cost of the package depends on which country you’re in.
Once signed up, you can watch games on your computer via the NFL Game Pass website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the NFL Mobile app, which can be downloaded for free on a handful of different devices.
Preview
Longtime Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia left the organization in the offseason to accept the head coaching job with the Lions. Patricia had been the “hot” coordinator name among NFL front office circles for a few years, along with Josh McDaniels – who previously had head coaching experience unlike Patricia.
Thus far, it has not gone well for Patricia, as his Lions are staring at last place and possibly digging themselves deeper into a hole in the NFC North. There were also rumors following an embarrassing opening season loss to the New York Jets that Patricia had brought over Belichick’s habit and preparation, which some veterans the wrong way.
Detroit is banged up heading into Sunday night. Cornerback Darius Slay did not practice all week with a concussion, and is likely not going to play. Wide receiver Marvin Jones is questionable with an ankle injury. Kenny Golloday and Golden Tate make Jones a more expendable sit, but will still weaken Matthew Stafford’s game nonetheless.
The Patriots acquired wide receiver Josh Gordon last week from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a conditional fifth-round draft pick. Gordon, expected to be the much needed vertical threat in the New England passing game, is questionable with a hamstring injury for Sunday night, and will be most likely eased in during his first few weeks as a Patriot.
In an interesting tidbit from this week, reports surfaced the lions attempted to acquire Rob Gronkowski from the Patriots in the offseason. Gronkowski reportedly refused to answer phone calls and threatened to retire. Eventually Belichick and Gronk met and hashed out whatever differences stemmed from the trade talks.
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