If you’re looking to watch San Francisco 49ers games without cable this season, you’re in the right place.
Our goal is to make streaming sports as simple as possible, so let’s get right to it. Here’s what you need to know to stream any Niners game this year:
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Week 15: vs Tennessee Titans (Fox)
Sunday, December 14, 4:25 p.m. ET
In Market
- 🏆 Our Top Choice: Fox One (7-day free trial)
- 💰 The Cheapest: NFL+ (watch on phone & tablet ONLY)
- ✂️ The Cable Replacers:
- Fubo “Pro” (7-day free trial)
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (21-day free trial)
- Hulu + Live TV (no free trial)
Out of Market
Canada & International
- NFL Game Pass on DAZN (excludes China)
Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts (ESPN)
Monday, December 22, 8:15 p.m. ET
U.S. (Primetime game)
- 💰 The Cheapest: Sling Orange Day Pass
- 💸 The Cheapest for Multiple Games: NFL+ (watch on phone & tablet ONLY)
- 🏈 The Multi-Sport Package: ESPN Unlimited
- ✂️ The Cable Replacers:
- Fubo “Pro” (7-day free trial)
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (21-day free trial)
- Hulu + Live TV (no free trial)
Canada & International
- NFL Game Pass on DAZN (excludes China)
Week 17: vs Chicago Bears (NBC)
Sunday, December 28, 8:20 p.m. ET
U.S. (Primetime game)
- 🏆 Our Top Choice: Peacock “Premium” (no free trial)
- 💰 The Cheapest: NFL+ (watch on phone & tablet ONLY)
- ✂️ The Cable Replacers:
- Fubo “Pro” (7-day free trial)
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (21-day free trial)
- Hulu + Live TV (no free trial)
Canada & International
- NFL Game Pass on DAZN (excludes China)
Week 18: vs Seattle Seahawks (TBD)
Sunday, January 4, Time TBD
In Market
- 🏆 Our Top Choice: Fox One (7-day free trial)
- 💰 The Cheapest: NFL+ (watch on phone & tablet ONLY)
- ✂️ The Cable Replacers:
- Fubo “Pro” (7-day free trial)
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (21-day free trial)
- Hulu + Live TV (no free trial)
Out of Market
Canada & International
- NFL Game Pass on DAZN (excludes China)
How to Watch 49ers Games as Cheap as Possible
In Market
You can check here to see which local games are in your market. Primetime games are always considered “in-market.”
If your goal is to watch every 49ers game at the lowest possible total cost, here’s our step-by-step recommendation on what to do:
- For the Fox games (week 15, 18), sign up for a different free trial of Fox One or Fubo “Pro” or DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan”.
- If you don’t have any of those free trials available, sign up for one month of Fox One for $20.
- Before the Week 16 game (ESPN primetime), sign up for a free trial of Fubo “Pro” or DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan”.
- If you don’t have any free trials available, sign up for a Sling Orange Day Pass for $5.
- Before the Week 27 game (NBC primetime), sign up for a free trial of Fubo “Pro” or DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan”.
- If you don’t have any free trials available, sign up for one month of Peacock “Premium” for $11.
That’s it. Depending on the free trials you have available, that’s somewhere between $0 and $36 to watch every remaining 49ers game.
Also note: You can sign up for NFL+ for just $7 per month and watch every in-market and primetime 49ers game. However, you can only watch games live on your phone or tablet. They’ll be blocked (until they’re available as replays) on your TV or PC.
Out of Market
If the 49ers play outside your market, here’s a step-by-step guide to watch every game for as cheap as possible:
- Sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket to watch every non-primetime out-of-market game.
- It was on sale, but it’s unfortunately now back up to $150 for the rest of the season.
- Before the Week 16 game (ESPN primetime), sign up for a free trial of Fubo “Pro” or DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan”.
- If you don’t have any free trials available, sign up for a Sling Orange Day Pass for $5.
- Before the Week 27 game (NBC primetime), sign up for a free trial of Fubo “Pro” or DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan”.
- If you don’t have any free trials available, sign up for one month of Peacock “Premium” for $11.
Canada & International
This one’s pretty simple: If you live outside of the United States (excluding China), you can sign up for NFL Game Pass on DAZN and watch every single NFL game live.
The pricing depends on your country.
How to Watch 49ers Games With as Few Streaming Services as Possible
In Market
If you aren’t as concerned with price and simply want to minimize the amount of streaming services you sign up for, sign up for one of these:
All of these will give you access to dozens of live TV channels, including CBS, NBC and Fox in most markets, as well as ESPN. If you’re in market, that’ll give you every remaining 49ers game.
All of these streaming services offer first-month deals, and there are free trials for Fubo, DirecTV Stream and YouTube TV available if you want to mix and match to cut down the total price a bit.
But if you simply want one service for the rest of the season, we would go with Fubo.
Out of Market
For the out-of-market fans, this option isn’t really different than the one above. You’ll still need NFL Sunday Ticket for all of the non-primetime games that are televised on CBS or Fox.
Then, for the primetime games on ESPN (Week 16) and NBC (Week 17), you’ll need to add another streaming service. Something like Fubo or DirecTV Stream would get you both channels, or you could sign up for a Sling Orange Day Pass to watch ESPN, and Peacock to watch NBC.
How to Watch 49ers Games Without Cable in 2025