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Cowboys vs Bucs Live Stream: Best Ways to Watch Without Cable

Brady and Prescott

Getty Tom Brady and Dak Prescott will look to have their teams ready.

In the Super Wild Card Weekend finale, the Dallas Cowboys take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, January 16.

The game (8:15 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN and ABC, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on ESPN+, FuboTV or DirecTV Stream.

Here’s a full guide on the different ways you can watch a live stream of the Cowboys vs Bucs:

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FuboTV

You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ABC and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:

FuboTV Free Trial

Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Cowboys vs Bucs live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.

Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.

You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials if you don’t have that.


DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN and ABC are included in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:

DirecTV Stream Free Trial

Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Cowboys vs Bucs live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.

Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.

You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials if you don’t have that.


ESPN+

If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, ESPN+ is the cheapest way to watch a live stream of the game:

Get ESPN+

ESPN+ also includes dozens of other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary and additional original content (both video and written) for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year (or $13.99 per month for a bundle of all three of ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu).

Once signed up for ESPN+, you can watch the Cowboys vs Bucs live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com.

Compatible devices for the ESPN app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 or 5, Xbox One or Series X/S, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, Oculus Go, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.


Sling TV

You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with ESPN, and you can get your first month half off:

Get Sling TV

Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Cowboys vs Bucs live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.

Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.

You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials if you don’t have that.


Hulu With Live TV

You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ABC and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+ at no extra cost:

Get Hulu With Live TV

Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the Cowboys vs Bucs live on the Hulu app or Hulu website.

Compatible devices for the Hulu app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.

You can also watch the game live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a participating cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials if you don’t have that.


If You Live in Canada: DAZN

Viewers in Canada can watch a live stream of every NFL game (preseason, regular season, postseason), NFL Network and NFL RedZone via DAZN, which comes with a free trial:

DAZN Canada Free Trial

Once signed up, viewers in Canada can watch the Cowboys vs Bucs live on the DAZN app or DAZN website.

Compatible devices for the DAZN app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.


Cowboys vs Bucs Preview

The Dallas Cowboys (12-5) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9) meet for a trip to the NFC Divisional Round against the San Francisco 49ers.

Dallas and Tampa Bay kicked off the regular season back in Week 1 at AT&T Stadium when the Bucs won 19-3. Much changed after that day. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went down with a thumb injury, but the Cowboys started winning with backup quarterback Cooper Rush. Tampa Bay meanwhile stumbled to a losing record.

“It really doesn’t matter,” Bucs quarterback Tom Brady told reporters on January 8. “You don’t think about winning anything more than one game, so. You can only win one game a week. The team that wins is the one that plays the best that day, not the team that had the best record or the home field. The team that plays the best that day is the team that advances.”

The Cowboys once threatened to nab the No. 1 seed for the playoffs but flatlined against the Washington Commanders in a 26-6 loss in Week 18. Dallas has impressive wins this season against Philadelphia, Minnesota, the New York Giants, and Cincinnati. However, the Cowboys had a few head-scratching losses to Jacksonville and Green Bay in overtime defeats.

“We’ve got [to], as I said, individually, look at it, take accountability, learn from it and then understand that hey, when that plane touch down, we’re on to Tampa, and we know who they are,” Prescott told reporters on January 8. “Played them twice in these last two years, and it’s gonna be a good one.”

Tampa Bay slogged through an NFC South Division, which had no team above .500 this year. The Bucs only beat two teams with winning records this season — the Cowboys and Seattle.

Things looked different for the Bucs in a 30-24 win over Carolina in Week 17 when the Bucs clinched the division. Quarterback Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes to Mike Evans, a common occurrence in games for 2020 and 2021 but looked non-existent for much of 2022.

Brady and Evans connecting will get tested against a ferocious Cowboys pass rush led by linebacker Micah Parsons. The Bucs could get some help up front with the return of Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen, who came off of injured reserve on Monday.

That could also help the Bucs run the ball, which the team did against Dallas in Week 1 with 152 yards on the ground. Tampa Bay never did anything close to that as the league’s worst team running the ball this season.

Dallas will look to get running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard to make plays on the ground against a Bucs defense that struggles against the run. The Bucs have a strong pass rush and secondary at full strength, and the unit will look to slow down Prescott.