Getty Jimmy Garoppolo throws the ball on November 27, 2022 versus the Saints.
The Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers clash on Sunday, December 4.
The game (4:05 p.m. ET) will be televised on Fox in select markets. If the game is in your market, you can watch a live stream on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which both include Fox in the most markets and come with a free trial.
Those are the two best options if the game is in your market, but there are some other alternatives, including some for out-of-market viewers, so here’s a full guide on the different ways to watch the Dolphins vs 49ers streaming live online today:
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FuboTV
Note: This is an option if the game is in your market
You can watch a live stream of Fox and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Dolphins vs 49ers 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 Fox Spots app or FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your FuboTV credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
Note: This is an option if the game is in your market
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Fox is included in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Dolphins vs 49ers 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 Fox Sports app or FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
Note: This is an option if the game is in your market
You can watch a live stream of Fox and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+ at no added cost:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the Dolphins vs 49ers 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 Fox Sports app or FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
SundayTicket.TV
Note: This is an option if the game is out of your market
You can watch a live stream of every out-of-market, non-nationally televised NFL game via SundayTicket.TV. Unfortunately, the service is only available for people who live in residences where DirecTV Satellite isn’t available (apartments, condos, etc.), residents of a few select metropolitan cities or college students. You can check your eligibility and sign up here:
Once signed up, out-of-market fans can watch the Dolphins vs 49ers live on the NFL Sunday Ticket app or NFL Sunday Ticket website.
Compatible devices for the NFL Sunday Ticket app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
DirecTV Satellite
Note: This is an option if the game is out of your market
This is different from “DirecTV Stream,” which is a live-streaming service that comes with no contract and doesn’t offer Sunday Ticket in any of its packages.
DirecTV Satellite is a cable option, which comes with a contract, but it’s worth mentioning here because for many people, it’s the only way to get Sunday Ticket and watch live out-of-market games in the United States. Sunday Ticket is currently included at no extra cost with the “Choice” ($69.99 per month) and above TV bundles:
Once signed up for DirecTV, out-of-market viewers can watch the Dolphins vs 49ers live on the DirecTV app or DirecTV website.
NFL+
You can watch in-market games live and out-of-market games as replays after their conclusion on NFL+, which comes with a free seven-day trial and then costs $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year after that:
Once you’re signed up for NFL+, you can watch the Dolphins vs 49ers live on the NFL app or NFL website.
Compatible devices for the NFL app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
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:
Once signed up, viewers in Canada can watch the Dolphins vs 49ers 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.
Dolphins vs 49ers Preview
The San Francisco 49ers (7-4) look to continue its defensive dominance against the Miami Dolphins (8-3) on Sunday.
San Francisco comes into the game fresh off of a 13-0 shutout of the New Orleans Saints, and 49ers own a four-game winning streak of no points allowed in the second half.
Now, the 49ers defense will test its mettle against the speed of the Dolphins offense — especially wide receiver Tyreek Hill. The Dolphins star has 87 catches for 1,233 yards and four touchdowns this season.
“They have so much speed that they blow the top off stuff, which gets some people open underneath,” 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said via USA Today’s Niners Wire. “Tua, to me, is the reason that they’re leading the league in explosives because he knows how to hit people over the middle. It’s rarely deep. It’s usually running and hitting these guys on the move and there’s some really open space with all that speed and then the quarterback who can drop it over linebackers, who is not worried about safeties and is doing that part of his game as high as anyone I’ve seen right now.”
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been sharp with a 69.7% completion rate, 2,564 yards, and 19 touchdowns versus three interceptions. Tagovailoa and company have scored 31 or more points in the past three games.
“The rhythm of his game, how quick he can get the ball off,” Shanahan said via Niners Wire. “He reminds me a lot of a guy I was with earlier in my career, Matt Schaub, when that back foot hits, he knows where to look and if someone’s not there, he is hitching right to replace him and letting it rip. If that second one’s not there, he is getting rid of it.”
Shootouts haven’t described 49ers games most times this season, except a 44-23 loss with the Kansas City Chiefs, but the 49ers offense can put up points. The 49ers put up 38 points and 31 points in recent wins during the team’s four-game winning streak.
Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been effective with a 67.4% completion rate, 2,381 yards, and 16 touchdowns versus four interceptions. Running back Christian McCaffrey has taken off as an effective offensive weapon since joining the team. He averages 4.2 yards per carry and 8.1 yards per reception, and he has three touchdowns overall.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel expects to see 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel, too, despite reports of him not playing on Sunday due to injury.
“I know Deebo well enough to know he and Kyle are in cahoots trying to hustle me,” McDaniel said via Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post.
The Dolphins defense could face a big challenge with Garoppolo and company. Miami gave up 32 points by the Chicago Bears and 27 by the Detroit Lions in the last month.