How Much Does NFL RedZone Cost?

Updated on September 13, 2026 | Written by Alec Pow
This article was researched using 14 sources. See our methodology and corrections policy.

NFL RedZone costs $14.99 per month as a standalone service through NFL+ Premium, while major live-TV services charge roughly $9.99 to $13.99 per month for RedZone add-ons on top of a required base plan. That difference matters. A new customer can pay $14.99 for NFL+ Premium, while Hulu + Live TV with RedZone reaches $99.98 per month before applicable tax.

The cheapest add-on is not the cheapest total. Existing Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling, DIRECTV, and Fubo customers should compare only the extra RedZone charge. Someone starting from zero should compare the full monthly bill, device access, and how long the service will stay active during the 2026 regular season.

Article Highlights

• NFL+ Premium costs $14.99 (at $30 per hour, earning that amount would take about 30 minutes, before taxes) per month or $99.99 per season at its normal rate and includes NFL RedZone.
• Hulu + Live TV charges $9.99 per month for its Sports Add-on, but the required base plan is $89.99 per month.
• YouTube TV Sports Plus costs $10.99 per month and includes RedZone.
• Sling Select with Sports Extra starts at $30.99 per month.
• A four-month NFL+ Premium scenario costs $59.96.
• The 2026 Sunday Ticket RedZone season add-on costs $42.

How Much Does NFL RedZone Cost?

The current NFL+ pricing puts Premium at $14.99 (about 30 minutes at $30 per hour) per month or $99.99 per season. Hulu’s Sports Add-on is $9.99 per month and requires the $89.99 per month Hulu + Live TV plan. YouTube TV Sports Plus costs $10.99 per month and includes NFL RedZone.

The other large live-TV routes follow the same add-on model. DIRECTV lists MySports Extra at $13.99 per month with the required MySports plan at its normal $64.99 per month rate. Sling’s 2026 football pricing puts Select plus Sports Extra from $30.99 per month and Blue plus Sports Extra from $56.99 per month. Fubo Sports Plus adds RedZone for $10.99 per month to a paid Fubo plan.

Route	RedZone charge	Required base	Starting total
NFL+ Premium	Included in $14.99/month	None	$14.99/month
Hulu + Live TV	$9.99/month	$89.99/month	$99.98/month
YouTube TV	$10.99/month	Paid YouTube TV plan	Base plan plus $10.99/month
Sling Select	Sports Extra included in total	Sling Select	From $30.99/month
DIRECTV MySports	$13.99/month	$64.99/month	$78.98/month
Fubo	$10.99/month	Paid Fubo plan	Plan price plus $10.99/month

These rows answer two different questions. The RedZone charge tells an existing customer what the football upgrade adds. The starting total tells a new customer what RedZone can require before taxes and location-based charges. Mixing those units makes a $9.99 add-on look cheaper than a $14.99 standalone service even when the opposite is true for a new customer.

Cheapest From Scratch

NFL+ Premium is the lowest-cost direct route among the major options reviewed for someone who does not already pay for live TV. The NFL confirms that RedZone works across supported devices with NFL+ Premium. The phone-and-tablet restriction applies to live local and primetime games, not to the RedZone stream.

That distinction changes the cost comparison. Hulu + Live TV with its Sports Add-on costs $99.98 (about 3.3 hours of work at $30 per hour) per month, which is $84.99 more per month than NFL+ Premium at $14.99. A four-month run creates a difference of $339.96. The base plan changes everything. A household that wants Hulu’s full channel package may value that extra spending, but it should not be described as the price of RedZone itself.

NFL+ Premium also includes NFL Network and game replays. Readers deciding whether they need that broader football package can compare the separate NFL Network cost. If RedZone is the only goal, adding a full live-TV base plan adds channels and features rather than making the RedZone feed itself better.

That can save hundreds. The main exception is a household already paying for live TV for other reasons. In that case, the base plan is a sunk household expense and the smaller add-on figure becomes the right comparison.

Existing Customer Add-Ons

For a household that already keeps a qualifying live-TV plan, the incremental price is much tighter. Hulu is the lowest current add-on among the major services reviewed at $9.99 per month. YouTube TV and Fubo are each $10.99 per month. Sling Sports Extra is $11 per month, while DIRECTV MySports Extra is $13.99 per month.

Over four billing periods, those add-ons cost $39.96 on Hulu, $43.96 on YouTube TV, $43.96 on Fubo, $44 on Sling, and $55.96 on DIRECTV. The spread from the cheapest to the highest of those incremental examples is only $16 for the four-period scenario. Changing an entire live-TV service to save a few dollars on RedZone can cost more than it saves if the replacement base plan is higher or drops channels the household uses.

This is where the existing bill matters more than the headline ranking. A household already paying for Hulu’s live-TV service can add RedZone without creating another base subscription. The same logic applies to viewers already paying for Fubo’s sports lineup.

Do not compare an add-on with a standalone plan without the base charge attached. The add-on can be the right answer for an existing customer and the wrong answer for a new one.

NFL+ Monthly vs Season

The normal NFL+ Premium price is $14.99 per month or $99.99 per season. As of September 13, 2026, the NFL is running a temporary Premium season discount to $79.99 through September 21. That promotion is useful only if the longer billing period beats the number of monthly payments the viewer expects to make.

Four monthly payments cost $59.96. Five cost $74.95. Six cost $89.94. The discounted $79.99 season price becomes cheaper than monthly billing at six monthly payments, while the normal $99.99 season price becomes cheaper at seven payments because seven months at $14.99 costs $104.93.

For someone buying NFL+ Premium only for RedZone during a four-month window, monthly billing is $20.03 cheaper than the current $79.99 promotion and $40.03 cheaper than the normal $99.99 season price. A viewer who keeps NFL+ Premium for replays, NFL Network, NFL Pro, or other benefits outside that window has a different calculation.

The monthly option wins on a short run. The season price wins only after enough billing periods accumulate, so the best choice depends on retention time rather than the size of the advertised discount.

Sunday Ticket Add-On

YouTube’s 2026 NFL Sunday Ticket offer changes the RedZone calculation for people who are already buying the full out-of-market game package. Google lists RedZone at $42 as a season add-on to Sunday Ticket for both YouTube TV and Primetime Channels purchases. That charge is separate from the Sunday Ticket price itself.

Sports Plus with RedZone costs $10.99 per month. Three months costs $32.97, which is $9.03 less than the $42 Sunday Ticket RedZone add-on. Four months costs $43.96, which is $1.96 more. The break-even point is about 3.8 months, so the $42 season add-on becomes cheaper once the alternative would require four monthly Sports Plus payments.

That does not mean Sunday Ticket is the cheapest route to RedZone. Sunday Ticket is a separate product that supplies full out-of-market Sunday afternoon games. The $42 figure matters only to a customer who is buying Sunday Ticket anyway. Adding hundreds of dollars of Sunday Ticket spending solely to reach a cheaper RedZone add-on would reverse the intended comparison.

The two products solve different viewing problems. RedZone jumps among scoring opportunities. Sunday Ticket provides complete out-of-market games. The right comparison starts with which product the viewer actually wants.

A Four-Month Season Budget

A defined four-billing-period scenario shows why base-plan costs deserve more attention than the add-on ranking. Use Hulu + Live TV at $89.99 per month and its Sports Add-on at $9.99 per month. Keep both active for four billing periods and exclude tax, promotional pricing, and other optional add-ons.

• Four months of Hulu + Live TV at $89.99 equals $359.96.
• Four months of Sports Add-on at $9.99 equals $39.96.
• Calculated four-month total equals $399.92.

The same four billing periods of standalone NFL+ Premium cost $59.96. The modeled difference is $339.96. Sling Select plus Sports Extra at the published starting total of $30.99 per month would cost $123.96 across the same four periods. DIRECTV MySports plus MySports Extra at normal rates totals $78.98 per month, or $315.92 for four periods.

Those totals are not interchangeable packages. Hulu and DIRECTV provide broad live-TV lineups, Sling Select supplies a smaller channel package, and NFL+ Premium is a football-focused service. The calculation answers a narrower question. It shows what a household spends when it starts from zero and keeps each RedZone route active for the same number of billing periods.

A viewer who already pays for one of the base plans should ignore that plan’s existing cost and use the incremental add-on math instead. That single distinction prevents the most common price comparison error on RedZone.

Billing and Device Rules

The old mobile-only description of NFL+ RedZone is no longer accurate. The NFL’s supported-device list includes connected-TV platforms and streaming hardware alongside phones, tablets, and computers. RedZone through NFL+ Premium can play across supported devices, while live local and primetime NFL+ games keep their separate phone-and-tablet restriction.

Billing timing matters too. YouTube TV states that after a customer cancels, access continues through the paid period. That makes the renewal date, not the day of the week, the useful cancellation marker. The old advice to cancel on Monday rather than Tuesday had no sound billing basis.

Other providers set their own billing and cancellation terms, so the account’s next renewal date should be checked before removing an add-on. A monthly plan may still charge a full next period if cancellation happens after renewal. The cost of two overlapping services can also be a full monthly charge rather than a neat daily prorated amount.

Device rules deserve the same care. Buying a cheaper plan that does not supply the other live games or channels a household expects can create a second subscription later. Price the viewing requirement first, then the service.

Which Option Fits

NFL+ Premium is the strongest price choice for a viewer starting from zero who mainly wants RedZone. An existing Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling, DIRECTV, or Fubo customer can often spend less incrementally by adding RedZone to the service already in the household. A Sunday Ticket customer has a separate $42 season add-on that becomes cheaper than four or more months of YouTube TV Sports Plus.

Broader sports bundles can sit between NFL+ and full live TV. The pricing choice depends on which other channels and games will actually be used, not on the RedZone add-on alone. A low add-on price attached to an unwanted $80+ base plan is not a bargain for a RedZone-only viewer.

Makes sense if

• You choose NFL+ Premium when RedZone is the main goal and no live-TV base plan is needed.
• You add RedZone to an existing live-TV plan when that base service already earns its place in the household budget.
• You use the $42 season add-on when you are already buying Sunday Ticket and expect four or more months of RedZone access.
• You compare renewal dates before deciding between monthly and season billing.

Does not make sense if

• You compare a $9.99 add-on with a $14.99 standalone plan while ignoring the required base service.
• You buy Sunday Ticket only to reach its cheaper RedZone add-on.
• You keep a full live-TV plan solely for RedZone after the football season ends.
• You cancel after the renewal date and expect the provider to prorate the unused days.

Takeaways

• Compare total starting cost and incremental add-on cost separately.
• Use NFL+ Premium for the lowest direct RedZone price among the major routes reviewed.
• Keep an existing live-TV base plan in the comparison only when the household already values it.
• Compare monthly NFL+ Premium with the season price based on the number of billing periods you will keep it.
• Sunday Ticket buyers should compare the $42 season RedZone add-on with monthly Sports Plus.
• Check the renewal date before canceling a monthly service or add-on.

Answers to Common Questions

How much does NFL RedZone cost in 2026?

NFL+ Premium costs $14.99 per month as a standalone route. Major live-TV RedZone add-ons reviewed cost about $9.99 to $13.99 per month on top of their required plans.

Can I watch NFL RedZone on a TV with NFL+ Premium?

Yes. RedZone is available across supported NFL app devices. The phone-and-tablet restriction applies to NFL+’s live local and primetime game streams, not RedZone.

Is NFL+ Premium cheaper monthly or by the season?

Four monthly payments cost $59.96. The normal season price is $99.99, while a temporary promotion through September 21, 2026 lowers it to $79.99.

How much is RedZone with NFL Sunday Ticket?

The 2026 RedZone season add-on is $42 when purchased with Sunday Ticket. It is an add-on to Sunday Ticket, not a standalone RedZone offer.

What is the cheapest RedZone add-on?

Among the major live-TV add-ons reviewed, Hulu is lowest at $9.99 per month. That price requires Hulu + Live TV, so it is most useful for a household already paying for the base service.