How to Watch the NFL Conference Championship Games Without Cable

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You have many options for watching the week's NFL matchups. You can gather friends and crowd around a television to watch a traditionally broadcast game like generations before or leverage today's video streaming services for online convenience. Following sports can get tricky depending on your region and subscribed service (streaming guide JustWatch has a sports search functionality). Still, our NFL streaming review roundup has everything you need to know to track your favorite teams.

When it comes to live sports, the most important thing to know is when and where the games appear. NFL games generally air during four time slots—across different networks—throughout the regular season: Thursday Night Football (Prime Video), Sunday afternoons (CBS and FOX), Sunday Night Football (NBC), and Monday Night Football (ESPN). And then there are the big Thanksgiving football games and Christmas football games.

How to Watch the AFC and NFC Conference Championship Games

Check out our streaming guide, which details how to watch NFL games from anywhere with an internet connection. If you'd just like to know the start times, we've got you covered there, too.

Sunday, 1/26

Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles at 3:00 p.m. EST (FOX, FOX Deportes)
Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. EST (CBS, Paramount+)

For more, check out our picks for the best sports streaming services.

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My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a senior writer, using the skills I acquired at Northwestern University to write about dating apps, meal kits, programming software, website builders, video streaming services, and video games. I was previously a senior editor at Geek.com and have written for The A.V. Club, Kotaku, and Paste Magazine. I'm the author of the gaming history book Video Game of the Year: A Year-by-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977, and the reason everything you know about Street Sharks is a lie.

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