How to Watch the NFL in Canada (2026): TSN, CTV, DAZN, RedZone and the Super Bowl

What channel is the NFL on in Canada?

TSN, CTV and CTV2 are the NFL's exclusive broadcast partner in Canada (RDS has games in French), and no NFL games are on Sportsnet: TSN and Sportsnet are separate, competing networks (TSN belongs to Bell, Sportsnet to Rogers). Here is where each window of the 2026 season airs.

Is the NFL on Sportsnet?

No. Because TSN, CTV and CTV2 are the NFL's exclusive broadcast partner in Canada, Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ don't have NFL games. If you're choosing between the two networks' streaming services, the NFL is one of the clearest reasons to pick TSN; Sportsnet+ vs TSN+ (now TSN Premium) compares them plan by plan, and Sportsnet vs TSN compares the networks sport by sport.

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Streaming the NFL on TSN: Standard or Premium?

Both TSN plans stream TSN1–5 live, so either one has TSN's Sunday Night, Thursday Night and Monday Night Football games and the Sunday-afternoon games on TSN1–5. The difference is the extras: one Sunday 1 p.m. ET game each week is in TSN Premium but not TSN Standard, and so are RedZone, the ManningCast and the European international games.

Is TSN Premium worth it for the NFL? If you want RedZone, the ManningCast, the European games or the second 1 p.m. ET game, yes. If you mainly watch the primetime games and the Sunday-afternoon games on TSN1–5, TSN Standard has them for a lower monthly price. TSN Premium also adds 75 more NBA games, PGA Tour Live and every LaLiga match, which may tip the balance.

Before you subscribe

• TSN sells no day pass: it lists monthly, annual and bundle plans, and TSN Premium's 3-month price is a limited-time offer. TSN Standard is monthly billing only.
• Bell says eligible Bell TV customers (Fibe TV and Satellite TV) with an active TSN subscription get TSN Premium at no extra cost, in the TSN app only: you sign in with your MyBell username and password.
• You can stream TSN on up to 2 devices at the same time.
• TSN is only available for subscription and use within Canada.
• All plans renew according to the period you choose, except in Quebec, where renewal is to a monthly period.

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NFL RedZone and the ManningCast in Canada

NFL RedZone is on TSN Premium in Canada: subscribers get it on Sundays during the season. It isn't part of TSN Standard, so if RedZone is the main reason you want TSN, TSN Premium is the plan to buy: $29.99/month (as of October 2026, plus tax).

In French, RedZone is on RDS.ca on Sunday afternoons, and Bell Media's weekly NFL listings also put some Sunday-afternoon games on RDS or RDS2.

The ManningCast

Peyton and Eli Manning's alternate Monday Night Football broadcast is on TSN Premium for select games, while the main broadcast of the same game is on TSN (and CTV2 in some weeks). TSN Premium also has other alt-casts. TSN's broadcast schedule lists the ManningCast games as “with Peyton & Eli.”

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DAZN and NFL Game Pass in Canada: what it costs

DAZN is NFL Game Pass in Canada. The NFL's Canada page calls DAZN the home of NFL Game Pass in Canada, with every NFL game from the preseason, regular season and postseason. That includes the games TSN carries and the regional Sunday-afternoon games on CTV and CTV2 stations, so it can show you a game that isn't on your local channels.

TSN or DAZN?

• TSN is a TV network as well as a streaming service, so its games on TSN1–5 are on cable, satellite and IPTV too. Its plans add RedZone, the ManningCast and other NFL extras (on TSN Premium), and other sports such as the NBA, F1 and the CFL (see how to watch the CFL and the Grey Cup).
• DAZN is streaming only, and its NFL Game Pass has every game, including games that aren't on TSN or on your local CTV or CTV2 station.
• Both: DAZN for every game, and TSN Standard for TSN's other sports (or TSN Premium if you also want the ManningCast and its other extras).

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Is NFL Sunday Ticket available in Canada?

The US residential NFL Sunday Ticket isn't available in Canada. YouTube TV's help centre says NFL Sunday Ticket is available on YouTube TV only in the United States, where it carries Sunday-afternoon regular-season games that aren't on local broadcasts in the viewer's area.

Some Canadian TV providers sell their own NFL Sunday Ticket package. Rogers and Shaw Direct sell it for the 2026 regular season, with all 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. regular-season games (blackouts apply), at $300 per season, lump sum, or $75/month for four months (as of October 2026, plus tax). It's for the whole season, with no refunds. Rogers lists it as available until Oct 28, 2026, and Shaw Direct until Oct 29, 2026. Bell lists NFL Sunday Ticket for current Bell TV residential customers but shows no price; Bell's subscription continues from season to season, with no cancellations or refunds once the season starts.

In Canada, DAZN's NFL Game Pass has every game, including the Sunday-afternoon games. TSN and regional CTV and CTV2 stations also carry Sunday-afternoon games, TSN Premium adds a second 1 p.m. ET game each week, and NFL RedZone is on TSN Premium.

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International, US Thanksgiving and Christmas games in Canada

TSN's 2026 schedule puts the six European games on TSN Premium, not TSN Standard, at 9:30 a.m. ET. Its International Games table also lists Melbourne (Sept 10, 2026) and Mexico City (Nov 22, 2026), both on TSN and CTV.

What about the games on Netflix?

Netflix says it is streaming five regular-season NFL games in 2026: the Melbourne game (Thu Sept 10, 2026), the Thanksgiving Eve game (Packers at Rams, Wed Nov 25, 2026), two Christmas Day games (Packers at Bears, 1 p.m. ET, and Bills at Broncos, 4:30 p.m. ET) and a Week 18 game on Sat Jan 9, 2027. Netflix says they're available globally to Netflix subscribers, in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German, and that live events are included with all Netflix plans at no extra cost; it doesn't name Canada. In Canada, TSN's schedule lists the Melbourne game, both Christmas afternoon games and the Jan 9, 2027 1 p.m. ET game on TSN and CTV, and lists the Thanksgiving Eve game's channels as to be determined.

US Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas Day

Late in the season there are Saturday games too, including two on Sat Dec 19, 2026 and three on Sat Jan 9, 2027; TSN's schedule lists all five on TSN and CTV.

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How to watch the NFL in French

RDS carries the NFL in French. Bell Media's weekly NFL listings put the Thursday, Sunday and Monday night games on RDS or RDS2, along with some Sunday-afternoon games and international games (RDS2 for the London game on Sun Oct 4, 2026). French RedZone is on RDS.ca on Sunday afternoons, and RDS's subscription page lists the NFL including the Super Bowl. Which games are on RDS and which on RDS2 changes from week to week.

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Watching the NFL with cable, satellite or IPTV

With cable, satellite or IPTV, you need TSN in your package for TSN's games, and your local CTV and CTV2 stations for the games they carry. TSN's schedule lists RedZone, the ManningCast, the second Sunday 1 p.m. ET game and the six European games on TSN Premium rather than on TSN1–5. Two providers' packs that include TSN1–5:

• Bell TV: outside Quebec, TSN1–5 on its own is $22/month, and the TSN & Sportsnet pack ($23/month) adds Sportsnet and Sportsnet One. Bell's sports-packages page doesn't list these packs for Quebec. Bell says eligible Bell TV customers with an active TSN subscription also get TSN Premium, with RedZone, at no extra cost in the TSN app.
• Rogers: the Sports theme pack ($25/month, where it's available for your TV service) includes TSN1–5, along with Sportsnet, Sportsnet+ and more. Rogers also lists NFL Sunday Ticket for the 2026 regular season, available until Oct 28, 2026 (see NFL Sunday Ticket).

Prices in Canadian dollars as of October 2026, plus tax.

Channel numbers vary by provider and region, so check your provider's channel lineup for TSN1–5, CTV, CTV2 and RDS. TSN's broadcast schedule lists each week's games and channels.

CTV is Bell Media's over-the-air network, so where a CTV station's signal reaches, you can also watch its NFL games with an antenna. Bell Media's weekly NFL listings say CTV games are available by region on Crave through the live CTV channel.

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NFL playoffs and Super Bowl LXI (2027): channels in Canada

Super Bowl LXI is on Sun Feb 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium. In Canada it's on TSN: the NFL's Canada page says TSN has coverage of the playoffs and the Super Bowl. Bell Media says TSN, CTV and Crave carry the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl LXI. Check TSN's NFL broadcast schedule for the channels before the game. In French, RDS lists the Super Bowl among its NFL coverage.

The playoffs: the NFL's Canada page says TSN has coverage of the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl, as well as every primetime game, and DAZN's NFL Game Pass has every game through the postseason. For each playoff game's channels, check TSN's NFL broadcast schedule.

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Key dates for the 2026 NFL season in Canada

For each week's full lineup, see TSN's NFL on TSN/CTV broadcast schedule.

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