The NFL official mobile app provides access to everything you need to make the most of the football season. It offers news, live scoring updates, the ability to track your favorite teams, and live streaming content from the NFL Network or the NFL Game Pass. Whether you’re looking for Fantasy Football tools or anywhere access to NFL events, the NFL app is worth checking out.
Get Started
NFL is free to download for anyone, with free access to all features except streaming coverage. Get it from the iOS App Store for iPhone and iPad, and Google Play for Android.
The NFL mobile app for iOS requires iOS 9.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV. The NFL mobile app for Android requires Android 5 or later and is compatible with Android phones and tablets.
When you first open the app, it plays a short video introducing itself and some of its new features. After, it asks if you want to select a team to follow and get alerts. Scroll through the list of NFL teams, and press the star next to the ones from which you want to receive news and alerts.
After you pick your team, you’ll arrive on the app’s News tab.
Read the Latest News
At the bottom of the app, there are five sections. News is highlighted in blue. At the top, the News is divided into three sections. The rest of the NFL app is designed the same way. With the broader categories near the bottom and subcategories toward the top.
The primary News tab is Featured. It contains all the top news from around the NFL, spanning every team.
The middle tab has your team’s news. Everything there pertains to the team that you follow and the players on it.
Finally, you’ll see the NFL league and special event news. At the time the above screenshot was taken in 2019, the NFL was celebrating 100 years of football with its NFL 100 campaign.
Find Games, Schedules, and Scores
The next major section of the NFL app is Games. This section shows live scoring updates, schedule information, and quick comparisons of the teams facing off.
You’ll always arrive on the current week’s schedule. If there are no games or it’s the off-season, like in the image above, you’ll see the next week that has a game.
Each game listed has the time, teams playing, and current scores. The first game listed is your favorite team’s game, if they’re playing that week. Otherwise, it’s listed chronologically.
At the top of the screen, the NFL app displays which week you’re looking at the schedule for. Tap on it to see a full list for the season. Pick any week to preview the lineup, or look back at past weeks to review your team’s progress.
Learn All About Teams
Under the Teams section, you’ll find everything you’ll need to know about your favorite NFL team and the teams they’re up against this season. To change which team you’re looking at, tap the team name, then choose a different one from the list.
When you first arrive on Teams, you’ll see vital stats about the team you follow. At the top of the window, the app shows their win/loss record. Just below that, you’ll find more interesting info, like their head coach, stadium, owner, the year they started, and their social media links.
Next, each team’s listing offers the opportunity to buy tickets, followed by the team’s schedule for the season. Here you can review everything coming up for your team or the teams you follow for fantasy.
Below that, each team’s rankings within the league are listed. The app shows their standings in a simple graph that illustrates their rank and compares them to the league leader.
Finally, you can check out which players on the team have top stats. This is another excellent feature for fantasy fans looking to pick up the best players a team has in each aspect of the game.
At the very bottom of each team listing, you’ll see their news section again.
Review Standings and Stats
Once the season is underway, find out how your team stacks up against the competition. The Standing section of the NFL app shows where your team and their rivals stand within the league and their division.
There are three ways to sort the standings; by Division, by Conference, and the whole League. Each has its own tab. The information that they display is the same, but the varied organization makes it easier to visualize a team’s place in each context.
Much, Much, More
Many of the NFL app’s most interesting features are categorized under More. Here, the app links to additional apps and services related to and built into the NFL app, like streaming from the NFL Network and NFL Game Pass.
Select More to see a list of the available options to explore. Shop takes you to the NFL Fanatics shop to purchase licensed gear. Tickets will allow you to buy tickets for upcoming games. Fantasy brings you to the NFL’s Fantasy app.
League Leaders will be of interest to fantasy football enthusiasts too. Here, you can get status from league-leading players and teams.
Watch NFL Network Streaming
While you’re still under More, tap NFL Network. You won’t be able to get far without a TV subscription. The first screen asks for your provider, streaming services like Sling are on the list too. Sign in with your login information for your TV provider.
After you sign in, the NFL app takes you to the NFL Network. The top of the screen loads the live stream. Below, you’ll find the upcoming programs listed. Turn your device sideways into landscape mode to expand the video.
You can also back out to the NFL app without exiting your video. Press the Back button to return to the NFL app, and the stream will minimize to the corner like picture-in-picture. When you’re ready to return to the stream, swipe up toward the left corner. Swiping the minimized stream right will close it.
Subscribe to NFL Game Pass
Game Pass is the NFL’s streaming service. It provides access to exclusive content, preseason games, full replays, and highlights. Tap Game Pass under More in the app to access it.
Game Pass is an independent subscription that, as of June 2019, costs $99.99 for the season. If you have the subscription, you can easily sign in. You also have the option to create an account and subscribe through the NFL app. Once you do, you’ll be able to access all of your Game Pass content through it too.
In the past, Verizon had a streaming agreement with the NFL through the app. As of early 2019, that agreement and the associated reduced data charges are no longer in place.
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