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NFL Sunday Ticket: Price, how to get it on YouTube and more in 2024

Here’s how to get NFL Sunday Ticket in 2024.

If you’re looking to get NFL Sunday Ticket in 2024, we’ve got you covered.

Sure, there are options like NFL+ but ever since last year’s deal to bring the programming that features every NFL game to YouTubeTV, fans have wanted to buy the season package so they can enjoy what they had on DirecTV before, especially if you root for a team that’s outside of where you live?

So, what’s there to know about NFL Sunday Ticket in 2024? Let’s break it all down from pricing to deals so that you can enjoy all the pro football you want on Sundays this year:

How much does NFL Sunday Ticket cost?

You can get it with YouTube TV for $670.96 total. For another $10.99 a month you can get NFL RedZone.

Do I need YouTube TV to get NFL Sunday Ticket?

No. If you get it without YouTube TV, you can pay $479 total.

Are there any NFL Sunday Ticket discounts?

If you’re a Verizon customer and you get an upgrade, you can get Sunday Ticket for free.

There’s also a student discount for $199.

That’s it!

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NFL Sunday Ticket pricing revealed for 2024 season

NFL Sunday Ticket pricing revealed for 2024 season:

The NFL Sunday Ticket package is now available on YouTube. And you may wince when you see what the cost is.

To sign up for Sunday Ticket, the price is $679.99. Throw in NFL Red Zone and the bundle will cost you $739.99.

This package will get football fans the out-of-market game package.

The league statement to Ourand said that the pricing isn’t its business: “The NFL does not control the pricing of Sunday Ticket and does not set or receive any additional fees associated with its sale.”

Regardless, it’s quite the bullet to bite for your favorite team:

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NFL scores major victory in Sunday Ticket lawsuit

A federal judge overturned the $4.7 billion verdict against the NFL in the Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit.

Initially, the NFL lost a class action lawsuit filed by subscribers to NFL Sunday Ticket that could have cost the NFL $4.7 billion. But on Thursday, a federal judge overturned the verdict, ruling in favor of the NFL.

The league released the following statement on the ruling:

“We are grateful for today’s ruling in the Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit. We believe that the NFL’s media distribution model provides our fans with an array of options to follow the game they love, including local broadcasts of every single game on free over-the-air television. We thank Judge Gutierrez for his time and attention to this case and look forward to an exciting 2024 NFL season.”

A jury had awarded subscribers the $4.7 billion based on a violation of antitrust laws in how the NFL distributed out-of-market games via the service.

Had the verdict held up, each NFL team would have been on the hook for over $145 million.

The plaintiffs have the opportunity to appeal the case to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Judge overturns $4.7 billion verdict in NFL Sunday Ticket case

The script and result in the NFL Sunday Ticket case has been flipped by a judge

A Federal Judge said Wednesday the jury didn’t follow the law when awarding a $4.7 billion verdict in the NFL Sunday Ticket case.

On Thursday, Judge Philip Gutierrez overturned the $4.7 judgment.

“We are grateful for today’s ruling in the Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit,” the NFL said in a statement. “We believe that the NFL’s media distribution model provides our fans with an array of options to follow the game they love, including local broadcasts of every single game on free over-the-air television. We thank Judge Gutierrez for his time and attention to this case and look forward to an exciting 2024 NFL season.”

From previous information:

Per Courthousenews.com: 

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez didn’t issue a ruling during the hearing in downtown Los Angeles on the NFL’s motion for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial. However, he agreed with the league that the jury’s damages award wasn’t supported by the evidence.

Per Courthousenews.com:

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez didn’t issue a ruling during the hearing in downtown Los Angeles on the NFL’s motion for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial. However, he agreed with the league that the jury’s damages award wasn’t supported by the evidence.

The jury calculated the precise amount of damages to be $4,707,259,944.62 using a theory that had never been presented during the trial, the judge said.

“There’s no doubt about what they did,” Gutierrez said. “They didn’t follow the instructions.”

In short, the complication arose from the mathematics the jury used in computing the amount of damages.

Per ESPN:

The jury’s amount did not conform to the college football model ($7.01 billion) by Daniel Rascher, an economist at the University of San Francisco, or the multiple-distributor model ($3.48 billion) by John Zona, who was an expert witness in the case.

Instead, the jury used the 2021 list price of about $294 and subtracted $102.74, the average price actually paid by residential “Sunday Ticket” subscribers. The jury then used $191.26, which it considered as the “overcharge,” and multiplied that by the number of subscribers to come up with the damages amount.

“Today we asked the district court to set aside the jury’s verdict in this case, which is contrary to the law and unsupported by the evidence presented at trial.” an NFL statement read. “The NFL’s media distribution model is the most fan friendly in sports, with all games broadcast locally on free over-the-air television in addition to many other choices available to fans who want even more access to NFL content. We will continue to pursue all avenues in defense of the claims brought in this case.”

Judge indicates NFL Sunday Ticket verdict will be overturned

Don’t count your dollars on the NFL Sunday Ticket verdict yet

The $4.7 billion verdict in the NFL Sunday Ticket trial against the league stunned everyone. Now, the judge believes the jurors ruled incorrectly and the verdict is likely to be overturned.

Per Courthousenews.com: 

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez didn’t issue a ruling during the hearing in downtown Los Angeles on the NFL’s motion for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial. However, he agreed with the league that the jury’s damages award wasn’t supported by the evidence.

The jury calculated the precise amount of damages to be $4,707,259,944.62 using a theory that had never been presented during the trial, the judge said.

“There’s no doubt about what they did,” Gutierrez said. “They didn’t follow the instructions.”

In short, the complication arose from the mathematics the jury used in computing the amount of damages.

Per ESPN:

The jury’s amount did not conform to the college football model ($7.01 billion) by Daniel Rascher, an economist at the University of San Francisco, or the multiple-distributor model ($3.48 billion) by John Zona, who was an expert witness in the case.

Instead, the jury used the 2021 list price of about $294 and subtracted $102.74, the average price actually paid by residential “Sunday Ticket” subscribers. The jury then used $191.26, which it considered as the “overcharge,” and multiplied that by the number of subscribers to come up with the damages amount.

“Today we asked the district court to set aside the jury’s verdict in this case, which is contrary to the law and unsupported by the evidence presented at trial.” an NFL statement read. “The NFL’s media distribution model is the most fan friendly in sports, with all games broadcast locally on free over-the-air television in addition to many other choices available to fans who want even more access to NFL content. We will continue to pursue all avenues in defense of the claims brought in this case.”

 

Ruling in NFL Sunday Ticket lawsuit could cost Ravens close to $450m

The Baltimore Ravens, like every other NFL team, will have to chip on that hefty bill, which comes out to $449.6 million per team.

The National Football League has suffered a massive L in the well-publicized Sunday Ticket lawsuit.

A jury in a U.S. District Court found the league guilty of breaking antitrust laws by selling its Sunday Ticket package at an egregiously inflated price.

The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and $96 million in damages to the commercial class.

However, this is far from over, as the NFL will appeal the ruling. The league also issued a very strong statement denouncing the outcome.

“We are disappointed with the jury’s verdict today in the NFL Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit. We continue to believe that our media distribution strategy, which features all NFL games broadcast on free over-the-air television in the markets of the participating teams and national distribution of our most popular games, supplemented by many additional choices including RedZone, Sunday Ticket and NFL+, is by far the most fan friendly distribution model in all of sports and entertainment,” the league said in a statement to ESPN.

As this is a federal case and one about breaking antitrust laws (a more legal way to describe the abuses of monopolistic power), the total damages could triple and thus reach up to $14.39 billion.

If the appeal does not go the way of “the shield,” and they must pay the total damages, all 32 teams would be on the hook.

Like every other NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens will have to contribute to that hefty bill, which amounts to $449.6 million per team.

Yes, that’s close to half a billion dollars.

But you could also look at it this way: It’s a sum equal to the Lamar Jackson contract ($260 million) times 1.72.

Now, it doesn’t seem so bad.

NFL hammered for billions in Sunday Ticket antitrust verdict

The NFL Sunday Ticket verdict went against the league in a huge way

The decision in the “NFL Sunday Ticket” anti-trust case was rendered Thursday and the league took a pummeling. A group of “plaintiffs” who purchased the package won a judgment of $4.7 billion from the Los Angeles, CA, jury, while “bar owners” were awarded $96 million.

Per the Hollywood Reporter:

A Los Angeles jury on Thursday agreed with fans who claimed they overpaid for NFL Sunday Ticket, according to NFL. The decision, which was reached after less than a full day of deliberations, could force the league to change its broadcast model that’s made it the most popular sports league in the country.

Some more of what the legalese of the decision covers.

The league was disappointed — surprise! — by the decision of the California court.

The damage could be steeper because antitrust damages can treble.

Fans were furious that YouTube TV and NFL Sunday Ticket had serious issues during Week 8

For that price tag, it needs to work.

When the exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket switched from Directv to YouTube TV ahead of the 2023 season, there was reasonable concern about how a streaming service would hold up compared to a linear provider.

And through the first seven weeks of the season, YouTube TV had exceeded expectations. Streaming delays were minimized, the video quality had been great and fans enjoyed the multiview feature. But on Week 8, we saw that the service isn’t perfect, and that was bad news for NFL fans.

As the early window of games kicked off, fans on social media were experiencing issues with buffering and games simply not loading.

The issues persisted well into the second quarter of the early window, and YouTube eventually commented that its team was aware of the problems.

We’ll have to see what exactly caused the issues after seven weeks of smooth sailing, but NFL fans were understandably upset given the service’s high price tag. It should work as promised every time.

Why the new NFL+ will give football fans a better deal than YouTube TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket

NFL+ is offering an amazing deal at a very awkward time for YouTube TV.

On Thursday, NFL media revealed that the league will expand its own direct-to-consumer subscription service, NFL+.

Now in the second year of the service, at its premium price, NFL+ will include live streams of NFL Network and the very popular NFL RedZone — which cuts to any game when a team is on the verge of scoring a touchdown. It’s a shocking addition that comes on the heels of NFL Sunday Ticket becoming an exorbitantly expensive part of YouTube TV.

I don’t understand the logic of the league seemingly undercutting one of its main broadcast partners, but I can’t say I mind as a passionate football fan looking for quality feeds to watch games!

Available on all TV, PC, phone, and tablet devices in the United States, let’s explain what you get with NFL+, NFL+ Premium, and NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV. Oh, by the way: Anyone who buys now gets a 20 percent discount on the annual price for both versions of the service.

(Spoiler alert, but this already looks like a fantastic deal.)