Football season is still a couple months away, but that doesn’t stop you from figuring out if you need to keep your cable subscription just to watch Thursday Night Football. If you have Amazon Prime, you can ditch cable and stream the games live for the upcoming season.

Amazon has struck a deal with the NFL to stream Thursday Night Football games to all Prime subscribers later this year. This isn’t the first time that the NFL has partnered with another company to livestream their games, but the partnership with Amazon adds to the value of paying for Amazon Prime. You’ll be able to stream the games similar to how you access other videos on the Prime platform. Cable can be expensive, so if you’re keeping your subscription just for access to sports games like these, exploring online options for streaming can save you quite a bit.

Of course, streaming online has it’s own problems. It can be slow or glitchy (so you miss out on key plays). You’re also dependent on your own internet working well when you’re trying to stream so that you catch all the action. So, if you’re already a Prime member, maybe stream the first game of the season and then cancel your cable subscription once you know things are running smoothly.

source: http://lifehacker.com/you-can-watch-...all-1794054343

thanks @Axort, we just cancelled our directv and of course have the firestick with all it's goodies. i was worried about football coming up soon. was contemplating paying for the deal where you can stream live on your device, although there is the blackout/local coverage not letting us watch it. any suggestions with that directv/nfl package subscription?

@gqfiles - sorry, not really - i am not used to amazon live streaming, but guess it should work on any amazon (stream) device /videoplay system or pc.

Ok, Thank You. At least I have hope for Thursday night football now!

never mind