Q. I know that DIRECTV usually has a free preview of all the NFL Sunday Ticket games, but I haven’t seen anything about it yet. No announcements or whatever. So will there be a preview or not? — Max, Washington, DC.
Max, you are right. DIRECTV has held a free preview of the NFL Sunday Ticket on the first Sunday of the regular season for years.
And I am happy to report that the satellite TV service will do so again this Sunday, September 9, 2018.
The free preview will include all the games as well as features such as Game Mix which offers up to eight games on one screen at the same time.
The free preview will be available in DIRECTV’s channel 700s. (Note: The Sunday Ticket price is $293.94 for the entire season.)
As for the live streaming option, I have not seen any indication there will be a free preview for that, but I will update this post if I learn more.
— Phillip Swann
Due to all the Anti-American BS being allowed by the NFL, they can take the NFL Package, and put it where the sun doesn’t shine!! Been a 20 plus year customer, but no more!! Hello College Football!!
I am right there with you pal! the nfl can be not fer long, as far as i am concerned, i have direct but won’t be using their free nfl coverage
Hi Phillip, I am a current Directv customer. I had the Sunday Ticket package free last year (2017) which means I am not eligible to get it free this year. I called Directv today to make sure they will at least have the free preview week 1. Both agents I spoke with told me no free trials are available. Hopefully they misunderstood what I was asking (I could barely understand them as well) and it will be available. I guess I will find out on Sunday. I hope you’re right.
Free preview is definite on Sunday.
Do you have to sign up for the NFL ticket and cancel the next day to take advantage of the Sunday free trial or are the NFL ticket stations just unscrambled on Sunday?
Unscrambled.
How come in their message section on the DVR box they are not informing us that it is free trial this Sunday? In years past they have always done that.
When DirecTV is offering a free preview they always post a message in the message section on your DVR box. This year I have yet to see one for the NFL ticket preview. Are your sure they are offering a free trail this Sunday?
From Directv’s Twitter page:
“Thanks for your interest! There will be a satellite NFL SUNDAY TICKET free preview: September 9, 2018”
I can only report what they say they will do.
I was told the same thing that I was not eligible for the free trial on Sunday I hope it’s free on Sunday for everyone that has Direct TV satellite system please inform me that I should be able to watch all games this Sunday on DirecTV Sunday ticket for free for one day