Could you feel it? Football season is almost here, with NBC and Peacock providing nose-to-tail NFL coverage ranging from this month’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Game to the crowning of a winner in February at Super Bowl LX.
The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, which marks the ceremonial start of the 2025 NFL season, officially returns football to heavy TV rotation on July 31, when the Los Angeles Chargers play the Detroit Lions at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in the league’s historic home of Canton, Ohio. How can you watch the first kickoff of the year on TV or online? Here’s what you should know.
How to watch or stream the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the LA Chargers and the Detroit Lions?
The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game will air live on NBC and simulcast on Peacock on Thursday, July 31, at 8 p.m. ET.
The game is part of a week-long celebration of new players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and this year’s broadcast will feature the entire on-air NBC talent group from Sunday Night Football. Mike Tirico will call the play-by-play, with analysis from Chris Collinsworth, sideline reporting from Melissa Stark, and rules analysis from Terry McAulay.
How to watch or stream the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the LA Chargers and the Detroit Lions?
The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game will air live on NBC and simulcast on Peacock on Thursday, July 31, at 8 p.m. ET.
The game is part of a week-long celebration of new players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and this year’s broadcast will feature the entire on-air NBC talent group from Sunday Night Football. Mike Tirico will call the play-by-play, with analysis from Chris Collinsworth, sideline reporting from Melissa Stark, and rules analysis from Terry McAulay.
The NFL on NBC: What you should know about the 2025 season
Looking ahead, the Dallas Cowboys will face the reigning Super Bowl LIX champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season.
That game airs on NBC and Peacock at 8:20 p.m. ET on September 4, but there’s plenty of NFL action between then and now, including three weeks of preseason games that begin nearly immediately after the Hall of Fame Game.
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In addition to season-long NFL activity, Peacock is NBCUniversal’s streaming destination for Big Ten and Notre Dame college football this fall, as well as a full slate of professional basketball action when the NBA comes to NBC and Peacock in 2025-2026.
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