It seems like the New York Giants are committed to starting veteran Russell Wilson when the season kicks off in September, but it also seems like they’re willing to take a chance on rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, as evidenced by the strategic use of Dart during their first two preseason games. With one more preseason game this week against the New England Patriots, Dart will have another chance to prove his value to the team and determine his spot on the depth chart. Both the Giants and Pats are 2-0 heading into week 3 of the preseason, they meet on Thursday at Met Life Stadium for one last exhibition game before the season begins.
Here’s all the info you need about tonight’s Patriots vs. Giants game, plus the dates and times for the rest of the NFL’s preseason games.
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How to watch the Giants vs. Patriots preseason game:
Date: Thursday, August 21
Time: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Game: Giants vs. Patriots
TV channel: Local stations
Streaming: Prime Video
Giants vs. Patriots game time:
The New York Giants play the New England Patriots on Thursday, August 21 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
What channel is the Patriots vs. Giants game on?
The game will stream on Prime Video and airs locally on NBC4 in New York and WCVB 5 in Boston. The game will be available to stream after the fact on NFL+.
How to watch the Giants vs. Patriots game:
Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive home for the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games, including this week’s preseason game between the Giants and the Patriots. On top of Amazon Prime Video, an Amazon Prime subscription includes free shipping, exclusive deals, access to the Prime Day sales events, Amazon Music, a year of free GrubHub+ and more.
A standard Amazon Prime subscription is $15 monthly or $139 annually, but discounts are available for students and those on qualified government assistance. You can try Amazon Prime free for 30 days. You can also just subscribe directly to Prime Video and forego all the other Prime Benefits. A Prime Video subscription alone costs $9 monthly.
$15/month at Amazon
2025 NFL preseason schedule:
All times Eastern
Week 3
Thursday, August 21
Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers, 7:00 p.m.
New England Patriots at N.Y. Giants, 8:00 p.m. (Prime Video)
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Friday, August 22
Philadelphia Eagles at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Cowboys, 8:00 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans, 8:00 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday, August 23
Baltimore Ravens at Washington Commanders, noon
Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Cleveland Browns, 1:00 p.m.
Houston Texans at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.
Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints, 1:00 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers, 4:00 p.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins, 7:00 p.m.
Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at San Francisco 49ers, 8:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders at Arizona Cardinals, 10:00 p.m.
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How to watch the 2025 NFL preseason:
Many NFL preseason games are broadcast on local channels, so if you’re looking to catch an in-market game, it may be as simple as turning on your TV (or setting up a digital TV antenna). If you want to watch out-of-market games, a $7/month subscription to NFL+ will get you access to NFL Network, which will have every out-of-market game in the preseason. The downside of NFL+? When it comes to the regular season, it’s a much less helpful option because there are far fewer NFL Network games during the regular season.
A basic $6.99 per month (or $40 annually) NFL+ subscription will get you live local and primetime regular and preseason NFL games exclusively on your phone or tablet, plus live audio for every game of the season across supported devices and access to NFL Network.
NFL+ Premium, while a little pricier at $14.99 per month (or $80 annually) also includes access to NFL RedZone, plus full and condensed replays of every game across supported devices. NFL+ also offers a seven-day free trial.
- Can only watch MOST live games on your phone
$6.99/month at NFL
DirecTV is currently offering its Choice tier (typically $108+/month with fees) for just $78 (after fees) for your first month. (It’s $98/month after that).
DirecTV’s Choice tier gets you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, plus ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network and plenty more regional sports networks. (If you want to avoid paying the RSN fees, the Entertainment Tier has plenty of those same national channels you can catch NFL games on too. Whichever package you choose, you’ll get unlimited Cloud DVR storage.
The best part is that you can try all this out free for five days. So if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for football season but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV.
- Full package free trial available
- Many local regional sports networks included
- Unlimited Cloud DVR
$78 for your first month at DirecTV
Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, NFL Network, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC and 100-plus more live channels. Starting at $85/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely pricey (though certainly not the most expensive option on this list), but offers nearly every channel you’ll need to watch both the NFL preseason and regular season, and still leaves you with major savings compared to a traditional cable package.
Fubo subscribers also get unlimited cloud DVR storage and plenty of non-sports-related channels too. The platform offers a free trial period, so you can check it out ahead of the 2025 NFL season and decide if it’s right for you this year.
Right now, Fubo is also offering new subscribers $20 off their first month of the service, bringing your total for your first month (after the free trial ends) to $65.
- Full-package free trial available
- Unlimited cloud DVR storage
$85/month at Fubo
YouTube TV gets you nearly every channel you’ll need for the 2025 NFL season (and preseason), including Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, ESPN and NFL Network.
Plus, YouTube TV is once again the home of NFL Sunday Ticket! The Sunday Ticket package, while pricey on its own ($480/year), gets you ALL the Sunday out-of-market games (160-plus games per season). You can also break the payment for this package down into $40/month for 12 months, and add NFL RedZone to that package, which brings the total to $43.50/month or $522 for the year.
If you bundle Sunday Ticket with YouTube TV, which gets you all the primetime games and every out-of-market Sunday game, the cost for Sunday Ticket drops down to $378 for the year, or four non-cancellable monthly payments of $94.50, plus the price of YouTube TV (which you’ll have to keep paying for as long as you want to access your NFL Sunday Ticket package), which is currently $59.99/month for your first two months. The cost then rises to $82.99/month, in addition to the Sunday Ticket price. That all breaks down to $154.50/month for the first two months, and $177.50/month for the following two months. You can try YouTube TV (but not Sunday Ticket!) free for 10 days.
One thing to note: YouTube TV livestreams have a tendency to run on a slight delay, which isn’t great if you’re trying to keep up with the game live, down to the exact second.
This is a great package for a football superfan, but you’ll still need access to Prime Video and Netflix for exclusive games (and potentially Peacock too).
- Offers NFL Sunday Ticket bundle
- Offers almost every channel you need for NFL games
- High cost
- Locks you into YouTube TV Base Plan with the Sunday Ticket bundle
- Potential for broadcast delays
$57.99/mo for your first 3 months at YouTube
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