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The NFL Playoffs are here and that means several weeks of the best football of the year. The Broncos missing out on making the playoffs means we’ll have a new Super Bowl champion this year, but it’s impossible to guess who it could be. Certain teams have looked dominant like the Patriots and Cowboys, but when you have teams like the Seahawks, Packers, and Steelers in the mix every game is up for grabs.

If you’re looking to live stream all the games this postseason, then you’re in luck. There are multiple options for every single channel that will be broadcasting games, similar to the regular season. This doesn’t matter if you have cable or don’t and none of them will really break the bank.

Here’s a look at how to watch each of the channels broadcasting 2017 NFL Playoff games. And here’s the 2017 NFL Playoffs schedule (for the first two weeks, at least!):

Saturday, Jan. 7

4:35 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC — Oakland at Houston
8:15 p.m. ET on NBC — Detroit at Seattle

Sunday, Jan. 8

1:05 p.m. ET on CBS — Miami at Pittsburgh
4:40 p.m. ET on FOX — NY Giants at Green Bay

Saturday, Jan. 14

4:35 p.m. ET on FOX — Seattle/Green Bay/New York Giants at Atlanta
8:15 p.m. ET on CBS — Houston/Oakland/Miami at New England

Sunday, Jan. 15

1:05 p.m. ET on NBC — Pittsburgh/Houston/Oakland at Kansas City
4:40 p.m. ET on FOX — Green Bay/New York Giants/Detroit at Dallas

How To Live Stream NFL 2017 Playoff Games Airing On ESPN

ESPN will be broadcasting an AFC Wild Card game. The ESPN family of networks have always been at the forefront of streaming TV, so it’s probably the easiest channel to stream. There are multiple options for both cable subscribers and non-cable subscribers.

WatchESPN is a great option whether you have cable or do not. You can watch the ESPN broadcast NFL games through the service with most of the popular devices on the market at the moment. IF you have ESPN in your cable package you can sign onto WatchESPN or if you subscribe to any of the below services you can sign in with those credentials.

Sling TV is a streaming service targeting cable cutters. You can live stream more than 30 channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, CNN, and more. This only costs $20 per month for the Sling Orange starting package. Find more details on the packages here.

DIRECTV NOW is another streaming service that costs $35 per month for the starting package. The big difference is the size of the channel package, which is normally 60 channels but right now is over 100 due to an ongoing offer. Streaming ESPN is once again included in the starting price.

Sony has a streaming service, PlayStation Vue, which provides another option to stream ESPN. This one has a starting price right in the middle of the other two at $29.99 per month. The channel package size sits in the middle as well with around 50 streaming channels.

These three streaming services can be watched with a majority of the popular streaming devices on the market or with your phone, tablet, or laptop. There’s also free trials for each, so you can give them all a test run.

How To Live Stream NFL 2017 Playoff Games Airing On CBS

As one of the main broadcasters of both regular season and playoff NFL games, streaming access to CBS will be critical. Thankfully, CBS has hopped on board the streaming trend and made it possible to watch NFL games online.

CBS’s official streaming service, CBS All Access, will be the easiest way to watch the playoff games on the network. The service lets you stream whatever CBS is broadcasting in your local area and is now available in a majority of cities throughout the U.S. The service only costs $5.99 per month with commercials or $9.99 per month without. You also get access to a huge streaming library of CBS shows past and present.

In certain markets throughout the U.S., PlayStation Vue will let you watch CBS live. If it’s in your area, the starting price will be $39.99 per month, but the channel package will extend to over 60 channels to live stream.

How To Live Stream NFL 2017 Playoff Games Airing On FOX

The other main broadcaster of NFL games will continue to broadcast a majority of the NFC games during the playoffs. This means you’ll see some great games from an NFC that truly is up in the air.

FOX Sports Go will be a great go to for streaming any of the playoff games this year. You can stream FOX on this from your phone, tablet, or right on your TV. You can sign into the FOX Sports Go app with either a cable subscription or a PlayStation Vue subscription.

FOX can also be streaming in certain markets for Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, and PlayStation Vue directly on the services. Sling TV’s package that includes FOX starts at $25 per month, while most places that have FOX cost $39.99 per month on PlayStation Vue. DIRECTV NOW’s cost remains the same at $35 per month.

How To Live Stream NFL 2017 Playoff Games Airing On NBC

NBC will actually be broadcasting two games during the NFL postseason. First, a NFC Wild Card game and then one of the AFC Divisional games the next weekend.

The NBC Sports Live Extra can be used by both cable subscribers and PlayStation Vue subscribers as well. You just use your credentials to sign into the service and can watch the NBC broadcast NFL games there. In certain areas, PlayStation Vue subscribers can also get NBC live. The price is $39.99 per month in these places.

Sling TV and DIRECTV NOW also offer NBC live in select markets, but the locations vary for each service. The Sling TV package for this is the Sling Blue package, which costs $25 per month for about 40 channels to live stream. DIRECTV NOW is the same price and package as normal.

You’ve got no excuses now to not stream every game during the NFL Playoffs. Whatever channel the game comes on, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from to watch regardless of if you’re a cable subscriber or not!

Chris Brantner is the founder of CutCableToday, a site featuring info on how to watch popular programming such as the NFL without cable.