Let’s be honest, the price tag on YouTube TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket is enough to make any football fan’s wallet cry. Shelling out hundreds of dollars just to watch out-of-market games is a huge ask, even for the most dedicated fans.
But what if you could watch every single game without paying for a subscription? There is a way, but it comes with one massive catch: You have to actually put on pants and leave your house.
DirecTV’s “Sports Bar Finder” app is the ultimate cheat code for the 2025 season. It literally points you to every bar and restaurant in your area that’s paying for the full Sunday Ticket package. If you’d rather spend your money on wings and beer instead of another streaming subscription, this is the perfect workaround.
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How to use Sports Bar Finder for NFL Sunday Ticket
The Sports Bar Finder app used to be available for Android and iOS devices, but it’s now only accessible via a web browser.
- Navigate to Sports Bar Finder, where you’ll be prompted to type in a bar name, share your location or enter a postal ZIP code.
- The list will populate with area restaurants and bars, giving you the option to filter the results by sports package. Select NFL Sunday Ticket from the list. You can also skip this step and just look for the Sunday Ticket badge under each establishment’s information.
- You can choose from the main list of bars shown in the results or click Featured to see the app’s highlighted locations.
- Click on View Additional Bar Details. Each bar and restaurant provides the address, hours and available sports TV packages at that location. However, whether you’re in your own neighborhood or visiting another city from out of town, we suggest you call ahead to verify that games will be broadcast.
- Tapping the heart icon will save a location to your Favorites section, so you can easily track some of your favorite places to watch Sunday Ticket or other sports offerings such as Big Ten, Friday Night Baseball or Thursday Night Football.
Select the NFL Sunday Ticket package to narrow your search.
To tailor the results even more, you can filter by amenities (e.g., Wi-Fi or good for groups) or rating. The app pulls ratings from Yelp reviews.
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