How to watch Patriots-Bills for free on Sunday Night Football

Another NFL Sunday is coming to an end; tonight, it will wrap up with a clash between the top two teams in the AFC East when the New England Patriots visit the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills are atop the division with an unbeaten 4-0 record; they’ve scored 30 or more points in all four of those wins. Three of the Bills’ wins have come at home; the team has not lost a home game during the regular season since Nov. 11, 2023 and can keep that home winning streak alive tonight.

The Patriots are 2-2, but quarterback Drake Maye has an impressive streak going into today’s game and a chance to etch his name into the NFL history books right next to another Patriots great, Tom Brady.

Maye has completed at least 75% of his passes and thrown at least two touchdowns in his last three games. If those numbers continue into a fourth week, he’ll tie Brady for the longest such streak in a season in NFL history.

Here’s how to tune in to Sunday Night Football without cable.

Patriots vs. Bills start time:

Tonight’s (Oct. 5) Patriots vs. Bills game is scheduled to start at 8:20 p.m. ET.

How to watch Patriots vs. Bills for free:

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Patriots vs. Bills on Sunday Night Football for free. One option we love is DIRECTV, which comes with five days free and starts at $49.99/month, with plenty of subscription options and genre packs that include NBC.

You can also watch Sunday Night Football for free with a Peacock free trial (seven days, then $16.99/month).

2025 Sunday Night Football schedule:

• Week 5: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Oct. 5
• Week 6: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Oct. 12
• Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Oct. 19
• Week 8: Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Oct. 26
• Week 9: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders – Nov. 2
• Week 10: Pittsburgh Steelers at L.A. Chargers – Nov. 9
• Week 11: Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles – Nov. 16
• Week 12: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams – Nov. 23
• Week 13: Denver Broncos at Washington Commanders – Nov. 30
• Week 14: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Dec. 7
• Week 15: Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys – Dec. 14
• Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins – Dec. 21
• Week 17: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers – Dec. 28
• Week 18: Teams TBD – Jan. 4

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This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and New York Post’s streaming property, Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she’s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews