Every year, the NFL season culminates with one of the world's biggest sporting events: the NFL Super Bowl. Over 120 million punters from across the globe tune in for the Big Game and thanks to the razzle dazzle of the half-time show, only half of them are actually interested in the football itself.
This year, it's the New England Patriots taking on the Seattle Seahawks, who last clashed at the Super Bowl in 2015, where the Patriots snatched the win from the Seahawks with a monumental interception from Malcolm Butler in the end zone. It goes without saying that the Seahawks will be looking to exact revenge over a decade later when the two teams clash in Santa Clara, California. Your options for streaming the Super Bowl in Australia are quite varied.
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are set to kick off at 10:30pm (AEDT). Pre-game coverage started from around 9am (AEDT) on various streaming services.
ESPN: Disney Plus, Foxtel or Kayo
The first option for streaming the Super Bowl is via ESPN. Here in Australia, ESPN is widely available on a number of streaming services, such as Foxtel/Foxtel Now, Kayo and, more recently, Disney Plus. All three of those services will have live streams of the 2026 Super Bowl. Disney Plus starts at $15.99 per month, while Kayo Sport starts at $29.99 per month and comes with a 7-day free trial, making it our top pick for streaming the Super Bowl. Foxtel Now is the priciest option at $84 per month and only makes sense if you're already a subscriber.
Here's how Kayo and Disney Plus compare:
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How to stream the Super Bowl for free
Australians don't actually have to pay a cent if they want to watch the 2026 Super Bowl live. 7Plus Sport will have coverage from 10:00am (AEST) to 3:00pm (AEST), as well as NFL Tailgate coverage and commentary from Australian pundits like Cam Luke, who will be reporting live from Santa Clara.
7plus is a free ad-supported catch-up service that's available on Google TV devices, select smart TVs, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Fetch, Foxtel iQ, and Android and iOS mobile devices. You can also access the service directly through most web browsers. All you need to do is set up an account with an email address and password and away you go.
What is Kayo Sports?
Kayo Sports is a standalone version of the Sports add-on for Foxtel Now. With a Kayo Sport subscription, you'll get access to the greatest number of sports in Australia, including AFL, NRL, cricket, tennis, and American sports like NFL, basketball, and baseball. The big disclaimer is that DAZN is now the owner of Foxtel, so it's anticipated that Kayo content will eventually shift to DAZN.
How does Kayo Sports compare?
Kayo is still the best sports streaming service in Australia if you're after a quantity of popular sports. While the price keeps creeping up, Kayo is the only place to watch the vast majority of AFL, NRL, and cricket matches in Australia.
It's improved since launch, offering a mix of live channels – including dedicated options for popular sports – individually highlighted live matches and replays. For popular sports, the replays are typically available as full matches or shorter 'Minis' (highlights packages). If you miss a live match that you're keen to experience fresh, Kayo has a no-spoilers toggle that's well worth enabling. Alternatively, skip to key match moments on longer replays.
Most Kayo content streams at Full HD resolution, but more 4K content is appearing for Kayo Premium subscribers, most notably for AFL and NRL matches. Like Netflix and other entertainment streaming services, Kayo also offers user profiles, which help personalise the sports you're being fed on the homepage. And if you've got a compatible device, Kayo also offers SplitView so you can stream multiple sports at the same time on the one screen.
Compare Kayo Sports to other popular sport streaming services.
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Editor's pick: Great NBN 50 plans for streaming
Depending on which streaming service you're using and the resolution you're streaming at, you'll have different download speed needs. For Kayo Sports, Full HD streams need 7.5Mbps download speed, but for 4K events, you'll need 25Mbps of download speed. Foxtel IQ needs up to 20Mbps for streaming, but uses 7Mbps for HD content.
While you could get away with an NBN 25 plan for streaming N FL events, we recommend choosing an NBN 50 to ensure you have spare download speed for other online tasks. Here's a list of popular NBN 50 plans from our database.
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More streaming deals
Looking for something to stream tonight but don't want to pay full price? We've rounded up the best deals from Australia's major streaming services.
- Apple TV Plus deals: Get 30% off
- Binge deals:Stream Binge from less than $7 per month
- Disney Plus deals: Get 12 months for the price of 10
- Foxtel packages and deals: Save up to $55 per month
- Kayo deals: 50% off Kayo Premium for six months with Optus SubHub
- Netflix deals: Free Netflix with Foxtel
- Paramount Plus deals: Save over $40 per year
- Prime Video deals: Score a 30-day free trial
Brodie Fogg
Managing Editor - Streaming
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