Monday Night Football live stream: how to watch MNF online from anywhere – Bills vs Bengals

Monday Night Football is shown for FREE on Channel 5 every week. The only catch is that kick-off is usually set for 1.15am GMT in the extremely early hours of Tuesday morning.

If you're happy to brave unsociable kick-off times for free NFL coverage, you can also live stream Monday Night Football on My5, which works across a wide range of devices. It's free to use, and you don't even need to create an account.

Away from the UK right now?

Use a VPN to live stream My5 as if you were at home.

Sky Sports also airs every MNF game live, as well as up to five other NFL games each week and the live RedZone highlights show each Sunday.

If you don't have Sky Sports but are interested in signing up, you can check out our dedicated guide to Sky TV deals and packages for today's best prices.

Don't fancy being locked in to a long, expensive contract? Now is a more flexible streaming option, with Now sports passes start at £11.99.

Hardcore NFL fans who want to watch as many games as possible may instead want to look at the NFL Game Pass, which costs £34.99 for the rest of the season and shows every single game live.

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Once you've chosen and installed your VPN of choice, simply open the service's corresponding app, hit 'choose location', select the appropriate country, and you'll be able to watch the broadcast as if you were back at home.

NFL fans can watch every Monday Night Football game on ESPN in the US, and often on ESPN 2 too (for the Manningcast). Coverage is sometimes also shown on ABC/ESPN 3 for select games.

Kick-off is usually set for 8.15pm ET / 5.15pm PT each Monday.

How to watch Monday Night Football without cable

ESPN is the main channel you need to watch MNF, but if you don't have it as part of a cable package, there are plenty of other ways to live stream Monday Night Football.

FuboTV includes ESPN, ESPN 2, ABC, NFL Network, Fox, CBS and NBC - all the TV channels you need to tune into the NFL this season. Prices start at $69.99 a month after a FREE FuboTV trial.

A cheaper alternative is Sling TV. Its Orange plan provides access to ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN 3, and normally costs $40 per month, but if you're new to the service you can get your first month half-price.

An extra $15 a month for the combined Sling Blue + Orange bundle will get you NFL Network and local NBC and Fox channels in most major markets.

NFL fans in Canada are amongst the luckiest in the world, as DAZN is the place to watch every single game this season. That, of course, includes every Monday Night Football, with kick-off usually set for 8.15pm ET / 5.15pm PT.

DAZN costs just CA$24.99 a month or $199.99 a year.

Not only do you get every single NFL game, but DAZN is also the exclusive Canadian streaming home of Champions League, Europa League and EFL Championship soccer!

It also comes with support for iOS, Android, Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku, Xbox One, PS4, and laptop/PC streaming (including Mac devices). 

NFL fans in Australia can watch every Monday Night Football on ESPN, which is available through Foxtel can can be live streamed using the Foxtel Go app.

That means the excellent sports streaming service Kayo Sports is showing every Monday Night Football too, and it's the ideal option for anyone who doesn't want the commitment of a lengthy (and pricey) contract.

Kayo lets you stream on two devices with its $27.50 per month Basic plan, and on three devices with its $35 Premium plan. Both come with a FREE 7-day trial.

Kayo also gives you access to over 50 other sports including F1, NHL, MLB, the cricket... the list goes on! Handy if you don't want to go all out on Fox.

If you're only interested in watching the NFL, the NFL Game Pass is showing every single game of the season live, with a subscription priced at $59.99.

Not in Australia right now? Use a VPN if you're away from home, in order to tap into your domestic coverage.