DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching football live for free — its five-day free trial includes CBS (plus most other channels you’ll need to watch the NFL season). When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.

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The Michigan State football team, which needs wins in three of its final four games to qualify for a bowl game, will try to snap a five-game losing streak when it visits Minnesota at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.

If you’ve cut the cord like most of the modern world, you can still watch Vikings vs. Lions live without cable (and free!) by starting a DIRECTV trial. The game airs on FOX at 1 p.m. ET, so you’ll have time to sign up, stream and decide later.