12/22/2025

‘Monday Night Football’: How to Stream the 49ers vs. Colts Game Online for Free

49ers vs. Colts will kickoff on Monday, Dec. 22 at 8:15pm ET.

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Amina Ayoud, Kyle Hodge

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It’s week 16 of Monday Night Football and the NFL is headed to Indianapolis.

This Monday, Dec. 22, the San Francisco 49ers (10-4) and Indianapolis Colts (8-6) will go head-to-head in a thrilling NFC West vs. AFC South matchup right before the holidays. With the regular season almost over, both football teams are fighting there ways into the playoffs. A win for either squads is crucial to keep their postseason hopes alive. The game will begin promptly at 8:15pm tonight at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis airing live on ESPN.

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If you’re in the area and watch to catch the 49ers vs. Colts game live, there are last-minute tickets available online via StubHub and Seat Geek with prices as low as $167. If you don’t live in the area, or just don’t have enough money to shell out on tickets, we’re showing you how you can stream tonight’s game live and on-demand (with and without cable) for free.

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How to Watch Monday Night Football on ABC, ESPN & More

The 49ers vs. Colts will begin at 8:15pm ET broadcasted live via ESPN. If you don’t have cable, you can stream MNF games on DirecTV, Fubo, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV.

DirecTV

DirecTV offers a five-day free trial at sign up and over 90 cable and local channels including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ABC and ACCN. Plans start at $89.99/month. With a free trial, you can save up to $40 off your first month depending on the plan you choose.

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Fubo

Fubo is another great affordable option you can take advantage of to watch ESPN online. The streamer offers a five-day free trial that’ll give you access to ESPN free and more than 300 live TV channels. The service offers a promo that’ll get you up to $30 off the first month, which can get you access to ESPN and more for as low as $54.99 (reg. $84.99 per month).

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Sling

With Sling TV, there are a wide variety of streaming options to choose from, starting with the Day Pass for only $4.99. Sling TV includes ESPN with its Sling Orange and Sling Orange + Blue packages — which features dozens of channels that can be streamed on up to three devices at the same time. Sling Orange + Blue features FS1 and the NFL Network too.

Please note: Sling TV’s pricing and channel availability depends on your local TV market.

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Hulu + Live TV

For the most content options, Hulu + Live TV gives you access to the entire Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels — including ESPN for just $82.99 per month.

And, unlike the rest of the options, you can also expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. You’ll not only have all of the Hulu library to watch, but also exclusive and original programming available exclusively on ESPN Unlimited.

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