The NFL regular season concludes on Sunday, Jan. 4, and 13 of the 14 games will part of the final NFL RedZone of the season.

The NFL made a major and much-derided change to RedZone Channel when it added commercials to what had long been celebrated as "Seven hours of commercial-free football."

NFL RedZone — an around-the-horn live highlight show demonstrating all the action on NFL Sunday — is back for Week 17 of the 2025 season.

StreamEast was free for streaming sports, but it was inconsistent and illegal. Replacement sites, like Crackstreams 2.0 and Buffstreams, have attempted to fill the void, but they are similarly illegal and can be risky to use. DIRECTV and fuboTV are reliable streaming platforms where you can watch football — or any live sports — for free.

For many NFL fans, Scott Hanson is the only voice they really want to listen to on Sundays. He's hosted the NFL RedZone channel for years and become a fan favorite by nearly everyone who pays for it.

Scott Hanson will return as the host of the NFL RedZone channel for the 2026 NFL season. On X/Twitter, Hanson responded to a fan who was concerned about his status for next season after getting emotional during the season finale on Sunday.

Both quarterbacks are also looking to bounce back from uneven wild-card performances. Drake Maye threw two interceptions in a win over the Chargers, while C.J. Stroud is coming off a three-turnover outing against Pittsburgh. Houston still boasts one of the NFL's top defenses and showed it again Monday night against the Steelers .

Week 18 of the NFL is here and there are four division titles and two playoff spots still to be determined on Saturday, Jan. 3 and Sunday, Jan. 4.