UXbyDesign.org

17 Engaging Ways to Experience the 2009 NFL Season

Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon in Features

The NFL makes its anticipated return with the first game of the 2009 regular season kicking off on Thursday, 9/10/2009. So lets cut to the chase; how are you going to experience this game, and the rest of the 2009 season? Assuming you won’t be physically attending a game, here’s a cheat sheet to help you weigh up your other 17 choices:

Television

NFL Network
A television network solely devoted to the NFL. Includes 8 live regular season games, in addition to preseason games and other game broadcasts. The NFL Network also offers year-round NFL programming. Learn more >

NFL RedZone
NFL RedZone is a brand new channel brought to you by NFL Network each Sunday afternoon during the season. NFL RedZone will jump from game to game to bring you key moments from around the league — live as they happen on the field in HD. DirecTV, Comcast, Verizon FIOS, and Dish Network will carry RedZone, with more carriers to come. Learn More >

NFL Sunday Ticket
NFL Sunday Ticket™ brings you access to up to 14 live games a week in the regular season.  With the player tracker, follow up to 18 players each week right on your screen – a perfect feature for Fantasy players! Also, get scores and stats of other games without missing the game you’re watching. This is carried exclusively on DirecTV.  Learn more >

Network TV
Throughout the season, catch selected games broadcast on FOX, CBS, NBC, and ESPN on Monday Nights. View the schedule >

Online

Game Center
NFL.com has launched a brand new Game Center experience, where you can follow live plays and stats from the game, making for a valuable fantasy football resource. Don’t forget to try out the new 3D Drive Chart view, and chat with other fans before, during and after the game.  Also for the first time ever, you will be able to watch in-game highlights, all without leaving Game Center! Check it out on nfl.com, by clicking on a game in the scorestrip.

Field Pass
NFL.com offers Field Pass, a subscription based product that allows you to listen to live game audio. Access live streaming audio and replays of over 250 NFL in-season games and replay archives going back to 2004; including preseason, regular season, and postseason match-ups. Get Field Pass >

Game Pass
If you live outside North America, you’re in for a treat. You can subscribe to live HD streaming video of every regular season NFL game online, and this access also includes archived broadcasts and NFL Network programming. And now for the first time, watch the all new RedZone channel as part of the Game Pass experience.  Get Game Pass >

Game Rewind
Watch every NFL game on-demand, commercial free, in its entirety. Control the archives of the 2008 and 2009 seasons in stunning HD quality video. Subscribe now, and never miss a game again. Get Game Rewind >

NFL.com/LIVE
NFL.com hosts NFL LIVE as a free on-line companion to the NFL Network broadcast games.  Submit questions to the experts and receive in-depth analysis of the game.  Learn more >

DirectTV Supercast
Included with NFL Sunday Ticket,  Supercast delivers live streaming video of every NFL Sunday Ticket game to your computer desktop. This also includes stats to track your favorite players’ performance. Learn More >

Fantasy Football
If you’ve played Fantasy Football online before, you’ll know that the likes of NFL, ESPN and Yahoo! Sports let you track your players’ performances in real-time. To many folks, following NFL games from their fantasy team’s point-of-view, is an engaging and fun experience.

Mobile

NFL Mobile Live
Get live audio broadcasts of every regular season game, live NFL Network games, live NFL Network 24/7 and customizable red zone alerts all on your Sprint mobile phone. Access the NFL whenever and however you want. Free for Sprint subscribers with any data plan. Learn more >

NFL Wireless
Use your mobile phone to access NFL.com anytime, anywhere. Keep up to date on the latest scores, news, and updates from NFL.com when you can’t be at your computer. Learn more >

DirectTV Supercast Mobile
Use your NFL Sunday Ticket subscription to access live games on your mobile phone.  This shares the same features as the Supercast computer application, meaning you can also enjoy live streaming video, highlights, scores and stats wherever you happen to be. Lear More >

Text Alerts
Sign up for mobile alerts and you’ll get instant scoring notifications as well as quarterly updates and end of game summaries. Learn more >

Radio

NFL Sunday Drive
Sirius Satellite Radio enables you to hear every game and also listen to the experts talk about the game 24/7/365.  Learn More >

Local Radio Stations
NFL teams run their own flagship radio stations, where you can listen to game-day coverage and around-the-clock analysis. Visit your team’s website for a full list of affiliates, or view all teams here.

Related posts:

1. AZCardinals.com Revamped for 2009 NFL Season Kickoff
2. Mobile Web Design trends for 2009
3. DetroitLions.com redesigned and ready for new season!
4. Raiders.com Redesigned and Launched

Tags: Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Network, Mobile, NFL, Radio, RedZone, TV, UX, Verizon FIOS, Video