Are you a fan of the San Francisco 49ers or Dallas Cowboys, but live in Miami, Florida? Maybe you are such a huge football fan that you want to watch as many of the games each week as possible. Either way, the internet provides additional viewing options for fans who cannot catch the games on their televisions. This page offers information on how to watch football games online.

Before you are able to watch streaming football games online, you must first make sure your computer meets the minimum viewing requirements. These are:

• WINDOWS
• Operating system: Windows XP or Vista
• Connection: Cable, DSL or sattelite
• Browser: Firefox or Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Screen resolution: 1024x768
• Hard drive: 20 or more GB
• Memory: 512 MB

MACINTOSH

• Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar or higher
• Connection: DSL, Cable or sattelite
• Browser: Firefox or Safari 1.3.2 or higher
• Screen resolution: 1024x768
• Hard drive: 20 or more GB
• Memory: 128 to 256 MB

NFL Sunday Ticket is the only legal way to watch the NFL online. The National Football League has teamed with DirectTv to offer the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which grants you access to all Sunday football games, no matter where you live.http://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket Other features include:

1. Player trackerhttp://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket
2. NFL scoreshttp://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket
3. Team stats and scoring playshttp://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket
4. Player statshttp://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket
5. NFL Triviahttp://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket
6. Standingshttp://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket

• Pricing for NFL Sunday Ticket is $49.75 a month for 4 months, and includes access to games online, on your mobile phone and on DirectTV.http://www.nfl.com/promotions/directv/sundayticket

If you are unable to spend the money to purchase NFL Sunday Ticket, there are other options. First, you can always get video highlights after the game on numerous websites, including the official NFL site, CBS Sports, ESPN, [[Yahoo! Sports]], etc. If you are determined to actually catch a streaming game, your only other option is to find sites online that are streaming it, most likely illegally. Not only are these sites not authorized to air the games, but often the sites are run by hackers that get into your system once you sign in or begin viewing. Then, they attempt to access your personal information. If you do decide to search for these sites, do so with caution.

During the current 2009 season, the NFL has been cracking down on illegal viewing sites, so if you do find one airing your favorite team, do not be surprised if it is shut down during the game.