One Stat Relevant to NFL Fans: $484

With the first week of the NFL season nearly in the books, the Athletic has crunched the numbers on how much it would cost the typical fan to watch games through the season. For someone looking to watch their local team plus big national matchups, the figure is approaching $500. With games spread over CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, the NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Peacock, the bill adds up fast, and Netflix's expanded footprint (including the league's first game in Australia) only complicates things.

Dan Shanoff lays out three main approaches: a YouTube TV-style "all-in-one" bundle plus streamers ($484 for the season), a pure à-la-carte mix of each network's app ($453), or a cheaper antenna-plus-streaming combo ($274) if you can rely on over-the-air broadcasts in your market. Optional extras like RedZone (about $50) and Sunday Ticket ($240 to $480) can push costs even higher. The piece doubles as a how-to guide on starting and canceling services month by month to avoid paying for dead time. Mashable also has a video primer on all of the above, including a link to the best antennas.