A federal appeals court has reinstated a verdict against the NFL in the Sunday Ticket antitrust case and ordered a new trial to determine damages, according to a report by Sam Neumann for Yahoo Sports on October 30, 2026.
The decision revives a jury's earlier finding that the NFL violated antitrust laws through its Sunday Ticket package, which sells out-of-market games to subscribers. The appeals court upheld the liability verdict but ruled that a new trial is necessary to calculate the appropriate damages.
The case centers on whether the league's packaging of Sunday Ticket — historically sold through DirecTV and later YouTube TV — artificially inflated prices for consumers by restricting competition. The original trial found in favor of the plaintiffs, a class of residential and commercial subscribers.
No details on the timeline for the new damages trial were immediately available. The NFL has not issued a public statement on the ruling.
