I have Direct TV, don't have the Sunday ticket, and got the game in beautiful HD.
I think the NFL is making a great business decision in putting games on their network. It won't be long until cable companies will be feeling the pressure to pay the price, and add the network.
I was disappointed in ESPN radio, they kept trashing NFL network, complaining that no one would be able to watch last nights game. It was such the topic of conversation, that it had to have been pushed by mgt. IMO, short memory, it wasn't that long ago that they were starting up, and were showing rodeo, and other 3rd tier programming.