NFL Street received good reviews upon release. It received a 7.75 from Game Informer

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, and a 9.2 from IGN

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. The game also received 4 stars out of 5 from GameSpy

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, saying that "Pick-up football was never this exciting." Additionally, Gamespot

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gave it a rating of 7.9, saying "If you've been eagerly waiting for some fast paced, hard-hitting football, NFL Street delivers what you're looking for".

Despite the good reviews, NFL Street was criticized for having a “Weak single-player mode”, and that the GameBreakers "need more punch".