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There was, but it was tossed after the league lost.

They do promise Sunday games only.

first time in a long time that I didn't turn on a primetime game - simply tired of subscribing, switching, finding, etc all of the different streaming services needed

it's exhausting frankly

But I saw Jordan Love may be injured which would be a bummer

Same. I wonder what the viewer numbers were like for the game?
My hope is they were generally poor as compared to other primetime games. Hopefully way down. Enough is enough. As fans we need to choke out this single game paywall nonsense by not buying in.

And to me, it's not just about the cost of them - it's just the inconvenience of having so many different to sift through

Yep to both of those posts.

I'm so tired of it that I have a very low threshold for caring anymore. Same thing with searching for anything in Google's vast wasteland of incoherent, counter-intuitive search results. I have about 15 seconds before I say screw it and move on.

I assumed Thursday's game was on Amazon -- it was not. Last night I learned it was on Peacock, was pretty sure I was still subscribed but took more solace in denying them two more eyeballs.

I'm also in the "there's no way in hell I'm paying for another subscription service so the NFL can make even more money" camp. It's only a couple dollars, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. They've milked us fans dry.

I agree. The list of networks, streaming services, minor fees, etc is getting out of hand

I would like to add my name to this club.

I made no effort to even get the peacock free trial.

As D4L said it’s completely out of control.

My guess is the game did big numbers in the ratings. I also assume, that if anyone thinks it's bad now, exclusive rights streaming is going to become more and more prevalent.

From The Athletic...

Why Eagles vs. Packers in Brazil is a Peacock exclusive NFL game
By Jenna West Sep 6, 2024

In a twist for fans, January’s AFC wild-card matchup between the Miami Dolphins and eventual champion Kansas City Chiefs was only available via streaming — on Peacock. Although people were first confused about why they couldn’t watch the game on TV, it proved a success for Peacock with a ratings bonanza.

So regardless of how inconvenient fans — and players alike — consider the new broadcasting push, streaming is here to stay. Ready your wallets.

Following last season’s success, Peacock and the NFL are intertwined again this season. The streaming-only slate kicks off with Friday’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, the first international game of 2024. It also marks the NFL’s first game in Brazil.

Why are games on Peacock?

NBC started streaming “Sunday Night Football” online in 2008, and they were the first NFL partner in the U.S. to stream the Super Bowl (in 2012). Peacock became a natural fit for NBC as companies aim to make streamers profitable while navigating the treacherous transition from linear TV to digital. To get more signups, streamers need more high-quality, exclusive content.

Peacock’s first exclusive NFL game featured the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 23, 2023. It averaged 7.3 million viewers and peaked at an average of 8.4 million.

The Chiefs-Dolphins playoff game turned out to be a massive viewership success. Nielsen custom fast national data showed 23 million viewers watched across Peacock, NBC stations in Miami and Kansas City and on mobile with NFL+.

How many games will be on Peacock this season?

Friday’s matchup in Brazil is the only Peacock exclusive of the regular season. The game, which kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET, will also be broadcast on NBC in Green Bay and Philadelphia, and on mobile devices with NFL+.

Peacock will stream 22 regular-season games total, including 18 “Sunday Night Football” games, a Thanksgiving night game between the Dolphins and Packers and a Week 16 game between the Chiefs and Houston Texans on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Will there be a streaming-only playoff game this season?

Yes — but via Amazon Prime Video.

A year after Peacock broadcast a wild-card game, Amazon gets its turn in 2025. Amazon Prime Video will also be the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” beginning in Week 2 and will broadcast the Black Friday game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Chiefs on Nov. 29.

Are any other games exclusive to streamers?

Netflix and ESPN+ will also have their moment as exclusive home of an NFL game.

In Week 7, when the NFL plays two games on Monday night, one — the Los Angeles Chargers against the Arizona Cardinals — will only air on ESPN+.

Netflix, meanwhile, landed two Christmas Day games. The Chiefs will play the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. ET, while the Ravens and Texans begin at 4:30 p.m. ET.

jc

I have my satellite dish and Bell Canada network subscription. I don’t stream anything, just regular old school flat screen. I pay about $200 a year for Sunday Ticket and get all the games.

Last nights game was on TSN in Canada, which is included in my satellite monthly payment. I keep things simple.

Packers-Eagles solid draw for Peacock
by Jon Lewis 1 min ago

Peacock generated a more-than-respectable audience for its Friday night NFL exclusive from Brazil.

Friday’s Packers-Eagles NFL International Series game from Brazil averaged 14.2 million viewers across Peacock and local NBC affiliates in Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Green Bay, per Nielsen fast-nationals and Adobe Analytics — nearly doubling the previous regular season exclusive on Peacock, Bills-Chargers on a Saturday night last December (7.3M).

The Eagles’ win, which peaked with 15.3 million viewers during the 9:30 PM ET quarter-hour, was the most-watched Friday night television program since April — when ESPN averaged 14.4 million for Iowa-UConn in the NCAA Women’s Final Four.

Given the unusual circumstances — a rare Friday night game (the first on the opening weekend of play since 1960) in an international setting that aired exclusively on a streaming service — there is little relevant context for the game’s performance. There is no precedent for a standalone Friday night game in Week 1, an International Series game in Week 1 or a streaming-exclusive game in Week 1.

Among streaming-exclusive NFL games, it ranks fourth all-time behind two of last season’s Thursday Night Football games on Amazon Prime (Seahawks-Cowboys: 15.26M; Vikings-Eagles: 15.05M) and Peacock’s Dolphins-Chiefs Wild Card playoff game in January (23M).

The NFL was only able to schedule a Friday night game in Week 1 because of a quirk in the calendar. Under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, the league is barred from scheduling Friday night games from the second Friday of September through the second Saturday of December. Due to the early Labor Day this year, Week 1 of the season coincided with the first Friday of the month.

With Labor Day on its earliest possible date next year (September 1), the NFL will be able to schedule another Friday night game for Week 1 next season — barring a highly unlikely change to the schedule, which has begun the Thursday after Labor Day in every season dating back to 2002.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/09/packers-eagles-ratings-peacock-brazil/

In Scandinavia I pay USD 150+/month to get almost everything. Its not worth it but Im old and I don't care any longer.

NFL.
NHL.
NBA.
Baseboll.
MMA.
Boxing.
NASCAR. Indy 500. Formula 1.
Diamond League
Premier League. Serie A. La Liga. Bundeliga. Champions League. Copa America. European League.
WC. EC.
Olympics
Netflix
Prime
HBO
Apple
Disney
and Nature, Talk shows, Science, Family and bla bla channels

YouTube is my favorite that I prefer commercial free

..and a ton of local and other meaningless channels nobody cares about

I mostly watch my favorite teams in the Premier League, Champion League, NFL (The Browns and RedZone with Scott on the second screen), Formula 1, Indy, Copa and the rest of the daily sports shows I watch on YouTube.
The few time I don't watch sports its Yellowstone or similar.

What a poor life

Ari Meirov
@MySportsUpdate
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It's a driving/traffic violation for Tyreek Hill, per
@AdamSchefter
, but the expectation is he'll still play today vs. the #Jaguars.

Bonkers.

It's impossible to be a fan anymore. Sail the seven seas.

im really disgusted with the fact that the steelers basically have a home game in atlanta

The Colts QB made an absolutely unbelievable stunt against the Texans a few minutes ago.

He slips, comes up a little bit wobbling and one blink of an eye before getting hit he throws the ball 55-60 yards to Richardson (I believe) who convert a great pass it into an easy TD.
I guess it will be one of the highlights in the sports shows on Monday.

Steelers are terrible, but the Falcons always find a way to lose.

Atlanta already eyeing the first pick next year. Man they really suck

Not as bad as Carolina.

atlanta offense is really bad, which I didnt expect honestly

Will Levis doing his best Brandon Weeden impression. Yikes.

Kirk Cousins is awful ... so is their OL

i gotta learn to stop believing in cousins

Not saying he’s not good but I’ve maintained that Burrow is overrated.

I have yet to change my mind.

Cincy seems to be having a lot of issues

bryce young looks more like a kid on the field than kyler murray

I can’t believe how bad Young is.

Steelers score 0 tds and win by 8.

Lol

Daniel Jones...hows this dude still have a job?

Falcons were really really bad

I feel bad for Falcons fans. They are genuinely nice people (unlike Steelers fans) and every year the Falcons let them down.

Despite the homer gushing in the booth, their issues looked real. I think they are better than they played, but this rabid support is ignoring some obvious fails. Glad that announcer saw them get schooled.

I hold the same opinion. Might phrase it differently: I think he is under-supported by his receivers often and regularly. Chase can be amazing, but not always, especially when you need him. JMO

Steelers offense sucks. They’re not going anywhere this year. However, neither are we as our offense sucks just as bad.

Stafford just had a terrible INT in the end zone

I laughed at Dan Campbell’s initial press conference where he said “we’ll bite a kneecap off.”

Hat tip to the Lions. They have become a serious franchise.

I’m jealous.

me too