You’ve probably seen Keyboard Cat informing everyone that YouTube has entered the NFL’s broadcasting lineup.
YouTube will stream a game for the first time this season, adding to the growing list of networks and streaming services you’ll need to have to catch every NFL game this season. The YouTube game will be the second one of the season from São Paulo, Brazil, when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Play them off, Keyboard Cat.
The ad might be funny to those who remember the old meme, but plenty of fans aren’t all too happy that it keeps getting more complicated (and expensive) to figure out all the subscriptions and apps needed to catch their favorite team.
There are still the normal networks for NFL broadcasts: NBC, CBS, Fox and ESPN/ABC. Thursday night games are back on Amazon Prime, which we should be used to by now. Peacock will get an exclusive broadcast of a to-be-determined game on Saturday, Dec. 27, the fourth time NBC’s streaming service has been the sole broadcast for an NFL game. After a strong debut in the NFL broadcasting space last Christmas, Netflix is back for two more Christmas games this season: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings. Also, on Oct. 20, there will be a Monday night game between the Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks that will be exclusively on ESPN’s subscription-based steaming service.
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Scheduling-wise, there are some quirks this season but nothing that is entirely different than previous seasons.
The biggest change might be the expansion of international games. The NFL will set a record with seven regular-season games outside of the United States. That’s a lot of early morning football. Berlin, Dublin and Madrid will host regular-season games for the first time.
The NFL is leaning into Monday night doubleheaders in the first half of the season, giving us two Monday games in Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 7. There are Christmas games, but at least not on Wednesday like last year. Christmas falls on a Thursday this season.
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There is flex scheduling for Thursday, Sunday and Monday night games: The league can use a Sunday night flex twice between Week 5-10 and as necessary from Weeks 11-17. Monday night games can be flexed in Weeks 12-17 and for Thursday night it can be used in Weeks 13-17.
In Week 17, the NFL has five matchups that have not yet been scheduled. Two of those games will be played on Saturday that week, with the league determining that by playoff implications.
As has been the case in recent seasons, the Week 18 games including two Saturday games and the Sunday night finale will be put into time slots after Week 17.
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