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NBC and the NFL have announced that the network has acquired an additional regular-season game as part of the 2024 NFL schedule.The game will air across NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo on Saturday, December 21.It’s also been revealed that the 2024
season-opener will be an AFC Championship Game rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens and will kick off on NBC and Peacock on September 5.As for the extra game, it will be an afternoon fixture on said date coupled with ‘Sunday
Night Football’ on December 22 and will mark the first time NBCUniversal hosts NFL games on both Saturday and Sunday since 1997.“We’re excited to work with our partners at the NFL to acquire an additional game for NBCUniversal platforms at a crucial point in the playing season,” NBC Sports president Rick Cordella said, via NFL.com. “With two NFL games in exclusive windows on the last December weekend before the holidays, we continue to deliver for our owned-stations, affiliates and partners.”
NBC’s 2024 NFL Schedule Will Be Released This Week
And, in a first where the league is concerned, NBCUniversal will open the season with three primetime games, starting with the aforementioned AFC Championship Game rematch, which falls on a Thursday.
The Green Bay Packers will then face the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in a game set to air exclusively on Peacock on September 6, marking the first opening weekend Friday game.
‘Sunday night Football’ comes up next on September 8.
The network’s full 2024 NFL schedule is due to drop this Wednesday.
Longtime NFL Broadcaster Leaks Roger Goodell’s Potential Plan To Sell Christmas Day Game To Popular Streaming Platform
Roger Goodell (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)A longtime broadcaster has predicted that the next NFL Christmas game could be sold to a streaming platform.Boomer Esiason no longer covers the league for CBS but is still in the know and is still going strong on his podcast.
The former NFL quarterback shared some information on WFAN’s “Morning Show with Boomer & Gio” this Wednesday, saying it wouldn’t shock him if the NFL Christmas game were to head to Netflix.
“Are you ready for this? This is what I think is going to happen. Could be wrong, but I don’t think I am,” he said. “Do not be surprised if the NFL and Netflix get in bed for a nice little Christmas Day football games. I would not be surprised.”
Netflix has been dabbling in live events lately, dropping two this past weekend. Katt Williams’ ‘Woke Foke’ aired live on the platform on Saturday night, with Tom Brady’s roast launched the following night. They’re also set to be the home of WWE Raw as of January 2025.
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Meanwhile, the league has been in the streaming game for a while, having partnered with Amazon Prime for ‘Thursday Night Football’ and selling a playoff game to Peacock last season.
This Year Would Be Perfect For A Netflix Christmas Day Game
Christmas is set to fall on a Wednesday this year, but there will still be an NFL Christmas game, which could present the perfect opportunity for the league to stream a game on Netflix.
The platform has a vast subscriber base worldwide, and, as Esiason points out, the NFL would love to tap into it.
In any case, the 2024 NFL regular season schedule will be released next Wednesday. We should know a lot more by then.n.
