- Next season’s second regular season game will not be broadcast on television
- Philadelphia’s opponent in Brazil is undetermined, but NFL fans are angry
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The NFL announced Tuesday that the first game of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2024 season taking place in Brazil will air exclusively on Peacock.
Philadelphia has been confirmed for the second game of the NFL season, the night after the Super Bowl champion Chiefs host the season opener.
The Brazil game will take place on Friday, September 6, marking the first NFL opening week game to take place on that day of the week in more than 50 years.
The Eagles’ opponent for the game has yet to be determined, but with the NFL’s international schedule and regular practices for scheduling games, the other team playing in Brazil may be very slim, with Green Bay and Cleveland being possible contenders. .
NFL fans did not like the news that the first game of the season for two teams and the second game of the year would be placed on a streaming service.
The Eagles will open their 2024 season in Brazil, playing in an exclusive Peacock game
The NFL has given up more games to streaming services and international venues in recent years
Although fans of both the Eagles and their opponents will stream the game on their local NBC affiliates, the rest of the world must resort to streaming it on Peacock.
‘The decision to make the Brazil game the first game of the season was bad enough, now we’re going to put the game behind a paywall? The NFL should be abolished,” said one football fan on social media.
“I can’t wait for Hulu and Netflix to kick in, so watching your NFL team play requires a subscription to YouTube TV, Peacock, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix,” said another NFL fan.
“The NFL’s bold strategy is to put the first game in Brazil NOT ON NATIONAL TV,” said a message on social media.
‘This is so stupid. How incredibly dumb,” another fan stated, apparently speaking for many other NFL fans.
Here’s a collection of social media posts from fans who aren’t happy with the NFL’s pick.
Peacock also had exclusive rights to the Chiefs-Dolphins AFC Wild Card round playoff game last season, which also angered fans hoping to see Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.
The NFL is not likely to schedule a divisional matchup as its second game of the season, making the Eagles’ other potential opponents a short list.
The Steelers and Falcons could also play in Brazil if the league’s top options, the rumored Browns and Packers, fall through.
The match will take place at the Corinthians Arena, home of the Brazilian top-level soccer team, SC Corinthians. The venue also hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the semi-final between Argentina and the Netherlands.
By playing a game in Brazil, the NFL will have played a regular-season game or preseason game on five of Earth’s seven continents, with Africa and Antarctica being the exceptions.
