Almost every third commercial on the game before that was a Peacock ad urging everyone to sign up to watch the game.
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Peacock? No thanks. I’m on limited BW here and Peacock has no Data Saver setting (that I’m aware of) and eats gigabits like popcorn...
If the NFL doesn’t want me to watch the games then I won’t. I’m not paying money to watch games AND see advertisements too.
If the fans are so upset, why did a record number of them sign up for this game? I was hoping few would do so.
It is cheaper to get Peacock then it is too get ESPN.
It’s a shame people don’t get as worked up about the invasion at our southern border.
What’s the matter, NFL...
Missing all those Pfizer ad buys...?
I thought it was the perfect game to stream as it meant I didn’t have to see Taylor Swift. I’m so hoping the Chiefs get clobbered in the next game. Don’t know what’s worse watching Mahomes cry to the refs for a flag after every play or seeing the insufferable Taylor Swift between every Chiefs play.
I am a life-long Miami Dolphin fan (I know, pity me) and I did not sign up for peacock to watch it. I did watch a video afterwards by a guy who showed specifically why the broadcast was so poor.
NBC typically shows one game per week. But this weekend they showed three. They don’t have three ready crews (broadcast team, cameras, etc.). So, the crew for this broadcast was a thrown-together bunch of people with little or no experience broadcasting football. And it showed.
Two examples he cited: 1. A Chief ran out of bounds near the yard marker. From the angle shown, a viewer could not tell if he made the first down. Instead of settling that, the broadcast broke for commercial. The you-tuber said there was a full 3 minutes of real time before the viewer was informed.
2. The Chiefs scored an apparent TD. The TD banner went up, the score was changed on the screen ... except there was a flag. And no flag symbol shown on the screen. But the viewer didn’t know this until they finally showed the ref telling what the penalty was and backing the Chiefs out of the end zone.
There is another major issue. For years the NFL has only allowed fans in their local city to only see their local team on Sunday. They cannot see the other teams even if the game is better or more important. But the promise was, hey, during the playoffs, you will be able to see all these other teams and players you’ve heard about all season. Until now.
Generally speaking, if a game is one I will watch. At least some of it. But I will not sign up for a subscription to watch a single playoff game. This was a scheme by Peacock to boost subscriptions, and the NFL was more than happy to take Peacock’s money, damn the fans.
Coming soon, pay per view for the Super Bowl. The greedy bastards will never stop.
Millions of those fans don’t care if the players hate our country but they care about ten dollars?
Peacock = NBC = Comcast = American Enemy
Peacock is a part of an enemy more dangerous to America tnan Russia or North Korea or France
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again...
Streaming sucks.
There has got to be improvement in the delivery. It is anger inducing to try to watch a show without stupid interruptions.
Hate to say it, but Cable is more stable.
I paid $5.99 to watch KC on Peacock. Only game in town so to speak. I experienced no buffering. However, color wash out did occur and camera operators could have been better.
I’ll keep Peacock for another month until I can watch Oppenheimer, then cancel.
Go Chiefs!
Four or five days before the game I received an email from peacock(look legit) offering an annual subscription for $2. Think they were trying to build their base. I wouldn’t sign up if it was free
I watched the game on my Amazon Firestick.
I'm already a Peacock subscriber so I didn't have to make a decision, but I would have spent the $6 for a playoff game that I was highly interested in.
I've had some ups and downs regarding my interest on the NFL, mostly when all the Kaepernick stuff started. But in the last few years, I have enjoyed the league, and watch football each weekend. I live in St. Louis, and we hate Stan Kroenke, who moved the Rams back to LA, so I am sort without a team, so I tend to follow players that I think are exceptional. This season, I have liked watching Josh Allen and the Bills. A lot of St. Louisans have jumped aboard the Chiefs bandwagon, as it's in our home state, and only a few hours away. I do like them, but I like the Bills more.
I understand a lot of the negativity around the NFL, and their desire to walk the line of wokeness and the fact that their fanbase is mostly white men. But I can easily disregard all that silliness.
The reality is that broadcast television has lost a great deal of its popularity in the last few years, as streaming offers a lot of flexibility in programming and availability. Live events are the last area where broadcasters had an advantage. It's not a surprise that the streaming networks are now going after that market, as well.
Same for NCAA National Football Championship between Michigan and Washington. I hate ESPN and refused to buy a subscription to watch the game.
I don’t watch the NFL, but since taxpayers pay for most of their billion dollar playpens,the games should be broadcast for free.