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As RR said, Octoberfest won’t be happening at the same time. Everyone likes to think Octoberfest takes place in October, but it’s really a September event since the days are warmer and longer in September. "Since 1872, it’s always run on the first Saturday after September 15 until the first Sunday in October”

The Peacock playoff game averaged 23 million viewers (including the Miami and KC local broadcasts) Its being referred to as the most-streamed live event ever in the US for comparison, the most watched TNF Prime game averaged 15.26m (last novembers SEAvDAL game) the Texans-Browns game averaged 29m viewers the Peacock game had a 6% larger audience than the same time slot playoff game last year, so NBC and the NFL will likely view this as a success.

Interesting that they're working the schedule up until the announced day of the schedule release itself. I'm sure teams have some heads up in advance of possibilities, but its not finalized until late.

Decent youtube look at what it takes to put together the schedule each year. A slightly glorified ad for AWS, but the process is neat Some of the rules they consider include... Stadium blackout dates/conflicts No team plays 3 road trips in a row Nonroad gsme following an MNF road game can't start season with two road games Can't finish the season with two road games No team plays consecutive cross country road games (unless requested) All teams playing road TNF are home the previous week All teams playing home TNF have limited travel the previous week No team has earliest BYE in consecutive seasons All week 18 matchups are divisional Teams playing intl must be home/close to home the week prior, and BYE or home the week after Minimize teams having two road games after BYE and more... worth a watch if you have 10mins

Peacock paid $110m to air the game before Kelce and Taylor started dating

Maybe, maybe not. I mean, I see your point but there’s this twist: look at the negotiation Spectrum/Charter did with Disney last year. They negotiated the inclusion of the Disney streaming apps for their customers into the cable bundle. Disney gave in because (in part) they know they’ll have a bigger battle selling ESPN direct to consumer for the predicted $30/month price point vs what the $12/mo they’re getting from cable now. And because of how carriage contracts are written, you should expect to see the same happening with Comcast, Verizon, and others down the line. yes, some cable providers are shutting down the TV service in lieu of providing only broadband access…and while its shrinking, there is still an audience who appreciates the convenience and AYCE approach cable provides vs managing multiple services. the streamers are finding that it may be more cost effective to focus on content rather than manage content+distribution.

Hahahaha that geico caveman SB commercial preview was worthwhile

Baker might not be playing for the Bucs tomorrow https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1746316224189923789

It's circling back to a cable bundle model, as streamers (other than netflix) are all losing money and figure merging services is the solution

Just wait until the pending ESPN/NFL Network deal closes. NFL gets partial ownership in ESPN, ESPN gets the NFL Media library and potentially more exclusive streaming-only games https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-nfl-espn-in-advanced-talks-for-media-deal

It's just $6 for a month, and you can watch Traitors or Poker Face or other reasonable ok Peacock exclusives before canceling

Booo Was looking forward to a snow/ice/frozen bowl. I mean, I get it. But still

In buffalo tomorrow, they’re expecting a high of 24 degrees with winds gusting near 50 miles per hour. And maybe 6in of snow We appreciate that they play football outdoors in (almost) any weather. Makes the games more interesting to adjust for.

Should be fun: the Dolphins will face “dangerously cold temperatures” in Kansas City and the Bills and Steelers will play in snowy, windy Buffalo. Meanwhile, FOX will be offering the GB v DAL game in upscaled 4k (based on a 1080p HDR feed, not native 4K) on Sunday afternoon (available via the Fox Sports streaming app utilizing your cable package login) or on special 4K channels via DirecTV, Dish, Comcast, Verizon, Optimum, YoutubeTV, and FuboTV. If you're using the Fox Sports app, 4K will only be supported on AppleTV 4K, or Roku / Amazon Fire devices that support 4K. DirecTV/AT&T UVerse will not be airing any game this weekend on a Tegna station, due to ongoing contract negotiations. The KC-MIA game will be on Peacock (and aired on a local broadcast channel in those teams' local markets), as well as on mobile devices that have access to NFL+.

Some on air talent have received legitimate trophies (due to an Emmy rule change) but most of the incorrect ones were taken back by the Emmy organization.

It is. We have 9 home games this season, which allows for the one Intl home game without taking away the standard 8 home game ticket sales

Considering this has been planned for at least three years ... totally not based on this past season's performance

London was A+

he's staying with the Hawks

Can't imagine there's not anybody in his immediate circle telling him he needs to back off and just let the professionals work. Nicole, at least.

at the time of the hire, we were thrilled. today, we are even more thrilled.

That's been the rumor, but its possible the team will want KC in carolina to sell more tix

Hiring a GM and team president and then getting out of the way (aside from cutting an occasional check) would be a start

Even our 1-15 season, we were competitively in most games giving some hope of a win each week. This year we didn’t have a chance in 90% of them.

Selling won’t fix the on field issues.