NFL Fans Are Furious With The League’s Decision For Highly Anticipated Week One Contest

The NFL announced in February that the Eagles would be part of the first-ever NFL game in South America, and now we know who their opponent will be and when it will take place.

The Green Bay Packers will open the 2024 season against the Eagles on Sept. 6 in São Paulo, it was announced Wednesday. The game in São Paulo will take place Friday night of Week 1.

The first-ever regular season game IN BRAZIL is SET! 🇧🇷 @NFLBrasil

And for the first time in more than 50 years, an NFL game will be played on Friday night of opening weekend. pic.twitter.com/9T4HGqXdkd

— NFL (@NFL) April 10, 2024

That announcement was exciting, but it clearly paved the way for NFL fans to be angered as Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers will play Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles, and the contest will be played on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced in February that the Eagles had been selected to play the league’s first game in South America, and now they are going to force fans to pay for yet another streaming service to watch the contest.

Many NFL fans took to social media to voice their happiness with this development:

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Taylor Swift Is Being Accused Of Being A ‘Coward’ For Her Decision On Sunday

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The NFL insisting on bullying everyone into getting Peacock network is so annoying.

— Matt Owen (@ProfessorO_NFL) April 10, 2024

Better plan on getting PeaCOCK @ZacharySimmons9 or find someone who does 😔 🦚

— Justin Hecht (@justinhecht) April 10, 2024

NFL needs to stop this peacock crap. Still ain’t getting it. Already got YouTube for Sunday ticket. Not getting this also

— Tiny (@KingTiny81) April 10, 2024

Am I gonna have to pay for a month subscription again and then immediately cancel after?

— Big Daddy Dubz (@bigdaddydubz) April 10, 2024

@tomgrossicomedy reaction video on another Peacock game??? This time for your own team???

— Danny Hubert (@dhubes909) April 10, 2024

Don't own Peacock, guess I gotta go to Brazil now

— Craven (@breadmancraven) April 10, 2024

Why is the season opener a streaming exclusive??????

— A.R.T. (@AdrianRT09) April 10, 2024

Friday night game on peacock is outrageous https://t.co/NMjd7iuBU2 pic.twitter.com/OBYJJC9phd

— Brenden Swanson (@Frostfyte87) April 10, 2024

This will mark just the second international game for both the Eagles and Packers, as they both previously played in London. The Philadephia Eagles defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars back in 2018, while the Green Bay Packers lost to the New York Giants in 2022.

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The NFL Scored Huge Putting Playoff Game On Peacock

As everyone observed, the league sought to capitalize on the Taylor Swift frenzy as the streaming service attracted new members. Therefore, the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins wild-card round matchup was shown exclusively on Peacock, the NBC streaming service.

According to Nielsen, Peacock scored a touchdown for the first NFL playoff game that was only available on the streaming service, drawing in a total of 23 million people.

According to a release from NBC, the NFL game was the “most-streamed live event in US history,” and the cause of the highest amount of internet traffic in the country on a single day.

Fans may not like it, but putting NFL games on streaming services appears to be the future.

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