Social Media Rips The NFL For Not Televising The Cardinals-49ers Game On Saturday (TWEETS)

December 26, 2020, 5:37pm EST (Updated: October 17, 2022, 1:55pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

The Week 16 schedule in the NFL features games on four straight days, including a Saturday triple-header. Only one problem is that one of those games cannot be seen on television. For just the second time ever, the NFL has given exclusive rights to a game to an internet company.

The only way to watch the Cardinals vs. 49ers is by streaming it through Amazon Prime or Twitch. The only other time the league has allowed a streaming company to air a game came in 2017 when Yahoo was given rights to a Ravens-Jaguars game that was played in London.

Viewers that are in-market in San Francisco or Arizona will still be able to watch the division contest on their usual networks.

Twitter user took to the popular social media site and blasted the league for making this decision.

So the 49ers vs Cardinals game is exclusively on Amazon Prime. pic.twitter.com/Jh2cFAVWQf
— ᖇIGGO 70 ᑕᕼIᑭ ™ ??? (@karl_diesel) December 26, 2020

@NFL opting to only stream the Cardinals/49ers game on Amazon Prime wasn’t their best idea ?
— Shelley D. Moore-White (@myshelley_amour) December 26, 2020

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Me: *has cable, NFL Sunday ticket, and ALMOST every streaming service*
NFL: if you don’t have Amazon prime you can’t watch the 49ers game

WHY??????????
— Huntir Cramer (@HuntirAnn) December 26, 2020

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Whoever decided to put the Arizona Cardinals versus San Francisco 49ers game on Amazon prime should be arrested
— DJ Bien-Aime (@Djbienaime) December 26, 2020

@nfl The fact the 49ers Cardinals game is only being broadcast on Amazon Prime is an absolute joke.
— ?‍⬛Heather (@PynkEmber) December 26, 2020

NFL & Amazon really cooked us and put the 49ers game on prime lmfao!!
— LeBlonde James ??‍♂️? (@Th3BlondeBomber) December 26, 2020

i have to stream the 49ers vs cards game because who THE FUCK has amazon prime video
— zack? (@_YSLZ) December 26, 2020

While I'm not a @49ers fan, it's a bit annoying that the only way to watch is Amazon Prime or Twitch, neither or which I have or want. If I was a fan, I'd be super annoyed.
— Kim Orendor (@KOrendor) December 26, 2020

So the Cards vs 49ers game is only on amazon prime and twitch? #NFLonPrime pic.twitter.com/kkA7jkT0ba
— Anthony C (@ACAPNY) December 26, 2020

Video quality for this 49ers – Cardinals game on Amazon Prime doesn't look as good on a 65" TV. It's like streaming at 480p
— T Dog Media (@tdogmedia) December 26, 2020

Whoever had the idea to put an NFL game on twitch or Amazon prime video exclusively, needs to be fucking fired @nfl stupidest shit I’ve ever heard of.
— Alec (@___SmartAlec) December 26, 2020

Gotta watch this damn nfl game on Prime or twitch smh
— ErrbodyHatesCT (@ShotByCT) December 26, 2020