Prime Video to Stream NFL Wild Card Playoff Game Next Season
By Movieguide® Contributor
Amazon Prime Video will remain the host for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and has also secured the rights to stream an NFL Wild Card playoff game.
Per IndieWire, “The NFL on Wednesday announced its THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL exclusive home, Amazon’s Prime Video service, will be the lucky recipient (read: it paid) of an exclusive NFL Wild Card playoff game for the coming season. We do not yet know for which conference. The AFC and NFC Wild Card rounds take place in January; this past season’s Wild Card round came the weekend of January 13, 2024, so let’s assume the Amazon game will be the weekend of January 11, 2025.”
“We are thrilled to bring the excitement of an NFL Wild Card playoff game to Prime Video for the first time,” said Jay Marine, global head of sports and ads on Prime Video. “Following our first two groundbreaking seasons of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and our first-ever Black Friday Football game, we’re proud to expand our relationship with the league, and we’re looking forward to continuing to innovate for fans this season.”
The NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution, Hans Schroeder, added, “As media consumption habits evolve, the NFL continues to work with our partners to put our games on digital platforms where our fans are increasingly spending their time. The viewership success of both THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on Prime Video and the historic Wild Card game on Peacock last season are strong indicators our streaming distribution is resonating with our fans.”
This is a huge year for the National Football League.
The NFL just announced that Peacock will stream the league’s first South American game next season.
“It’s exciting for Peacock to exclusively showcase the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Brazil as part of NBC Sports’ unprecedented presentation of three primetime games on the NFL’s opening weekend,” said Rick Cordella, president of NBC Sports. “Peacock continues to deliver the best experience in sports streaming, as this game will follow this summer’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics, which will have every event live-streamed on the service.”
However, football fans who don’t have Prime Video or Peacock can still watch the games.
“Both the Week 1 Brazil game on Peacock and the wild-card game on Prime Video will be available for free on broadcast television in the local markets of the competing teams as well as on the NFL+ mobile app,” ESPN reported.
Movieguide® previously reported on the NFL’s upcoming project with Netflix:
The NFL is coming to Netflix again with a new docuseries.
Following the success of QUARTERBACK, RECEIVER is slated to hit the streaming service this summer.
“The natural progression is from a pass to a catch, so we’re excited to dive into the RECEIVER world after the success of our QUARTERBACK series. NFL Films and Omaha Productions have delivered again in finding unique and dynamic athletes who will further highlight the drama of this sport on and off the field,” said Gabe Spitzer, Vice President of nonfiction sports at Netflix.
The docuseries will feature receivers from across the NFL, including Las Vegas Raiders’ Davante Adams, Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson, San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle and Deb Samuel and Detroit Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown.
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