“Sunday Night Football” on NBC is definitely the most popular game every week during the NFL season. Led by Mike Tirico and Chris Collinsworth, the primetime slot features the sport's premier matchups on the football field. However, can NBC Sports lose Sunday Night Football to another competitor in the NFL?
NBC is "at risk" of losing its Sunday Night Football package amid rising prices for NFL broadcast rights, John Aurand reports. Netflix is "inspired to offer the sun and the moon" for Sunday night games if NBC is ever in danger of losing the primetime slot.
If Netflix ever acquired the NFL rights package, it would be the second weekly primetime slot the streaming platform is after. Amazon Prime Video acquired a "Thursday Night Football" package in 2021, which will air games during the 2022–23 NFL season.
As of now, Netflix only has NFL games on Christmas, starting in 2024. The 2026–27 NFL season is the last year of his deal with the game. Meanwhile, the NFL's current media rights deals run through the 2033 season, but the league has a contractual opt-out clause to end them early after the 2029 season.
So, if Netflix wants to participate in Sunday Night Football, it probably won't be possible until 2030. The NFL will likely opt to renegotiate contracts through the 2033 season. The game announced its current blockbuster 11-year media rights deals on March 18, 2021.
NFL fans love watching Sunday night games on NBC, but the network may be in danger of losing it to streaming platforms like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. Sunday Night Football is the NFL's biggest game of the week, and it wouldn't be shocking to see a bidding war.
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