As the 2024 NFL season gets started, a unique situation has presented itself. For the first time ever, the league will be playing a game in Brazil. However, that is not the only unique element of this game, it is also streaming exclusively on Peacock.
Brazil Game to Stream Exclusively on Peacock
Early last year, the NFL and Peacock reached an agreement to give Peacock the exclusive rights to two NFL games, one in the regular season and one in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. The deal was groundbreaking, as it marked the first time in NFL history a postseason game will be broadcast exclusively on a streaming service.
A Peacock premium subscription, which is what’s needed to watch the game, costs $5.99 a month. However, according to CBS, Peacock is offering new subscribers 50% off a year’s subscription to Peacock Premium.
It normally costs $60 annually but could be purchased at $30 for a limited time, which breaks down to just about $2.50 per month.
Additionally, students can get Peacock Premium for $1.99 for 12 months. To get the deal, you will need an annual student verification. On top of being able to watch the game, you will also be able to see 80,000+ hours of television and movies, as well as current NBC and Bravo programming and Peacock originals.
If you’d like a free trial, you can sign up for a free trial of Instacart+ and you’ll get a two-week trial of Peacock for free. No credit card is required.
An added benefit of Peacock’s exclusive NFL games is a decrease in commercials. The entire fourth quarter of the game will air commercial-free, giving fans an additional 12 minutes of game coverage. This decision reduces total ads in the game by 40%.
If fans do not want to purchase Peacock, some local bars and restaurants might feature the game as well. NBC partnered with EverPass Media earlier this season to provide games to commercial businesses. If a business uses DIRECTV, however, they would have to sign up separately.
According to Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s executive vice president, the game will also stream on NFL+, the NFL’s subscription service. NFL+ costs $6.99 per month.
Not Everyone is a Fan of the NFL’s Peacock Decision
When the game was originally announced, First Take’s Chris Russo used some time during his “What are you mad about?” segment on First Take to discuss the NFL having the Eagles not only play their season opener in São Paulo, Brazil but also only broadcasting the game on Peacock, a streaming service owned by NBC.
“The Eagle fan, who busts his butt to go to the Link to see game after game and spends a fortune to do it, he’s not going to fly to Brazil. He may not have Peacock,” Russo said in his rant. “So, he’s going to miss the first game of the year so the NFL can make more money? I mean, really.
.@MadDogUnleashed is FIRED UP over the Eagles' season opener in Brazil not being on cable 😅 pic.twitter.com/sld3go53dN
— First Take (@FirstTake) March 27, 2024
“They have to play the first, opening game of the year with the Philadelphia Eagles in São Paulo, on Peacock?”
“It’s hard to get Peacock. I don’t want to get Peacock,” Russo said. “I want to watch the game normal. Get me (Joe) Buck and (Troy) Aikman, get me the CBS crew, (Tom) Brady’s going to do it — give me something. Don’t put the Eagles 9,000 miles away and then put them on Peacock, which you gotta subscribe to so NBC can make more money.”
Key Stats Around the Packers and Eagles
Green Bay Packers
- The Packers shuffled up their kicker situation after five missed PATs last season (their 87.2% conversion rate on extra points was third worst in the league).
- In terms of Passer Rating, Jordan Love was the second-best QB in the NFL when playing with a leaf last season (first: Brock Purdy, third: Dak Prescott).
- Offense: The Packers converted 19 of 20 goal-to-go drives into touchdowns last season.
- Defense: The Packers were third-best last season at generating pressure without blitzing (38.6%, NFL average: 33.3%).
Philadelphia Eagles
- Over the past two seasons, the Eagles are 20-2 through their first 11 games, easily the best mark in the NFL (KC is second at 17-5) … from game 12 on in those seasons, they are 5-7 (the Giants are 5-6-1 in such games over that stretch).
- The majority of Jalen Hurts’ career rushing TDs (22 of 41) have come from the 1-yard line. Over the past 3 seasons, he has more 1-yard TD runs than Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey, and Aaron Jones combined.
- Offense: The Eagles were the run-heaviest red zone team in 2023 (63.8%, no other team was above 59.7%, and the league average was 51.2%).
- Defense: The Eagles were the third-worst defense last season in terms of percentage of passes that resulted in touchdowns (5.4%).