This weekend’s Super Wild Card slate for the first time includes an exclusive broadcast on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock. The game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins won’t be on cable in an effort by NBC to gain more subscribers for Peacock.
Many NFL fans aren’t happy that one of the six wild-card-round games won’t be accessible even though they already pay for NFC via their cable subscription. One such fan is New York democratic Congressman Pat Ryan.
This week, Ryan wrote a letter to NBC and the NFL to convince the two parties to put the game on broadcast television and “end the exclusive and exploitative streaming deals for good.”
“How much more profit do Goodell and NBC need to make at the expense of hard working Americans?” Ryan posted on X with a copy of his letter.
“It’s a disgrace. Fans already face exorbitant prices to watch every game during the regular season; they don’t deserve to be squeezed even further by greedy corporations,” Ryan wrote to the two organizations. “This bait-and-switch is particularly egregious for consumers who already pay for NBC as part of their cable package.
“Enough is enough,” he continued. “The NFL raked in $12 billion in 2022, while NBCUniversal made nearly $40 billion. It’s time we put power back where it belongs: with the fans.”
Peacock, which currently costs $5.99 for the month or $29.99 for the year with their current 50% off deal, also has exclusive streaming rights for many of NBC's old hit shows like "The Office," "Scrubs" and "Parks and Rec."
The game between the Chiefs and Dolphins is set to kickoff on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. The two teams will be playing in extreme weather conditions with temperatures below 0 at Arrowhead.
NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule
The NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend begins on Saturday and runs through Monday night with six heavy-weight matchups. Here are the matchups and kickoff times for the Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs.
NFC
No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Dallas Cowboys
Time: Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET
Channel: FOX
No. 6 Los Angeles Rams at No. 3 Detroit Lions
Time: Sunday, 8:15 p.m. ET
Channel: NBC
No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles at No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Time: Monday, 8:00 p.m ET
Channel: ESPN
AFC
No. 7 Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 2 Buffalo Bills
Time: Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET
Channel: CBS
No. 6 Miami Dolphins at No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs
Time: Saturday, 8:00 p.m. ET
Channel: Peacock (Streaming)
No. 5 Cleveland Browns at No. 4 Houston Texans
Time: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET
Channel: NBC
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