The NFL’s playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins will be available on Peacock’s streaming service Saturday.
For those who are not already Peacock subscribers, fans will have to pay $5.99 to start a subscription that will last a month. Subscribers are free to cancel at any time; however, it might be worth holding on to it for at least a day, as on Sunday, the game between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams will air on Peacock and NBC.
The Peacock app can be downloaded via Apple or Google Play. Subscriptions can also be created online via its website.
Once on the streaming service, find the “Sports” tab where the game will be found under the subheading “Live and Upcoming.”
Kickoff for the Chiefs-Dolphins game is at 8 p.m. EST in Kansas City. It is the last wild card game of the day, following the Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns game earlier.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) has referred to the game exclusively being shown on Peacock as a “rip off” and written a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell condemning the move during the playoffs. Whoever wins Saturday’s game will move on to the divisional round.
“As a huge Dolphins fan, I couldn’t agree more, Rep. Pat Ryan,” Newsmax anchor Rob Astorino responded to Ryan’s letter. “See, bi-partisanship is alive and well. Fins Up.”
However, others disagreed with Ryan and approved of the NFL switching up its broadcasting.
“The NFL is a private business [that] can do whatever the F they want,” one user wrote. “When will people learn sports teams don’t care about you?”
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“It’s $5.99 Tell them no more $7 Starbucks everyday. Tell them no Amazon Thursday night. No ESPN Monday night. Gotta pay for cable,” another user wrote. “Get government out of this I’m sure the NFL Players Association loves the money it gets for its players.”
The first time a game aired on Peacock was on Dec. 23 for the matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers. NBC reported an average of 7.2 million viewers on Peacock and the local stations. In that instance, locals could still watch on their NBC channels.
