The Kansas City Chiefs blew the Dolphins out of the water 26-7 in a game that could only be followed on streaming service Peacock, outside of Miami and Kansas.
The game was played in weather befitting the Arctic and NBC’s reception of the sole provider broadcast received a chilly response.
NBC crowed over the service, even interrupting the Lions win over the Rams.
Mike Tirico was boasting that NBC and Peacock were industry leaders.
“An average of 23 million people streamed the game on Peacock making the first ever NFL playoff game to be exclusively streamed the most streamed event of any kind in the U.S. ever,” Tirico said in his narration. “Super Wild Card Saturday was also an all-time record day for U.S. internet traffic, with most of those people interacting with NFL content online.”
The idea to stream an NFL playoff game was not well received and when it was announced in May there was much muttering.
Sure, Peacock did a half decent job and it’s not the first time a stream service had broadcast an NFL game, but it was not flawless, much like Miami’s vaunted offense, who was blunted by a stubborn Chiefs defense and the elements.
Florida does not usually do well in -degree games and this proved the case.
