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Many NFL fans are upset on Sunday when it was revealed that the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff game against the Miami Dolphins will only be available to be seen on Peacock.
The game will air on Saturday night at 8 p.m. on a streaming service that only has a little over 30 million paid subscribers.
By comparison, ESPN reaches around 72.5 million homes and every house in America can get the four major networks.
Even one Chiefs player, defensive end Charles Omenihu, agrees that it’s a strange decision for their game to air on Peacock only.
Us playing on peacock ONLY is insane I won’t lie.
— Charles Omenihu (@charless_94) January 8, 2024
Apparently, NBC Universal has lined the NFL’s pockets so much that the league doesn’t care that one of their marquee playoff match-ups will only be seen by Peacock subscribers.
NFL fans who don’t live in the Buffalo or Los Angeles areas were already not happy that the Bills and Chargers game that aired on Dec. 23 was put behind a paywall on Peacock.
So why, besides being paid to do so, would the NFL hide Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill and company behind one during the playoffs?
Oh… right…
Selena Gomez is letting Taylor Swift know the Chiefs game is on Peacock next week. pic.twitter.com/zlR2PAgCEP
— 🏆🔥⚾️ 2X WS CHAMPS COCKENHEIMER⚾️🔥🏆 (@astros_dude) January 8, 2024
Peacock and the nfl wirh Taylor swift at the chiefs game next Saturday! pic.twitter.com/e7xLv7lhAc
— Rob Lagergren (@roblagergren) January 8, 2024
So will it work? According to a very informal poll on X of 235 people (as of this writing), 71.9% will not be subscribing to Peacock so they can watch the Chiefs and Dolphins.
I’m convinced the whole Travis Kelce / Taylor Swift relationship was conjured up from the beginning to get @peacock subscribers. #WildCard
— Brownie Rabbit (@CBrowns79) January 8, 2024
As anyone can clearly see from the TikTok video below, we have all the evidence we need to prove without a shadow of a doubt that the Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift relationship is fake and merely a marketing ploy to drive viewers to the NFL, and now Peacock.
@celebriteablinds Taylor Swift / Travis Kelce / Fake Relationship Source: @entylawyer crazydaysandnights.net, agcwebpages.com ♬ original sound – CelebriTEA Blinds 👀 ☕️
Naturally, because #NFLRigged, that isn’t the only conspiracy theory to have arisen following the NFL playoff seedings being finalized.
Stafford playing Detroit. Tyreek Hill playing Chiefs. Taylor Swift on Peacock. These script writers ain’t low. pic.twitter.com/ZW9yfA1nFX
— BLACK SHAWN MICHAELS (@__GRZY__) January 8, 2024
Well played, NFL. Well played.