Everyone hated it.
Sunday’s wild-card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins was the first NFL playoff game to ever broadcast exclusively on a streaming service, and fans couldn’t have been more annoyed.
Ahead of the massive matchup, fans had already voiced their displeasure with the NFL for its decision to go through with it, but there’s nothing like real-time anger. Across the country fans took to X, formerly Twitter, and roasted the league in furious fashion. From having to explain to some older fans how to get Peacock to fans attending sports bars that didn’t even have a subscription so you couldn’t watch the big game, it was an utter disaster for the demographic that should matter most: casual fans.
Peacock costs about $6 a month, but even that was too expensive for Dolphins fans who had to watch their team score a meager seven points at Arrowhead Stadium. Imagine the insult to injury having to pay to watch your beloved team lose in freezing fashion.
Here are some of the best reactions from fans when it came to having to watch the game on Peacock:
Dolphins fans after buying a Peacock subscription to watch their generational offense score a total of 7 points pic.twitter.com/5mPoUSrnr9
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 14, 2024
Peacock: “You can’t watch Dolphins-Chiefs unless you download the app!”
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) January 14, 2024
Everybody on illegal streams: pic.twitter.com/WFx1yDfwxp
Track fans, seeing football fans complaining about having to use peacock to follow along: pic.twitter.com/qaIfqXV7tN
— Alex Predhome (@Predamame) January 14, 2024
Can I cancel my @peacock subscription now?
— Michele Tafoya (@Michele_Tafoya) January 14, 2024
This is what happens when the NFL lets Peacock, a streaming platform, air an NFL game ???? pic.twitter.com/tJs72zxiCq
— Dave Weasel (@DaveWeasel) January 14, 2024
“What channel is Peacock?” pic.twitter.com/XWqiqPYHbB
— Moneyball Memes ????⚾️ (@MoneyballMemes) January 14, 2024
Me watching the Chiefs game through my neighbor’s window cause I didn’t want to pay for @peacock pic.twitter.com/xxhkUtbDWP
— Armel (@Armelgeddon) January 14, 2024
This is hell, although not as bad as trying to get your parent on Peacock to watch the NFL. pic.twitter.com/2AkVdM4BZ9
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 14, 2024
