Kansas City Chiefs fans just got a very important reassurance about a huge game on the schedule
If you're a Kansas City Chiefs fan who spent last Friday night watching the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight on Netflix, your biggest concern probably wasn't whether or not the bout was "fixed". Instead, the concern likely focused on the quality of the Netflix stream. Social media users flooded the internet with complaints about […]
If you're a Kansas City Chiefs fan who spent last Friday night watching the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight on Netflix, your biggest concern probably wasn't whether or not the bout was "fixed".
Instead, the concern likely focused on the quality of the Netflix stream.
Social media users flooded the internet with complaints about the Netflix stream, which seemingly buffered every 45 seconds for many viewers.
When those buffering issues persisted, Chiefs fans immediately turned their attention to Christmas Day.
That's because Netflix will be exclusively streaming the Chiefs' game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 25. And there was immediately some concern from Chiefs fans (and Steelers fans) that the event could feature non-stop buffering issues after the Tyson/Paul Netflix experience.
Fortunately for Chiefs/Steelers fans, Netflix reassured the NFL this week that there won't be any issues streaming the game on Christmas Day (via ESPN's Dan Graziano).
According to Graziano, Netflix "figured out what went wrong" during the Tyson/Paul stream.
"The buffering problems that Netflix had with the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight Friday raised some eyebrows around the league, since the NFL is scheduled to broadcast two Christmas Day games on Netflix this year," wrote Graziano. "Obviously it would cause a major uproar if the stream cut out or froze in the middle of a spectacular Lamar Jackson scramble or Patrick Mahomes deep throw to the end zone. The NFL did check in with Netflix following the Tyson-Paul fight to ask about the problems and assess the likelihood that they could repeat themselves on Christmas. Netflix said the fight reached 60 million homes, and apparently part of the explanation to the league was that the unprecedented scale for them of broadcasting a live sporting event contributed to some of the challenges they faced.
"But the NFL came away from the conversations reassured that Netflix had figured out what went wrong and that it won't be a problem for Chiefs-Steelers or Ravens-Texans on Dec. 25," continued Graziano. "It will be the first time NFL games have been streamed on Netflix, though the league has experience with live-streamed games on Amazon, Peacock and ESPN+."
That's good news for fans who were concerned that their Christmas would be spent watching a frozen image of Patrick Mahomes in the middle of a big play.
