NFL fans quickly fell in love with the goofy Nickelodeon broadcast of Bears-Saints
Bears #Bears
The Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints are currently playing in a wild card game that is being aired on CBS with Tony Romo and Jim Nantz on the call.
But, in case you didn’t know, it is also being broadcasted on Nickelodeon for the first time ever as the league tries to attract younger fans or something, I guess.
Whatever is the case, the Nickelodeon broadcast crew has Noah Eagle on play by play and Nate Burleson as the analyst. Also, the graphics packages and first down/line of scrimmage lines look a lot different as they have more of a green lime look.
The lines, uh, the lines are not official. pic.twitter.com/uUChyWPeZo
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 10, 2021
The touchdowns are wild:
Michael Thomas becomes the first NFL player to get slimed in a playoff game 😂
Historic.
(via @Saints)pic.twitter.com/Jqc6xVMZef
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 10, 2021
Look at these highlights!
First half of Saints vs. Bears is in the books.
Get your first half highlights… @Nickelodeon STYLE. pic.twitter.com/eJ2CdYke4G
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) January 10, 2021
NFL fans have quickly fallen in love with it:
This NFL game on Nickelodeon is flat out fantastic pic.twitter.com/eBeEyJdkZF
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) January 10, 2021
So @nateburleson just advised the kids in his audience to put away all their laundry. I would like Nate to commentate on TikTok and Roblox please. Thank you.
— Eric Adelson (@eric_adelson) January 10, 2021
tell me why the nickelodeon scorebug is easier to read than most of the regular networks’ pic.twitter.com/DiwQ5ZGlOQ
— Aria Gerson (@aria_gerson) January 10, 2021
yeah we’re gonna need the nfl to fully pivot all games to nickelodeon https://t.co/BJoqLi4fKc
— Sean Yoo (@SeanYoo) January 10, 2021
F*** it, do this every week pic.twitter.com/dXcGhLVBpI
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) January 10, 2021
This is just great. NFL on Nickelodeon. pic.twitter.com/uIpEXdFz9S
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) January 10, 2021
Imagine getting mad about the NFL being on Nickelodeon. Could not be me.
So pure pic.twitter.com/VLXSL6aABg
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) January 10, 2021
Nickelodeon airing NFL playoffs makes not a single lick of sense but boy am I here for it.
— Ryan Bergara (@ryansbergara) January 10, 2021
btw, i love the Nickelodeon broadcast, it’s great for kids, and I think one day they should have NFL games broadcast on EVERY SINGLE channel with unique spins based on the focus of that channel
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 10, 2021
This is actually a GREAT idea by the @nfl to broadcast a playoff game on Nickelodeon
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) January 10, 2021 MORE:
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