So, you need Amazon Prime now to watch Thursday Night Football?

[Mysterian]

I won't be watching it then.

NFL is screwing the pooch with BS like this.

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Just like everything else, it's all about $$

They are paying 1billion a year for the right to TNF.

[JT45242]

2. More people have prime video than NFL network

Cones as part of a prime account which usually means no additional shipping charges and two day delivery.

A lot more people can see Thursday night games.

However, al Michael gushing over bezos as a math genius was sickening.

[multigraincracker]

3. Get out of the house.

Watch it at the local pub.

[comradebillyboy]

8. That's way more expensive than an Amazon Prime membership.

[pwb]

4. Soon they will put commercial names on each football?

Pitchers mounds have little Ad names already.

[Cracklin Charlie]

10. A 48 minute games runs about 210 minutes in teevee time.

More than 70% of the teevee time is available for advertising time.

You think those guys don’t love football? They’re making a killing.

[True Dough]

5. Look at these two chums watching the game together last night

Laughing all the way to the bank!

[snowybirdie]

6. Money, money, money

This year, several MLB baseball games are shown exclusively on both Apple+ and Peacock. Doesn't matter if we've already paid for cable and MLB for out of city games we can't see them either. Killing the golden goose.

[Thunderbeast]

7. The major college football conferences are salivating at the prospect of streaming revenues

Pay per view to follow.

[keithbvadu2]

9. At least it won't interfere with any Herschel Walker debates.

At least it won't interfere with any Herschel Walker debates.

[MyOwnPeace]

11. THAT 'debate'.....

would be a KILLER ‘pay-per-view’ money maker!!!

[SergeStorms]

12. I have Amazon Prime....

and I didn't watch the game for that very reason. I've been an Amazon Prime member for around 10 years now. It's a good way to donate specific things that charities need instead of just throwing cash at them. But for sports? Never. It's never enough for these greed-heads. The same with MLB. You'd need a half-dozen TV subscriptions to watch the complete MLB schedule.

This has to end somewhere, and until consumers fight back against these greedy bastards it's just going to keep getting worse. Pretty soon you'll need 16 different TV subscriptions to watch your favorite NFL Team's complete season. And some people will do it! Don't count me among that number though.

[Midnight Writer]

13. One of the things that crippled boxing. Key bouts all went to pay-per-view.

You used to be able to watch championship fights free on network TV. Big fights were on prime time.

The people willing to pay 50 bucks or more for an evening's fight card dwindled. You couldn't even follow up and coming fighters without paying.

How many people know the heavyweight champions of the 70s? Ali, Foreman, Frazier. Household names. Can you name the heavyweight champs of today? Have you ever seen today's champions fight a title match?

[tishaLA]

14. Only people with cable have been atto watch MNF

And that's been true for years. And that's way more expensive than Prime, so IMO this is a lot less off-putting.

[a kennedy]

15. Fawk em.