It has been a long summer. NFL struck a last minute deal to air programming in the United Kingdom. Here is where you can watch the games:
Thursday Night Football, Sunday 6pm and 9.25pm (UK) games will be on Sky Sports.
Sunday Night Football (usually around 1am UK time) will air live on Channel 4.
Monday Night Football live on the BBC with a red button.
Sky have exclusive access to the play-offs. However, the BBC will have a highlights show of play-off games. Both Sky and the Beeb have the Super Bowl.
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A number of days ago, I speculated on ESPN UK negotiating a contract with the NFL.
The station had been airing Monday Night Football, as well as the Sunday and Monday countdown shows since 2010. I was expecting the worst and my fears were proved accurate when it looked like they weren't in the hunt for any of the NFL rights available in this country.
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Here's a quick write-up on tonight's game. It was what I had originally planned to post today:
The road to the 2013 Super Bowl
begins tonight when the defending champions – the New York Giants – take on
their NFC East divisional rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, at MetLife Stadium in New
Jersey.
The last time the teams met was
in the final regular season game this past New Year’s Day. On that night, the
Giants overcame the Cowboys 31-14.
They raised the Vince Lombardi
Trophy four games later.
New York are four-point
favourites in tonight’s match-up. However, I’m leaning on Dallas.
Teams tend to play harder when
they are facing the current world champions. Just like the other teams on New
York’s schedule - Dallas would have had the ‘NYG’ circled as soon as the
fixture date was announced. Add in the
fact that Dallas failed to secure victory against tonight’s opponents at home
and away last season and you’re looking at the ultimate revenge game.
Just like the TV soap, Dallas is
looking to make a comeback.
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