It doesn't matter if you have the NFL Sunday Ticket or the NFL RedZone channel. When Oct. 25 rolls around, you won't find the telecast of the Buffalo Bills-Jacksonville Jaguars game on your television guide.
For the first time ever, the NFL is exclusively broadcasting a game on a digital-only platform. Today, it was announced that Yahoo has won the rights to broadcast the game. Media reports peg the rights fee from $10 million to $20 million.
In addition to the digital-only platform, the league will have that game kickoff at 9:30 a.m. ET, which is the same kickoff time as the games in London this past year.
Personally, it's a great move for the NFL because this allows the league to potentially get more eyeballs on the game. Wherever Internet is offered, you'll be able to watch the game. For a league always looking to make a couple of more dollars, the potential growth this can do for the league is exponential.
If this is a mega success, we may see a huge shift in what the NFL decides to do for future games. As of now, all I know is this isn't the end of the league streaming games online, that's for sure.
