Thursday night marked the first meaningful NFL game in seven months. The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Dallas Cowboys, which should be one of the most watched TV events this year.
The Pirates and Cowboys will officially start the 2021 season at 8:20 pm Eastern Time.There are several ways to watch Thursday’s NFL kickoff game.
NBC will broadcast the game on regular Internet TV.Live broadcast will be available Peacock, The NBC sports app, and NBC Sports Live.
More than 20 million people Seen The opening game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans last season.This is Ninth most viewed TV events throughout the year.
During the 2020 pandemic, the ratings of all sports have fallen. With the full capacity of Raymond James Stadium on Thursday, the ratings are also likely to increase.
In 2019, the kickoff game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears was watched by 22.7 million people, and the ratings have declined.The 2018 start of the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons 11.2 points NBC has 19 million viewers.
Kansas City easily won the 2020 opener and participated in the Super Bowl for the second time in a row. This loss is one of Houston’s 12 losses in the 2020 season, and the Texans are one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL.
Dallas hopes that there will be a very different result when they visit the defending champions to start the new year. The Cowboys have high hopes after Dak Prescott suffered an ankle injury at the end of the season in a 6-10 season. The Cowboys are expected to win the NFC East.
Tampa Bay is expected to return to the Super Bowl because the 44-year-old quarterback Tom Brady shows no signs of slowing down. The Pirates ended the 2020 season with eight straight victories and were the biggest betting favorites in the first week of the schedule.
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