If you noticed some weird and glitchy moments during the Sunday Night Football game, don’t be alarmed.
The problem was on NBC’s end, not with your TV, cable provider, WiFi, etc.
On one occasion in the first half, the NBC feed got garbled. It inconveniently happened just as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes launched a long pass into the end zone (it fell incomplete).
If you’ve noticed a couple of glitchy moments on the NBC Sunday Night Football broadcast of Chiefs-Falcons, it’s not just your TV/device. 🏈📺😵💫#SNF #NFL pic.twitter.com/tQg5vwUsHY
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 23, 2024
A few minutes later, as analyst Cris Collinsworth used his telestrator to show the Atlanta Falcons pass rush, the screen went dark, except for the bright yellow line Collinsworth marked on the screen.
“OK,” a surprised Collinsworth responded.
The NBC technical difficulties on the Chiefs-Falcons broadcast are now coming for Cris Collinsworth’s telestrator work. 🏈📺🎙️😵💫 #NFL #SNF https://t.co/bvBqYdgVRH pic.twitter.com/djCjD8UGJk
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 23, 2024
Minor glitches, to be sure, but we live in an era when even a tiny broadcast hiccup does not go unnoticed. So a few fans voiced their concerns, and several wondered if there might be some conspiracy involved.
it’s clearly the NFL colluding with NBC to broadcast pro-Taylor Swift subliminal stimuli pic.twitter.com/1XcENvrkIr
— Micah (@GoesByMicah) September 23, 2024
It’s the Falcons accidentally making a good play that went against the script.
— HuskerJim (@jimtheplumber63) September 23, 2024
Every time this occurs KC ends up with possession.
Weird…— Billy Bob (@BillyBobgb1000) September 23, 2024
For those who know…. pic.twitter.com/0lF6zU0Haj
— NWSL Chris (@lennonfoto) September 23, 2024
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