Prime Video to show NFL Black Friday Football game

Prime Video will broadcast the November 28 Black Friday Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears to a worldwide audience, kicking off at 20:00 GMT.

The game will be the first NFL event to be presented globally on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories around the world. 

“We are thrilled to expand our relationship with the NFL and present Black Friday Football to the millions of fans we serve around the world,” said Jay Marine, head of Prime Video U.S., Global Sports. “Black Friday is becoming one of the best sports holidays of the year, and this can’t-miss game between the Super Bowl Champion Eagles and the surging Bears, in one of the most-charged stadium atmospheres in sports, stands at the center of a huge day for all of us at Amazon. We cannot wait to provide fans with best-in-class coverage and a full day of action, holiday deals and surprises.”  

“We are excited to work with our partners at Prime Video to bring this year’s Black Friday Football game to a global audience,” added Hans Schroeder, executive vice president, media distribution with the NFL. “Expanding the availability of our games to NFL fans around the world is a key priority for us, and we are thrilled that the Black Friday game will be available through Amazon in over 240 countries and territories around the world.”

The Bears vs. Eagles Black Friday Football game stands at the center of a lineup of live sports programming on 28 November that will stream globally on Prime Video, available in over 240 countries and territories, with no subscription or Prime membership required.

The global presentation of Black Friday Football on Prime Video will feature additional language options for viewers around the world that include Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

In addition, several advanced features that enhance Prime Video’s NFL coverge in the U.S. will also be available in select locations worldwide, including Rapid Recap, High Definition-HDR video, and Next Gen Stats powered by AWS.  

Preceding the Black Friday Football game at 14:00 GMT, Prime Video will broadcast the return of “The Skins Game,” featuring the PGA Tour’s Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Keegan Bradley from Panther National in South Florida.

Prime Video will then transition to South Philadelphia, when Black Friday Football’s pre-game coverage commences from Lincoln Financial Field, prior to the Bears vs. Eagles kickoff at 20:00 GMT.

At the conclusion of live on-site NFL post-game coverage, the NBA on Prime tips off a doubleheader at 00:00 GMT, highlighted by Bucks vs. Knicks from New York’s Madison Square Garden, and finishing with Mavericks vs. Lakers from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. All together, Prime Video will present more than 12 hours of live sports coverage on Black Friday to fans around the world.