Beyoncé provided more excitement than both games during Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day. Riding a white horse at halftime, the 32-time Grammy winner shook the crowd in her hometown of Houston with a nearly 13-minute performance Wednesday. Video above: Beyoncé and Blue Ivy at the premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King. She surprised fans by bringing out Shaboozey to perform “Sweet Honey Buckiin” and Post Malone joined her for “Levii’s.” The action on the field didn’t live up to expectations as the NFL featured four of the five best teams in the AFC. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a problem in Pittsburgh’s defense during Kansas City’s 29-10 rout in Game 1. The broadcast itself did very well, quickly becoming the second most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led CJ Stroud and the Texans 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show. Mariah Carey opened Wednesday’s doubleheader with a taped performance of “All I Want for Christmas is You,” then the Chiefs, two-time defending Super Bowl champions, beat the Steelers to clinch first place. top seed in the AFC. There were no signs of major streaming issues during the match after Netflix experienced minor errors at the start of the pre-match show. The show opened with about 10 seconds of silence as it appeared studio host Kay Adams’ microphone was not on. Beyoncé’s live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch. .Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and a score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC. playoffs. The Steelers (10-6) have lost three straight games and may have to settle for a wild-card berth instead of an AFC North title. Netflix agreed to a three-year deal in May to broadcast Christmas Day matches. The NFL is expected to give the streaming service one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998. Netflix’s 282.3 million subscribers in more than 190 countries could stream the games, marking the first time that an outlet was distributing an NFL game globally. Netflix offered the games in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German. Netflix had issues streaming the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on November 14. The fight peaked at 65 million concurrent streams, including 38 million concurrent streams in the United States. According to the website Down Detector, nearly 85,000 viewers reported outages or streaming issues before and during the fight. There were fewer complaints on Wednesday. According to NFL Media, viewers in all 50 states tuned in within minutes of the pregame show starting. live and viewers from nearly 200 countries watched the first match. Before the Ravens-Texans kickoff, Netflix reported that it had eclipsed its peak concurrent viewers of any Christmas in the last four years. The NFL played its first games on a Wednesday since the Steelers and Ravens were forced to play on December 2, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The only other time the league has played on a Wednesday since 1948 was in 2012, when the Giants and Cowboys met in the season opener. AP Sports Writer Joe Reedy contributed to this report.
Beyoncé provided more excitement than any other game during Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day.
Riding a white horse at halftime, the 32-time Grammy winner shook the crowd in her hometown of Houston with a nearly 13-minute performance Wednesday.
Video above: Beyoncé and Blue Ivy at the premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King
She surprised fans by bringing out Shaboozey to perform “Sweet Honey Buckiin” and Post Malone joined her for “Levii’s Jeans.”
The action on the field didn’t live up to expectations as the NFL fielded four of the top five teams in the AFC.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a problem in Pittsburgh’s defense during Kansas City’s 29-10 loss in the first match.
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The show itself did very well, quickly becoming the second most popular live track on Netflix as of today, according to NFL Media.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led CJ Stroud and the Texans 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.
Mariah Carey opened Wednesday’s doubleheader with a taped performance of “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs beat the Steelers to clinch the lead. AFC Series No. 1.
There were no signs of major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor errors at the start of the pregame show. The show opened with about 10 seconds of silence as it appeared studio host Kay Adams’ microphone was not on.
Beyoncé’s live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and a score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs AFC playoffs.
The Steelers (10-6) have lost three straight games and may have to settle for a wild card berth instead of an AFC North title.
Netflix signed a three-year deal in May to stream Christmas Day games. The NFL is expected to give the streaming service one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998.
Netflix’s 282.3 million subscribers in more than 190 countries were able to stream the games, marking the first time an outlet has distributed an NFL game globally. Netflix offered the games in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German.
Netflix had streaming issues the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on November 14. The fight peaked at 65 million concurrent streams, including 38 million concurrent streams in the United States. According to the website Down Detector, nearly 85,000 viewers reported outages or streaming issues before and during the fight.
There was less complaints Wednesday.
According to NFL Mediaviewers in all 50 states tuned in within minutes of the pregame show’s live broadcast, and viewers in nearly 200 countries watched the first game.
Before the Ravens-Texans kickoff, Netflix reported that it had eclipsed its peak concurrent viewers of any Christmas in the past four years.
The NFL was playing its first games on a Wednesday since the Steelers and Ravens were forced to play on Dec. 2, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The only other time the league has played on a Wednesday since 1948 was in 2012, when the Giants and Cowboys met in the season opener.
AP Sports Writer Joe Reedy contributed to this report.