Fox’s Preseason NFL Scorebug Update Draws Lukewarm Reaction
Fans criticized its minimalist design changes despite some calling it an improvement over the Super Bowl version.
Overview
- Fox introduced the revised scorebug during its August 17 preseason broadcast of the Buffalo Bills–Chicago Bears game.
- The update replaces team abbreviations with logos, moves timeout indicators beneath the scores, and removes colored backgrounds from the logo panels.
- Social-media users largely responded with negative or lukewarm comments, calling the design unattractive and sharing alternative mockups.
- A minority of fans praised the switch to logos and welcomed the tweak as a modest improvement over the February Super Bowl LIX version.
- Fox Sports has not announced any further modifications or issued an official statement about the current design.