Overview
- Netflix layered mid-game Zoom interviews with Emmitt Smith, Clinton Portis, Barry Sanders and Cris Carter into both broadcasts, drawing complaints that they interrupted live action and suffered from poor audio.
- A conversation with Barry Sanders continued as Lions tackle Penei Sewell was down injured, which intensified criticism of the production choices on social media.
- Viewers reported picture-quality drops, buffering and other streaming problems, marking a step back from Netflix’s better-received NFL debut a year earlier.
- Entertainment add-ons drew mixed reactions: SZN4’s national anthem was widely panned, Snoop Dogg’s halftime show split opinion, and cameos including WWE’s Seth Rollins and a shirtless Bert Kreischer drew scrutiny.
- The Cowboys beat the Commanders 30-23 and the Vikings topped the Lions 23-13, as calls mounted online for Netflix to scrap the interview format or be kept off future NFL broadcasts.