The Chiefs and Raiders will face off in one of 11 NFL regular season games to be broadcast on Amazon this year as the NFL’s partner for streaming rights.
Last year, the rights to stream NFL games for the very first time was worth $10 million. Twitter paid the bill. One year later, that figure has quintupled, as Amazon now owns the rights to stream 11 NFL regular season contests in 2017. They bought those rights for a nice lump sum of $50 million.
This year, NFL fans will be able to watch a total of 11 NFL games via Amazon Prime Video, starting in Week 4. The games range from traditional Sunday contests to Thursday Night Football broadcasts, but you’ll need to be a member of Amazon Prime in order to view them, a change from the free delivery on Twitter last year. Amazon is certainly betting big on not only the strategic alignment with the NFL but also their ability to woo further business from customers if they see products they like sitting in the same browser window.
The broadcast on Amazon will be the exact same as the one you’d see on NBC or CBS, so don’t expect to see less commercials or alternate commentators. In fact, you’ll see many of the same ads as well since it’s a stream of the direct TV broadcast. However, Amazon will also have a few commercial slots of their own to sell, which means Amazon also bought the ability to sell you on its own video content.
The Kansas City Chiefs are slated to make one of the 11 broadcasts on Amazon when they make the trip to visit the Oakland Raiders in a divisional contest in Week 7. It should be an ideal showdown halfway through the season, an early test for supremacy in the AFC West.
Here’s the full schedule of games
September 28
Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
October 5
New England Patriots vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
October 12
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers
October 19
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders
October 26
Miami Dolphins vs. Baltimore Ravens
November 9
Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals
November 16
Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
November 30
Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys
December 7
New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons
December 14
Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts
December 25
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans