Fox News: NFL fans worried about Christmas games streamed on Netflix after Paul-Tyson fight buffering debacle

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NFL fans worried about Christmas games streamed on Netflix after Paul-Tyson fight buffering debacle

The Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight stream on Netflix proved to be a mess, as some NFL fans are concerned about the Christmas Day doubleheader upcoming.......                    ...                        ...Netflix may be hearing You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login after the way the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson stream went on Friday night. ......Many streamers weren't pleased with how the event was buffering throughout the fight card, including the main event when Paul and Tyson entered the ring. It was You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, but the bandwidth issues have viewers concerned about what will happen on Christmas. ......Netflix is set for its NFL debut doubleheader on Christmas, as the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers go head-to-head before the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans play as well on that Wednesday night. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Four passionate fanbases with huge AFC implications don't want to see the same issues with their game, yet it's hard to feel confident after what went down with this boxing match at AT&T Stadium, the home of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, on Friday night. ......"This is a disaster for Netflix," OutKick's Clay Travis tweeted. "They have no chance of successfully airing a Chiefs-Steelers Christmas Day NFL game based on this performance. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Randy Baumann, a Pittsburgh sports radio host, even suggested that buffering during the Steelers game would lead to some tossed Christmas dinner tables. ......"If the Steelers Chiefs Christmas Day game on #Netflix looks like this there are going to be tables overturned with half eaten Christmas hams all over western PA," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. "Scalloped potatoes will be hurled at aunts and uncles. #BedlamInBlawnox."......Netflix, like many other top streaming services, paid a handsome sum of around $150 million, according to the New York Post, to air the Christmas Day NFL games. ......But six weeks from now, the streaming service surely hopes they can get the job done much better than the Paul-Tyson fight. ......Even Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys who made an appearance on Friday night to talk about his excitement for the NFL on Netflix, was buffering for some viewers while talking.......Other streaming services that have had success airing NFL games are Amazon Prime Video, which owns the media rights to "Thursday Night Football," and Peacock, which airs "Sunday Night Football" given its NBC ties as well as playoff games last season. ......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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