Week 13 of the NFL season will bring four games to fans over Thanksgiving and Black Friday, airing across a variety of broadcast networks and streaming platforms in addition to the Sunday games.
Key data
Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers EST, and will be televised on Fox and streamed on Fox One, YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Tubi, with the Lions fighting for a chance to overtake the Packers for second place in their division behind the Chicago Bears.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys : The Chiefs and Cowboys, who are in must-win scenarios for their playoff hopes, will meet in a 4:30 pm EST game televised by CBS and streaming on Paramount+, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens : The Ravens will battle for first place in the AFC North as Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow returns from injury in this 8:20 p.m. EST matchup televised on NBC and streaming on Peacock, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears : The Eagles and Bears, who boast 8-3 records, will meet on Black Friday at 3 pm EST in a game broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, which will offer exclusive Black Friday deals during the broadcast.
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Forbes Rating
The Cowboys are the most valuable team in the NFL, according to estimates by Forbes, which determined the team was worth $13 billion before the start of the regular season. The Eagles rank sixth with a value of $8.3 billion, closely followed by the Bears at $8.2 billion. The Packers are valued at $6.6 billion, while the Chiefs are worth $6.2 billion. The Ravens and Bengals are worth $6.1 billion and $5.2 billion, respectively.
Tangent
Amazon paid $100 million in 2023 for exclusive rights to the first NFL Black Friday game. This annual gathering is in addition to Amazon’s rights to Thursday night games, which it acquired through 2033 for a staggering $13 billion. While YouTube TV doesn’t pay a specific amount for Thanksgiving Day NFL games, the streaming platform pays about $2 billion annually for the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, which offers subscribers access to all out-of-market games played on Sunday.
Key background
The Thanksgiving Day matchups will be crucial to several teams’ playoff hopes. After a rocky 1-5 start, the Ravens are now tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 6-5 record. The Cowboys (5-5-1) look to stay in contention with a win against the Chiefs (6-5), who have had an unusual year and are behind the Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) and Denver Broncos (9-2). Meanwhile, the Eagles and Bears (8-3) look to stay in contention for first place in the NFC, which is currently in the hands of the Los Angeles Rams (9-2), who are the Super Bowl favorites heading into Week 13. The Packers (7-3-1) and Lions (7-4) are very close to the Bears in a hotly contested division.
This article was originally published by Forbes US
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