Sunday, January 10, 2021

NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon | Live Updates

Highlights from the NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon between the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears! For more information, visit: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/12/cbs-sports-and-nickelodeon-team-up-for.html































From TheWrap:

Nickelodeon Broadcasts an NFL Playoff Game – Cue the SpongeBob Jokes

“Manti Teo’s girlfriend was just like Spongebob’s Bubble Buddy,” one viewer quips

The New Orleans Saints are beginning what could be Drew Brees’ last chance for a second Super Bowl title with a playoff game against the Chicago Bears, but fans are talking more about one of the networks broadcasting the matchup: Nickelodeon.

Yes, as part of an experiment by the NFL and Viacom to bring football to a new generation, the network of slime and SpongeBob SquarePants is airing a special kids-friendly broadcast of the wild card playoff game alongside the more expected broadcaster CBS. Some of the changes include slimy special effects during touchdowns, an explanation of rules by “Young Sheldon” star Iain Armitage, and comparisons of Brees and teammate Taysom Hill to SpongeBob and Patrick. While Nick has ventured into sports in the past with the Kids Choice Sports Awards, this is the first time the network has aired a live pro game.

Of course, given the fact that Nickelodeon has been on the air since the ’90s, a lot of millennials have plenty of jokes about this strange pairing, especially considering that a fight broke out the last time the Saints and Bears played each other. One person tweeted out that fight with some fitting SpongeBob music.

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