The NFL's Super Bowl broadcast rotation has been around forever.
For several decades now, the game has aired on FOX, CBS, NBC and ABC, with ESPN getting adding into the rotation next year. Super Bowl 61 will air on ESPN, called by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, in February of 2027.
But could a "drastic" change be on the way?
It appears so.
Jan 29, 2026; Santa Clara, California, USA; A general overall aerial view of Levi's Stadium, the site of Super Bowl 60 between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images © Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
The NFL will reportedly consider moving the Super Bowl to a streaming-only service, like a Netflix or an Amazon Prime, if the offer is right.
Andrew Marchand, who covers sports media for The Athletic, believes that it could happen. If the money is right, the NFL might not be able to turn it down.
The NFL could shift Super Bowl to streamer
Marchand explained on this week's episode of Marchand & Meterparel that the NFL could consider a change.
"I would say that it is possible, number one. What I think is definite is that the conversation will be had," said Marchand. "…At the end of the day, the NFL goes for the most money and the most reach. Now, they'll emphasize the reach because you're not going to say [it 's the money], but at the least, Amazon is going to be in there in terms of talking about a Super Bowl. And I think maybe YouTube and Netflix bring it up. I don't know. I mean, look, they could jump the line. Netflix could say, ‘Look, we're going to spend this crazy amount of money. We want the Super Bowl.'"
The NFL has already shifted some games to Amazon Prime and Netflix.
"The way the NFL generally has worked, if you look at Thursday Night Football, for example," he said. "When Amazon first got on Thursday Night Football, Fox had the broadcast, and then you could stream it on Amazon Prime Video. And they did that for a few years before Amazon Prime Video got it fully. Now we've seen Amazon have Thursday Night Football, which is something that nobody really thinks twice about. It's just Thursday nights on Amazon Prime Video. They got a playoff game, and they got the Bears and the Packers this year. I mean, the idea that they'll somehow get in the divisional rounds seems pretty, I'm not going to say obvious, but I don't think that would be a big statement if you or I said that.
"The conference championships, I feel like if I'm the NFL, that's something I'm putting up for auction," added Marchand. "My friends at Fox and CBS might not like this. Why do they rotate those two when everything else is basically up for grabs for everybody?"
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