Decembers Cardinals vs. 49ers game will skip national TV for Prime Video and Twitch

On December 26th, the Arizona Cardinals / San Francisco 49ers game will skip national television networks entirely and head to Prime Video, Twitch, and two local affiliates as part of Amazon’s recently expanded deal with the NFL. With the deal, Amazon locked in streaming rights for Thursday Night Football through 2022, but this Saturday game is a weekend “exclusive,” one of which the company is guaranteed to host each season.

While calling the game an “exclusive” would suggest that Amazon’s platforms are the only way to watch, the game will also be available to stream on mobile through the NFL, 49ers, Cardinals, and Yahoo Sports mobile properties, according to Amazon’s press release announcing the game. Amazon says viewers using its...

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