YouTube will circulate NFL Week 1 recreation in Brazil at no cost

YouTube will circulate the NFL’s week one recreation on Sept. 5 at no cost — the primary time the dominant streaming platform has ever broadcast a are living NFL recreation in its entirety.

The recreation, which Front Office Sports first reported will likely be between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers, will happen in São Paulo, Brazil.

“Last year, people spent over 350 million hours watching official NFL content on YouTube, so it’s both fitting and thrilling to continue to build our relationship with our partners at the NFL,” YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe stated in a observation. “Streaming the Friday night game to fans for free around the world will mark YouTube’s first time as a live NFL broadcaster – and we’ll do it in a way that only YouTube can, with an interactive viewing experience and creators right at the center of the experience.”

The recreation will likely be to be had to all YouTube and YouTube TV customers globally, aside from in Canada and likely different nations, and in the neighborhood on broadcast tv within the media markets of the taking part groups, YouTube stated in a observation.

YouTube is the most-watched streaming platform within the U.S., consisting of 12% of all viewership for March, in keeping with Nielsen.

The NFL has an current maintain YouTube TV for Sunday Ticket, the league’s out-of-market package deal of video games. Those video games require a subscription — both $480 consistent with 12 months with out YouTube TV or $378 consistent with 12 months for YouTube TV subscribers. YouTube TV is a choice of linear TV networks that approximates a regular cable package.

The complete 2025 NFL time table will likely be launched at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday.