Amazon will have new down-and-distance graphic for ‘Thursday Night Football’ game
When Amazon got the rights to “Thursday Night Football,” it asked the NFL for star power for its first game. Specifically, Amazon wanted the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes.
Amazon got its wish as its coverage of NFL games on Prime kicks off with the Chiefs playing host to the Chargers in an AFC West showdown.
Fans watching the game will notice a few differences from years past. First, play-by-play man Al Michaels is doing games on Amazon Prime with Kirk Herbstreit, who is known best for his college football work on ESPN.
There are a couple of new features fans will notice. One was seen during a preseason game: the down-and-distance marker incorporated Amazon’s smile logo.
Amazon said it was trying out new options during the preseason, and fans will see a new look during the Chiefs-Chargers game.
That’s good, because fans mostly were not in favor of the smile logo being used in the graphic, although a few kind of did like it. Here is a bit more on what was being said about the smile logo in NFL games, and one fan noted Amazon had used it during coverage of English Premier League soccer matches.
X-Ray
Something else new: fans watching on Amazon will be able to tap into Amazon’s X-Ray feature.
A description from the company said fans will have a chance to see real-time stats, play-by-play commentary, and team and player information. Next Gen Stats also will be available to viewers.
This is from Amazon: “X-Ray also features enhanced replays with Next Gen Stats ...that showcases advanced player performance analytics such as time to throw, top speed, and completion probability. Simply click up on the remote, turn the mobile device to portrait mode, or click the ‘Stats by X-Ray’ button found in the upper left side of the screen.”
Chiefs fans also can record the game to watch again at a later date.
This story was originally published September 15, 2022 at 11:38 AM.
