Mad at Peacock? You're not alone, Eagles fans

Ben Brigandi

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People can cut cords, ditch the dish, and stream to their hearts’ content. 

But that doesn’t mean everyone is happy about it. 

The Philadelphia Eagles kicked off their season Friday night in Brazil  — another change – vs. the Green Bay Packers, and making it even more unique was this is the second NFL game to appear exclusively on Peacock. 

MORE: Watch Eagles vs. Packers from Brazil live on Peacock

That doesn’t mean things are well. Long gone are the days of the networks, with a little ESPN thrown in.

This doesn’t mean it was that great last night, either, as Peacock also mirrored the NBC feed. 

 This guy briefly ran for President.

Nobody wants to be the last to know. 

Just know that the streaming service draws. NBC and Peacock combined for 33 million viewers at peak hours Thursday night.

That said, there will always be those who don’t get it. 

There are always other options. 

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Ben Brigandi

Ben Brigandi is a lifelong professional in sports media, as a writer and editor. Career highlights include covering future pros in high school and even younger, from kicker Robbie Gould in high school to Jurickson Profar, Cody Bellinger, and others at the Little League World Series held in his neighborhood. Born and raised in central Pennsylvania, Ben graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism and covered Nittany Lion games for nearly two decades after attending games as a kid growing up in Happy Valley. He’s seen the Eagles go from hated rivals to his boyhood favorite Washington Commanders to accepting their success as Dan Snyder ruined his fandom. One day, Ben dreams of again playing golf to a legit single-digit handicap, without either putting in the work or sinking pesky 3-foot putts.