NFL Brazil game on Peacock: How to watch Eagles-Packers Friday night matchup

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — It’s a historic day in the NFL as the first Friday Week 1 game takes place in South America.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers are meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at Corinthians Arena at 8:15 p.m. in a season opener for both teams. The game will be available only on Peacock.

Here is what to know on this game and how to watch on Peacock, a streaming platform owned by NBC and not NBC4’s parent company, Nexstar.

How do I watch Eagles-Packers

To start, follow this link and you will be taken to the homepage where you will need to select a plan to purchase an account. There are two plans to purchase, and two options to pay for each.

Premium ($7.99/Month or $79.99/Year) : A Premium plan with Peacock does give you access to watch live sports, including the Friday night game.

Premium Plus ($13.99/Month or $139.99/Year) : A Premium Plus plan gives you everything that is included in the premium plan and the option to watch NBC4 newscasts and programming in addition to no ads for select shows and the ability to download and watch offline.

There are partnership-subscriptions through Apple, DIRECTV, Spectrum and Xfinity. For more information, click here . A college student discount offer is also available for the Premium tier. The offer is currently $1.99 a month for one year but is only valid for students. Click here to learn more.

Once you’ve made an account, the top bar on the homepage will have categories. Select the sports category.

On the sports homepage, there will be a running list of live events as well as sports categories. You can either click in the “Live & Upcoming” section or the NFL logo in the “Latest Events, Highlights & News” section to find the game.

If you purchase Peacock on the day of the game, you will be charged for whichever plan you pick. If you cancel after the game, you will continue to have Peacock for the next month without an additional charge.

What to know about teams

The Packers and Eagles are both contenders in the NFC that are looking to reclaim division titles. Green Bay was unable to win the NFC North after the breakthrough of the Detroit Lions, but it was business as usual in Wisconsin under new quarterback Jordan Love.

Green Bay was able to get to the NFC divisional round last season where it lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Love will hope to be even more poised in his second season as a starter and now pairs with new running back Josh Jacobs.

Philadelphia made one of the biggest moves of the offseason with the signing of former New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley. With Barkley, quarterback Jalen Hurts, and receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown, the Eagles are full of offensive weapons as they seek to dethrone the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East and make their second Super Bowl in three seasons.

The Eagles lost in last year’s Wild Card round to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will be without star center Jason Kelce, who retired from football.

Corinthians Arena

Sao Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil sitting in the southern portion of the nation right near the Atlantic Ocean. The relatively new Corinthians Arena holds around 47,000 fans and is the home of soccer team Corinthians.

Friday’s NFL game will add to the already rich history of the 10-year-old stadium that opened just in time for the 2014 FIFA Men’s World Cup. Six World Cup matches were played before the stadium hosted 10 soccer matches for the 2016 Olympics. The stadium will also host games for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The NFL regular season will have four additional games outside the United States with three taking place in London and another in Munich. With Friday’s Brazil game, this is the first NFL season to span three continents.

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