The fact that the NFL is one of the most innovative sports competitions on the planet is undisputed. It has everything. The fans, as it is the most watched league in the United States. The excitement, with a season that culminates in the Super Bowl, a mass phenomenon that stops the country in its tracks. And the stars, with names such as Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson at the helm looking for victories. Football is more than a fad. It’s a sensation. And it never ceases to offer incredible new experiences.
In that great mix of sporting sensations and emotions, a very special one will come for Monday Night Football between the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals in week 14 of the competition (already in the final stretch of the regular season). This is because it is a clash that will be broadcast by ESPN, the American sports television giant, and Disney, which owns it, is innovating to attract even more viewers.
The NFL… in Springfield! A game will be transformed into The Simpsons
Because Disney will mix the NFL with one of its icons, the Simpsons. Yes, it’s no joke. The Cowboys-Bengals game at AT&T Stadium will be converted, in real time, to the world of Springfield. The NFL announced this clash of worlds, and the Simpson family will be very prominent with Bart and Homer captaining the two franchises. Therefore, both ESPN and Disney will broadcast the game… but each in their own way.
… with controversy
The Cowboys-Bengals game is not just any game. The Dallas franchise has long been known as America’s Team and in the United States many sympathize with the Texans. In addition, Cincinnati, although not doing well in sports, has Joe Burrow as a star, an icon of the current NFL. It’s unbeatable, although there have been doubts.
Neither franchise is performing well, and many were wondering if the NFL was going to change its MNF as it has altered other schedules to offer its best games in its prime time slots. It will not be able to. The technical resources have been very high in order to transform a game into the world of the Simpsons and it would already be too late to change the game.
