NFL on Nickelodeon: CHRISTMAS 2023 REVIEW

[@UPFSonic]

Happy to work with you again in the future if NFL+ goofs up again. :)

[@stacieadams4356]

I love your channel UPF!! Do you still have this 2023 Christmas Nickmas game? I've been looking all over the net and have only located clips 😭😭

[@UPFSonic]

@@stacieadams4356 the reason why you couldn’t find it was because I uploaded as an unlisted video to avoid getting copyright striked by the NFL and CBS. I still have the tweet up with the link to the video, if you want to check it out there.

[@stacieadams4356]

@UPFSonic oh that makes total sense. I understand 😪 & yesss, please, I'd love to see 🏈🏟 !!! Thank you ☺️

[@xandersthoughts]

Noah Eagle going from the NBC booth on Saturday to doing this just two days later shows a strong amount of range for his PBP performance. Anyone who signs him full time will be getting a quality broadcaster.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Most likely CBS Will be signing him full time once his dad retires. NBC already has there number 1 guy and could be forced to look for someone else to do Big Ten Saturday night.

[@BD-1-And-Only]

Impressive for a 26 year old

[@kbobdonahue1966]

Noah Eagle is a great broadcaster like his dad, Ian. Ian is still young so I can't imagine him retiring anytime soon.

[@martincruz8319]

It helps that Noah Eagle is the son of an equally quality broadcaster (and a Syracuse University grad [so is Noah]) Ian Eagle. Both father and son are really good announcers.

[@psychorabbitt]

The Nickelodeon broadcast will always have a place in my heart solely for Patrick Star last year roasting Russell Wilson. "Oh!! That's not what he wanted to cook!!"

[@matthewnormand2041]

That will never not be funny

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

Noah Eagle is fantastic, and Nate Burleson deserves to get more work. So many NFL players who "graduate" to the booth are wooden, lost, and do not belong there, but Nate has a real gift at conveying the significance of plays in a manner that the audience can understand.

[@kenmmcnatt]

I'll say it again...Noah Eagle and Nate Burleson needs to become a permanent booth. Don't care which network, don't care if pros or college, they're a solid booth that would become one of the legendary ones over time.

[@tylerd1297]

Nickelodeon out here making better adjustments at halftime than Dougie P

[@matthewbless3335]

I can't praise Noah Eagle enough for his work in the booth for this broadcast. He truly is the perfect PBP guy for the job here.

[@Wildcat_Media]

Point of Order: You just made me age about 10 years. Ninja Turtles was my JAM when I was a kid. SpongeBob came out when I was about to graduate high school and I never got into it. I love your stuff, JG9 - but man do I feel OLD.

[@matthewdaley746]

I remember when the original trilogy came out, those films went from legendary, to average, to forgettable, inside of four years, they've stuck around, but, 1987-1994, is never coming back.

[@mrmoose6619]

I was just about to say something similar here.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@mrmoose6619It's Popularity Polynomial, unquestionably.

[@msarzo]

I liked that they put up the answers like favorite reindeer for Clete Blakeman. Nice touch to include the ref in that

[@e93sports80]

"When in doubt, pinky up."

[@wilnnn5]

Thank you UPFSonic for the footage.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

About how Raphael can claim to not know about football despite living in the sewers of NYC: If all the football I watched was from the 2023 season Jets and Giants, I wouldn't claim to know how proper football was played, either.

[@JavierVelez2007]

Man, Nickelodeon knows how to amaze us with these broadcasts every single year. I too enjoyed this broadcast. I loved on how the broadcast booth was made, Noah Eagle once again being just as amazing as his dad, the crazy graphics, and so much more. Another job well done by Nickelodeon. I’m glad you also enjoyed the Nickelodeon broadcast JG9!

[@BogLoud]

Ah yes, the annual NFL on Nickelodeon broadcast, the one alternative broadcast I'm looking for the year. I gotta say, this broadcast may as well be the very best of all broadcasts we've witnessed thus far: From the amazing presentation to the interesting game that unfolded to say the least. Sure enough there were flaws (like the rushed intro, the orange scrimmage line which imo thought I saw 2 First Down lines and the field goals that.. I don't really like how is broadcasted, I'll say), but considering the praises overshadow the flaws, what a broadcast this was. Now the question is, Will Nickelodeon catch lighting in a bottle at Super Bowl 58? Time will tell

[@matthewdaley746]

Probably not, history's unfavorable.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

​@@matthewdaley746history is unfavorable but Univision will also host the Super Bowl which gives Nickelodeon no choice but to put effort into it.

[@matthewdaley746]

​@runrafarunthebestintheworld Seriously, they'll, underachieve, anyway.

[@wozborne88]

I watched the Nick on NFL broadcast for the first time while the game was actually happening, and this was very enjoyable. I liked the graphics (execept for the field goal stuff) and the turtle references were well done. I hope they continue this year after year. The Toy Story version of the NFL game this year, if they make serious changes and work on making sure we can see the action, I would like to see ESPN+ try that again (they did well with the New City Greens NHL broadcast earlier in the year). The Dude Perferct....let's hope we never see that again.

[@peacefrog0521]

16:52 JG9: “when you see an orange line on the football field, what do you immediately think of?” (In my head) Red Cashion: “First Dowwwwwwwwnnn!”

[@iamathousandapples]

Nothing will top Patrick Star throwing shade on Russell Wilson on Christmas Day. Its just too good

[@cl8wnm5n]

“That’s not what he wanted to cook!”

[@maxwasson2000]

10:12 Hey that's the same statline as MVS this week! Glad you enjoyed the Nickcast JG9!, I myself can't bring myself to rewatch a game where our offensive line couldn't block for shut, the offense giving up a free 14 points in 7 seconds, MVS getting 60 snaps and 0 catches while Justyn Ross who has way better potential as a receiver than 3 of our guys in the WR room, only gets 1 target all game.

[@Catdaddyacab]

Hahaha your criticism of the turtles lack of football knowledge is so great. This is why I love your channel c

[@joeg5414]

I'm 41. Ninja Turtles is far more nostalgic for me than Sponge Bob. I had Ninja Turtle themed birthday parties. They were huge when I was a kid

[@matthewdaley746]

I'm 44, their third film was rushed into production because of the impending end of their animated series, they'll always be around, but, they'll never be as big as they were from 1987-1994, period.

[@DesmondHobson]

After seeing your reviews, I might watch the Super Bowl on Nick rather than CBS. If it's good enough for an NFL "expert" like you, it might be good enough for me. Also, Brady Moon has the same birthday as LeBron James, Tiger Woods, and Sandy Koufax. Not a bad group!

[@MewtwoStruckBack]

The first two Nickelodeon broadcasts set the precedent - every Nickelodeon NFL game should have one clearly audible, fully uncensored use of the word "fuck" by an NFL player. I feel cheated with subsequent broadcasts that don't include what is supposed to be a feature.

[@CTubeMan]

JG9, what did you think of the Peacock broadcast this past weekend?

[@johnnyroberts3761]

The Nickelodeon broadcast puts the Dude Perfect alternate stream on Prime to shame (but it’s not like that’s hard to do anyway). The network has stepped up its game every year to bring something unique that wasn’t seen the year before. I wish Nickelodeon did these broadcasts when I was a kid getting into football in the early 2000’s.

[@TornadoTrick]

It’s crazy how good Nickelodeon is at having NFL Broadcast… Behold the Super Bowl broadcast…

[@ADRgman]

I might watch the Super Bowl broadcast this year

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yep an if anyone is watching Univision will also have it's first Super Bowl along side the cbs broadcast.

[@Suarez05]

FOR THE 100TH TIME! I have said this before and I will keep saying it, STOP PUTTING DIFFERENT DYLAN ON THE BROADCAST JUST BECAUSE SHE'S ADAM SCHEFTER'S DAUGHTER! BRING BACK YOUNG DYLAN IMMEDIATELY! I LIKE HIM SO MUCH BETTER! Please Nick, All I want is for you to Bring Young Dylan back on the sidelines, If he's not there in Vegas then DO NOT expect me to not settle for the Broadcast on CBS. #BringYoungDylanBack

[@hammerva]

Need analysis of the Mayo and Pop Tarts Bowl presentation 😊

[@RetroJR3379]

What I loved about Nick version they dont dumb it down and overused characters. Only way ill watch SuperBowl on Nick is if it available on Paramount+ the next day

[@dougclark7077]

I am disappointed that I did not watch the Nickelodeon broadcast this year. I was away from home when the broadcast started and actually was unaware the Nick broadcast was happening. I wish I could see it now.

[@SMEARGLEX75]

NFL Games on Nickelodeon is one of my personal favourite things lately, as its basically a Good Game where one of the two Teams get humiliated, like Raiders getting 2 Defensive TDs in 7 Seconds.

[@DavidTheMediaEnthusiast]

The dude who was voicing Raphael was also really good, surprisingly. He talked and conversated with Noah and Nate so naturally and made the broadcast better. I genuinely look forward more to the Nickelodeon broadcasts more than I do the regualr broadcasts now, and I'm an 18 year old male.

[@20thCY]

Bikini Bottom knowing the NFL but not turtles who live in New York City is kinda weird and inconsistent

[@worldsgreatestdude1784]

Whenever I watch these games, I just watch the regular telecast with Jim Nantz

[@pwncorperation]

Can’t wait to see the Super Bowl review

[@nickmontanabass]

Nickelodeon should just host games that are tank bowls from here on out. They made the Rams and Broncos game watchable when they had Patrick roast Russ😂😂😂

[@lbcoach2295]

Funny, I was a kid once too. Grew up in the 80s when nickelodeon was at its prime. I watched nickelodeon quite a bit and I watched quite a bit of football. Grew up in a football house. This is another ploy for Goodell to line his pockets.

[@matthewdaley746]

Nickelodeon hasn't been great since 1991, and, it hasn't been good since 1999, USA is another network that's just totally unrecognizable, and, truly not for the better, what a mess.

[@barbaracaroll]

Didn't see the Nickelodeon broadcast but I know Noah Eagle is excellent

[@peacefrog0521]

(Edit: Thanks JG9 for making a longer but not-too-long video about this broadcast. I also anticipated watching this live but somehow forgot; I was binging something else and I didn’t get a reminder.) I also obviously anticipated JG9’s review video. That said I watched the 7-minute highlights clip put on YT by NFL. In no particular order, my thoughts were: a) I missed Gabby Neveah (?). I really enjoyed the enthusiasm she brought to previous broadcasts in the 2nd/3rd chair, and as JG9 said last year she has improved dramatically. Not having here for this broadcast left a void. b) I wonder if this game being an outdoor venue limited what Nick could do, or chose to do, with regard to gimmicks. Yeah Santa was there lined up at WR, and Yeti was there, but they didn’t seem to do as much. Last year when Yeti threw snowballs at the camera and broke the lens, that was a great interaction that “broke the 4th wall”. Not in this game. I don’t know any good reason why an outdoor venue would be limiting. And someone here will point out that SoFi is somehow considered an outdoor venue, but yeah no, not like Arrowhead. c) No Gronk elf, no Sheldon, no Patrick, etc. It really felt more like a regular broadcast with just some other gimmicks tacked on. (Edit: Again only going by the NFL highlight clip; I wish it had been longer; a lot of what’s in this video wasn’t in that video.) Agree Noah and Nate were awesome. Still better than Toy Story.

[@matthewdaley746]

Young Sheldon not being there is a good thing, he's a totally insufferable version of a character that's already extremely annoying, luckily, he'll soon be gone from our lives forever.

[@matthewshortle5274]

Wow Noah Eagle got to call Big 10 football games for NBC, then called Bengals-Steelers on NBC, and then got to go to Nickelodeon to do the Christmas broadcast. He's like another Michael Strahan!

[@Jason_Maier]

You're right JG9, the Dude Perfect (they were totally ignorant and not even caring) and Toy Story (too childish and insulting to the intended audience) alternate broadcasts were bad.

[@JayGlenn-d7t]

I also thought it was quite good. Even my girls liked it and they would never watch football with me. My only fear with these Nick games is what if more squeamish kids were to ever see a very gruesome injury. I bet some would be traumatized for a long long time. 😬

[@marionluigi6517]

I feel right when they get word someone's seriously injured they'll cut to commentators and they'll just scramble to find things to talk about to get the kids minds off it. And if it's super bad like the Hamlin injury was I assume they will just cut the broadcast short. At least I'd hope they would do that idk though.

[@RatedAwesome]

The turtles canonically know at least a little about sports. They are shown at a Knicks game in the movie

[@basedcody781]

You should cover the problems with peacock exclusive games especially since there is apparently a wild card game thats going to have this as well

[@matthewdaley746]

That Game is absolutely going to be one of the greatest ever, and, numerous people are going to eventually miss it only because of stupid corporate greed, calling it now.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

​@@matthewdaley746I'm gonna illegal stream it. 😅

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@runrafarunthebestintheworldPiracy will annihilate records.

[@mkendra29]

It was loopy in a *good* way. I agree with other comments here that too many ex-players land in these "color" roles and are wooden without really having a point of view. And I agree with you JG9 that this was the best Nick broadcast which helped considering that it wasn't, objectively speaking, a good game.

[@KBroly]

The fact that the Nickelodeon crew is getting the Super Bowl 4 years in when ESPN can't get one has been trying for 15 years tells you all you need to know; the NFL knows they have a winner with this game and this style. I think the crew is going to be pretty nervous for the Super Bowl, though. I'm expecting somewhat of a step down from this game since the spotlight is so much larger. So I hope they do well, but I also hope they don't have weekly games at some point in the future.

[@zack9777]

Also ESPN is not OTA and ABC has been blocked

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

ABC and ESPN Will get the Super Bowl in 2027 at Sofi Stadium.

[@brownstarslots]

A nice addition would be nickelodeon focusing on sideline elements, cameramen, refs, sound guys, the dude with the red armwarmers... Stuff like that. Perhaps Nick doesn't have their own cameras there?. I'd rather see that than a fan not at the game getting fake slimed. My opinion. I'm old.

[@peacefrog0521]

How many times did Santa line up over the line of scrimmage? 😅

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about how ESPN changed its score bug at halftime of its first Monday Night game in 2019.

[@peacefrog0521]

Link? (Or card in the upper right hand corner? 😅)

[@CTubeMan]

@@peacefrog0521 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKPJfH6Inat3rqcsi=Lt0qE24yDen90urz

[@CTubeMan]

@@peacefrog0521FTR, with very rare exceptions, the historian doesn’t reference videos JG9 provides a card to in the upper right hand corner.

[@peacefrog0521]

@@CTubeMan yeah funny thing about that… l have never seen those cards. I watch on my TV, and they don’t show up there. Edit: found it kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKPJfH6Inat3rqcsi=t5MgD3ud67qT3J6f

[@anitoon9972]

6:25 why the head coach is on fire?

[@KittyPurrfect100]

So maybe a CBS game on Comedy Central might be considered with Shane Gillis and Kevin Hart

[@BillyRicker92]

The NFL on Nickelodeon is always the best! Slime cannons are always the best part of the broadcast!

[@Rossbrian1]

It's impressive how fast they can edit

[@ericrakestraw664]

Only the Nickelodeon characters and graphics cast a shadow on the field because the game was played on an overcast day. That kind of took away from the realism of it all.

[@timbartschwolfman]

I wonder what you'll think about Nickelodeon's Coverage of Superbowl 58

[@americanidol30]

Brady Noon should know about sports. He spent two seasons on Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Disney+. That show was about hockey.

[@matthewdaley746]

I realize something, the original film is not that great, and, the two sequels are even worse, The Saddest Lies Are The Ones We Tell Ourselves.

[@BrandanTheBroker]

Its either a testament of how good Nickelodeon is, or how horrible the networks are becoming.

[@matthewdaley746]

Nickelodeon was unmissable from, 1979-1991, variable from, 1991-1999, and, unwatchable from, 1999-Present, once the network obtained recognition, things were never the same, for, better, or, worse.

[@marcus813]

I would have to count this as Nickelodeon's 2nd outdoor game because SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. isn't an indoor venue. Don't let the ETFE cover fool you. It's really an outdoor venue with a canopy over it due to the design. That's why you won't see a college basketball Final Four there. As for the football knowledge gap between Raphael and Donatello, the latter turtle is the smartest of the bunch. The only thing I can't stand about Nick's telecasts is the camera angle used for placements. Seeing those from the side doesn't help us one iota. That's should've been changed for the 49ers/Cowboys playoff game.

[@matthewdaley746]

Speaking of which, unless, one, or, both, of the teams in the Championship Game are West Of The Mississippi River, there's zero excuse for the late start time on a School Night.

[@Shifty1940]

Being slightly older the opposite is my take. Sponge Bob means nothing to me, but what I don’t know is how big was the TMNT revival for the people slightly younger than you?

[@matthewdaley746]

Not sure about his opinion, but, no matter what they do from this point forward, 1987-1994, was, A Moment In Time, that will never again be approached, simple as that.

[@DavidLimofLimReport]

This was probably the weakest of the 4 Nickgames yet - needed a bit more crazy graphics - and missed spongebob and friends. Still excellent though and my son enjoyed the highlights clip the NFL KZbin page though - pity DAZN didn't have this option for Australia and NZ. Man imagine once Noah does NFL playcalling full time - he and Nate will be hard to replace..

[@jimnfl7134]

It would be good i think if i was under 12 years old, but in my 40's It is Goofy (trying to be nice). No, rather watch the actual Game!

[@OhyeahMrKrabz]

I thought the first down line was yellow not orange

[@jimsturm2061]

Has another announcer ever worked for two networks in one weekend? Noah Eagle called this game and the Saturday before he called one of the national games on NBC I know it’s Nickelodeon but they are a CBS owned network

[@drewzuhosky6826]

In 2012, Katie Witham worked a then-Cleveland Indians game on a local broadcast for SportsTime Ohio and then drove down to Columbus that night to be in town for a Buckeyes football game the next morning, working the game for Big Ten Network’s studio shows.

[@jimsturm2061]

@@drewzuhosky6826 thanks for that input!! I was asking more about the same sports league but that is super interesting!!!

[@juliuskurtz8143]

Been a nfl fan since 1980 i didn't need it cartoonish to get into the nfl at age 7 loonytoons Saturday early morning the cartoons i got into

[@K37-h1z]

Spongebob ruined nickelodeon. Well kinda, it became all they focused on. 90s nick all day

[@lbcoach2295]

Facts

[@matthewdaley746]

Loud House additionally ruinous.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@lbcoach2295Totally ruinous success, unquestionably.

[@lbcoach2295]

@@matthewdaley746 ah yes sarcasm.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@lbcoach2295Give it time, it'll wear itself out, every show does, unless the network cuts its legs out before that can happen, and, sarcasm, (like, treason), is merely a matter of dates, period.

[@theshawshankinception1220]

The first down line is yellow bro always has been

[@randytracy1742]

Thanks a lot- did Nickelodeon have to pick that game? Chiefs fans- myself included- saw nothing funny e about it- you know kc lost the game on Christmas Day- first time since 1971 when- you- what happened and I don’t care to discuss it- the chiefs stunk it up with these two picks and well-next time they pick another game-they should go with something else good instead of that one last Monday!😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@matthewdaley746]

The funny thing about those Games is that all of the many retrospectives only talk about the Chiefs, despite, the minor fact that they lost, strange.

[@LorenzoVonMAtterHorN838]

Donatello does machines 🎶 Raphael is cool but rude!

[@matthewdaley746]

At least, they got rid of Young Sheldon, speaking of which, now that it's officially a lame-duck program, he needs to hire a lawyer to keep his parents from looting his earnings, (assuming they haven't already), he's never acting again.

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

These alternate broadcasts don't work because actual broadcasts are what people want to see The game n breakdowns are the best part but these mini games SUBTRACT NOT ADD to the experience It's like would you like a Lamborghini or a pinto Edit: the fact you liked it tells me the quality of nfl games n announcing has really hit the toilet The manning crew should be the #1 team covering games because they're professional and were notorious for having high football iq n you see it every game HIRE THOSE PEOPLE not the idiots in Aikman n buck and a few others

[@RetroJR3379]

I get it they need Orange cause it Nick official colors but I do agreed it should be Brown

[@SuperAV21]

I recorded the 2nd annual NFL Nickmas game on DVR via DirectTV Stream. I'll watch it when I get back home.

[@KillyJoe]

That voice

[@Chris_Elliot84]

Slime

[@Thunder103093]

this is just dumb to me

[@dylonmartinez7946]

It was a terrible broadcast, I personally had to turn it off and watch the actual broadcast, I liked all the kid elements with the slime and explaining what’s happening but when you have a screen showing someone who is not impacting the game what do ever and that team is getting embarrassed really frustrated me and it’s showing throughout the whole play when I want to watch the game and the players in the game not somebody in the booth and I actually like Taylor Swifts music saying this

[@KazeShikamaru]

No it isn't wrong to bring up the logic. The recent TMNT film.legit has the Turtles name dropping the Knicks and how much they like them.