FANS will be able to see an animated broadcast for the Week 14 matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals.
Disney and ESPN will be launching the alternate Monday Night Football broadcast on December 9.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott warms up before the Week 8 game against the San Francisco 49ers[/caption]
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow looks on before the Week 5 game against the Baltimore Ravens[/caption]
The matchup between Dak Prescott‘s Cowboys and Joe Burrow‘s Bengals will serve as the premiere of The Simpsons Funday Football, which will be an animated version of the action and be shown in the legendary Simpsons world.
The NFL contest will be available on Disney+, ESPN+, and NFL+.
The Simpsons creators will use their characters from the still-running 35-year primetime scripted series.
Homer Simpsons will be a member of the 3-4 Cowboys while Bart Simpson will be representing the 3-5 Bengals.
Also, Marge and Lisa will interview players during the game and Maggie will fly the SkyCam, while the other characters and the show’s references will be displayed during the game.
Using Sony‘s Beyond Sports Technology, fans will see each snap from the real-life matchup at AT&AT Stadium as it happens.
The venue will be also replaced by an animated Atoms Stadium in Springfield.
ESPN analysts Mina Kimes and Dan Orlovsky will be providing their color commentary with Drew Carter calling the game action.
The three talking heads will also be animated and transformed into Simpsons characters thanks to VR technology.
Voice actors from The Simpsons, Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, and Yeardley Smith, are set to participate.
The Simpsons game is the latest installment of alternate broadcasts in the sports world.
Last year, the NFL turned to Nickelodeon and Disney Pixar’s Toy Story.
The Toy Story version was only a one-time thing for the 2023 season’s Week 4 matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons in London.
The Nickelodeon gimmick has been a big hit and will continue.
The Simpsons Funday Football, which will be an animated version of the NFL action between the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals, will be available to stream on December 9 on Disney +, ESPN+, and NFL+[/caption]
The alternate broadcast will be shown in the legendary Simpsons world[/caption]
The broadcast earned a spot in the Super Bowl 58 broadcast lineup.
Disney and ESPN also broadcasted a Big City Greens version of an NHL game in the 2023-24 season.
Fans can still watch the traditional version of the Monday Night Football game in Week 14 which features Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters.
The Cowboys-Bengals game will also feature a Manningcast with Peyton and Eli Manning.
Dallas is coming off a 30-24 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers.
They have lost two straight games.
The Bengals, meanwhile, lost 37-17 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
