Amidst the NFL’s wild card weekend, football fans were treated to yet another wonderfully wholesome — and absolutely slime-filled — Nickelodeon broadcast.
Much like last year, Nickelodeon is airing a version of Sunday’s San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys NFC wild card matchup with the intention to appeal to the younger audience. Of course, much like the first broadcast, it’s also attracting the attention of the millennial crowd which grew up on Nickelodeon, if Twitter is any indication anyway.
The biggest draw of the Nickelodeon broadcast is the wildly wacky graphics used to make it more visually appealing to kids. Specifically, the use of Nickelodeon’s famous neon green slime is featured in some form nearly every few minutes.
Seriously! For starters, the broadcast dumped CGI slime all over the field right before kickoff.
The field is already slimed! 🔥🔥🔥
📺: #SFvsDAL on @nickelodeon pic.twitter.com/kzmrcF7F18
— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
And gave us this huge slime monster!
LOOK AT THE SLIME MONSTER 😱 #SuperWildCard
📺: #SFvsDAL on @nickelodeon pic.twitter.com/4vchYCPWn5
— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
Of course, when the 49ers gave us the first touchdown of the game early, fans were treated to a slime zone touchdown celebration.
Slime zone TD pic.twitter.com/nk37aQGoVR
— CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) January 16, 2022
Even field goals got the slime zone treatment, with a hilarious cameo from SpongeBob SquarePants too.
Spongebob in the uprights for a FG, also gets the slime treatment pic.twitter.com/sAdUh1SFVe
— CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) January 16, 2022
Sure, the Nickelodeon broadcast may be cheesy — and filled with lots of slime — but it’s adorable fun at the end of the day. And really, isn’t that what we want out of our sports?
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