NFL fans have been left furious at Amazon's Thursday Night Football coverage.
Week 2 saw the Philadelphia Eagles take down the Minnesota Vikings 34-28 in the City of Brotherly Love.
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However, quality issues with Amazon's stream had fans flocking to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their frustrations.
"If you’re going to air TNF football @amazon, make it look better than pixelated 720p on a brand new tv with a direct line to the internet. This is unacceptable…" wrote one fan.
Another said: "Am I the only person who despises #TNF on #PrimeVideo? It's never clear or crisp; it looks like I'm watching on an analog TV in the 90s.
"Completely unwatchable... Forcing #NFL fans to watch through @Amazon is an awful business model."
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A third mirrored this sentiment, adding: "Uhh @PrimeVideo what gives with the streaming quality for #TNF#ThursdayNightFootball ?!
"I feel like I’m watching a home video from the 90s #PrimeVideo."
While this theme continued with another who said: "I’m so glad Amazon bought the rights to TNF just to make every broadcast garbage blurry quality. Looks like some pirated movie from 2001."
In 2021, Amazon signed a deal worth around $1billion per season to host TNF, per CNBC.
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And entering this season, as per the LA Times, Amazon had been working on technical upgrades, including streaming the games in high dynamic range to the improve contrast and color of the image.
Fans may have been disappointed with the streaming quality, but the game itself lived up to the billing...eventually.
A missed field goal, an interception, and three fumbles - including a contentious Justin Jefferson fumble that resulted in a touchback - were arguably the highlights of a mistake-filled first half.
The Vikings kicked off the second half with a fumble on just their second snap, after which things heated up.
Six touchdowns followed on the next 12 drives, including a 63-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith for the Eagles and a 62-yarder to Minnesota's electric rookie Jordan Addison.
This leaves the Eagles 2-0 to start the year, with another Primetime game coming up as they prepare to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football on September 25.
By comparison, Minnesota is now 0-2 with the Los Angeles Chargers coming up on Sunday, September 24.
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