On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the latest from the NFL playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys lost (again), the Detroit Lions won (a rarity) and more than 23 million people found the league’s first playoff game primarily broadcast on a streaming service.
It was a dramatic first few NFL playoff games. The Cowboys’ blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers was a boon to sports books, though likely a bummer for the NFL. The Lions’ win over the Los Angeles Rams was a historic moment for one of the league’s older franchises–Detroit had lost nine straight playoff games, a streak dating back to 1991.