NFL fans looking to settle in for a full Sunday slate of games had some trouble in the early afternoon.
YouTube, which just this year bought the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, the league's streaming package that allows football fans to watch out-of-market games as well as the extremely popular NFL Red Zone, was having some issues with lag.
At times, broadcasts would freeze up, only to sprint forward later as if to catch up to the present moment.
YouTube was aware of the issue, and put out a statement as complaints began to come in from viewers.
"If you're experiencing buffering issues on YouTube our team is aware and working on a fix," wrote TeamYouTube on X, formerly Twitter. "YouTube TV or NFL Sunday Ticket may also be impacted. we'll follow-up here once this has been resolved."
But while the YouTube team was looking to fix the issue, fans who paid hundreds of dollars to watch an uninterrupted stream of football every Sunday made their voices heard.
So @YouTubeTV you gonna owe me a discount. You only go down during sporting events…. The ONLY REASON TO HAVE LIVE TV! Fix it! pic.twitter.com/T4ut7DExI9
— BlackGritty.com (@Ohdoctah) October 29, 2023
Please fix yourself at halftime @YouTubeTV
— Josh Taylor (@JoshTaylorFB) October 29, 2023
YouTube TV airing Sunday Ticket pic.twitter.com/2ZjFRlnvsz
— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) October 29, 2023
Hey @YouTubeTV looks like massive problems for lots of people today. Killing our NFL Sundays
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid) October 29, 2023
GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER @YouTubeTV!
— DIE-HARD 🦅 Fans (@Eaglesfans9) October 29, 2023
YOU CHARGE AN ARM AND LEG AND YOU STILL FAIL TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE YOU PROMISE. pic.twitter.com/HLcMX9d5zB
YouTube TV has taken too much of my money to be glitching out at 1:00 on a Sunday
— Reid Ferguson (@SnapFlow69) October 29, 2023
First bad experience with YouTube TV today. It’s glitchy as hell and channels aren’t loading.
— Football Chopz (@Pchopz_) October 29, 2023
If this isn’t fixed by 3pm central I might be finally giving in and going back to cable. Paying way too much between YouTube TV and Sunday Ticket for it to not work. https://t.co/Ymmns6Rpfk
— Matt (@nomadrecluse) October 29, 2023
Hopefully all the issues are ironed out before the start of the late games on Sunday.
