NFL Schedule 2023 in Spanish consists of the Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Chargers game to be played on 16 October in ESPN Deportes.
Besides, there are several other NFL matches that will be broadcast in both English as well as Spanish languages. In ESPN the games will be announced by Rebeca Landa in the play-by-play role, Sergio Dipp as an analyst, and Katia Castorena will handle the sideline job.
John Sutcliffe is still part of the team and will be providing valuable on-site reports to the broadcasting team in the studio. The coverage for this season began with the Monday Night Football season opener game between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills on 11 September broadcast at 8:15 PM ET.
Not all the matchups are broadcast in the language rather only selected, certain high-profile games will be broadcast in the specific language. ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes, or Telemundo are the channels that are to be tuned on if you want to watch the games in Spanish.
The broadcast is also available on some of the online streaming platforms and some ott platforms like Amazon Prime Video where you can hump for Thursday Night Football where you can get all the insights in the second language.
Nfl Games In Spanish Today
NFL Games in Espanol include almost all of the Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football games airing on ESPN Deportes and Amazon Prime.
Below is the full schedule of the NFL games in Espanol tongue:
- New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills, 15 October Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 16 October Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New Orleans Saints, 19 October Thursday at 8:15 PM ET on Amazon Prime
- Miami Dolphins vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 22 October Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, 23 October Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Buffalo Bills, 26 October Thursday at 8:15 PM ET on Amazon Prime
- Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 29 October Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Las Vegas Raiders vs. Detroit Lions, 30 October Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 2 November Thursday on Amazon Prime
- Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 5 November Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Los Angeles Chargers vs. New York Jets, 6 November Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears, 9 November Thursday at 8:15 PM ET on Amazon Prime
- New York Jets vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 12 November Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, 13 November Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens, 16 November Thursday at 8:15 PM ET on Amazon Prime
- Minnesota Vikings vs. Denver Broncos, 19 November Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 20 November Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, 24 November Friday at 3:00 PM ET on Amazon Prime
- Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 26 November Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, 27 November Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, 30 November Thursday at 8:15 PM ET on Amazon Prime
- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Green Bay Packers, 3 December Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4 December Monday at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN Deportes
- New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 December Thursday at 8:15 PM ET on Amazon Prime
- Philadephia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, 10 December Sunday at 8:20 PM ET on Telemundo
- Tennessee Titans vs. Miami Dolphins, 11 December Monday at 8:15 PM on ESPN Deportes
Why Is The NFL Game In Spanish?
The NFL game is in Spanish because of the expanding fanbase, cultural relevance, part of the market expansion strategy, and language preferences.
The League has an increasing number of viewership in millions year-by-year. Besides, it is one of the most popular sports leagues in the country. It is a prime duty of the League to address the needs of various demographic citizens.
A nice number of the population in Central and South America has Espanol as their base language. In America, the Hispanic community is considered one of the fastest-growing demographics as compared to others.
With many matches being broadcast in Espanol, the League aims to reach this fastest-growing fanbase and address their preferences. NFL seems to have recognized the importance of inclusiveness of all sports enthusiasts.
Besides, there are many Hispanic players in the league and there were many in the past as well. Some of the names include Kiko Alonso, Joe Cardona, Roy Lopez, Malcolm Rodriguez, Chris Olave, Javier Arenas, Michael Davis, Christian Gonzalez and more.
There is a huge number of Hispanic fans that follow these players. On the other hand, cultural significance and relevance also play a part in this. American football is a larger and integral part of the culture in the United States. Adoption of sports has always been a way of assimilation into the broader community.
Similarly, preference for the language is also an important aspect of the Espanol broadcast of the games. Although many Hispanic individuals are proficient in English, many of them prefer to hear and watch the game in their own language.
Apart from that, it is also done to open up new market opportunities. It is a strategic approach to attract a significant number of advertisers, sponsors, and partnerships outside the United States.
Why Is The Super Bowl In Spanish?
The Super Bowl is in Espanol because of the expansion of the Spanish language fanbase and market extension strategy reasons. It was first aired in 2013.
Before, Fox Deportes not a single television network televised the Super Bowl matches in Espanol. the 2013 Super Bowl was the first SB game to be telecasted in the Espanol language in the United States.
There are many Hispanic audiences who would like to witness the broadcast of the team’s matches fighting for one of the greatest and most prestigious trophies of the National Football League in their own language.
This might be one of the many reasons to air the Lombardy Trophy match-ups between the best teams in the National Football League targeting Hispanic audiences across the country.
NFL Spanish Broadcast History
ESPN is the first network to provide the Espanol commentary of the NFL matches and their simulcast in the same language beginning in 2006.
It was the same year when Monday Night Football moved to ESPN and the network began to telecast those Monday matches in both English and Espanol (through ESPN Deportes).
Prior to the network’s initiation of the commentary in the language, there were hardly any networks that were to broadcast the National Football League matches in Espanol.
After that Fox’s expanded Espanol-language network known as Fox Deportes started airing some of the Fox games including playoffs and Super Bowl XLVIII directing the Hispanic community during the 2013 season.
Mun2 (which was later rebranded as Universo in 2015) is a sister cable network of NBC that started simulcasting specific Sunday Night Football games in the 2014 season while Telemundo Deportes still provided commentary for the Espanol broadcast.
Similarly, CBS which did not have any dedicated channel to cast the games in the Hispanic tongue, solely used SAP for the commentary.
The League has recently completed media rights deals and contract negotiations over 11 years worth $110 billion and the closing of the deal took place on 18 March 2021.
Cowboys Game In Spanish
Dallas Cowboys were the first team whose game was broadcast in Espanol beginning from the 2006 Monday Night Football game against the Giants.
Since that time, several games of the team have been aired in the language across ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes, Telemundo, Amazon Prime, and more. In the 2023 seasons, there are more than five games of the franchise that will be aired targeting Espanol-speaking audiences.
The Cowboys have a huge fan following in Mexico and are often referred to as “Mexico’s NFL Team” on the other side of the border. Keeping the interest of such a huge fan following outside the country, the team signed a multi-year deal with TelevisaUnivision in August 2022.
The company is a leading media agency in the Spanish language across the world and is now under a multi-year commercial and media partnership with the team.
As per the agreement, the company is to become the franchise’s commercial agent in Mexico and increase the team’s brand presence in the Mexican market.
TelevisaUnivision also broadcasts the franchise’s preseason games including training camp reports, analysis, and interviews during the NFL regular season games.
The strategic partnership is estimated to benefit the team in expanding its fanbase in Mexico and is supposed to rocket commercial sales in the Hispanic market.