THE SIMPSONS Teams Up with NFL and ESPN for Special THE SIMPSONS FUNDAY FOOTBALL Experience

THE SIMPSONS world will collide with the NFL and ESPN with the Monday, December 9 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys.

THE SIMPSONS FUNDAY FOOTBALL will be “an animated MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game transformed in real-time into the iconic SIMPSONS world using Sony’s Beyond Sports Technology. Atoms Stadium in Springfield will host the fully immersive fan viewing experience featuring the Cincinnati Bengals at the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game that evening.”

The alternate viewing experience will stream on Disney+ and ESPN+, plus NFL+. THE SIMPSONS team has collaborated with the NFL and ESPN on “the look, sound and feel” of the special.

Here’s what to expect…

“State-of-the-Art Technology: The Simpsons Funday Football Features Every Play of Bengals-Cowboys Game

Each Bengals and Cowboys player will appear as a motion-enabled, animated player for the special primetime matchup. Through state-of-the-art tracking technology enabled by NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Sony’s Beyond Sports, combined with Sony’s Hawk-Eye Innovations’ optical tracking, fans enjoying The Simpsons Funday Football will see every snap, run, pass, score and more from the real-life Bengals and Cowboys matchup at AT&T Stadium as it happens.

Sony’s Beyond Sports makes it possible to combine two data sources, analyze, validate, enhance, translate to a 3D environment and stream to a desired platform in real-time and Sony’s Hawk-Eye Innovations’ optical tracking creates dynamic player and character movement including detailed limb movement and mannerisms.

Bart and the Bengals, Homer and the Cowboys Headline Presentation with Classic Simpson Characters and Humor

With Springfield’s Atoms Stadium as the setting, The Simpsons Funday Football will be a true family affair as Bart Simpson sides with Joe Burrow and the Bengals while Homer aligns with Dak Prescott and the Cowboys. For most of the game, Bart and Homer will let their new Bengals and Cowboys teammates manage the action, but the iconic father and son duo won’t sit on the sidelines for the entire game. Each will select key opportunities to play offense and/or defense, replacing a player and joining his other 10 teammates on the field.

 Surrounding the gameplay, Marge and Lisa will interview players during the game and Maggie will fly the SkyCam, while popular characters, show references and aesthetics will bring a real Sunday-night-with-the-Simpsons feel to Monday Night Football.

• A Myriad of Simpsons Characters: The telecast will feature dozens the show’s iconic characters, with each character playing into their well-known persona.
• Authentic Simpsons Voices: Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner and Yeardley Smith will voice several of their characters in prerecorded bits and skits.
• Picking Sides: Homer and Bart will rally their supporters who will join them on their respective sidelines throughout the matchup. Lisa, Krusty, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph will be with Bart (Bengals); while Carl, Barney, Lenny and Moe will be with Homer (Cowboys).
• Custom Simpsons Scenes and Writing: Outside of the live game, Simpsons producers have written original content for the telecast that will be utilized before, during and after the game.
• The Simpsons Music: The timeless theme song and more jingles from the show will be employed. 
• The Simpsons and ESPN: Animated segments incorporating Stephen A. Smith, Peyton and Eli Manning and more will appear in the telecast, with their segments written by the Simpsons creators.
• Bengals and Cowboys Players: Players from both teams will have pre-recorded segments which include interactions with Simpsons characters.

ESPN’s In-House NFL Personalities, Simpsons Fans to Call the Action

The Simpsons Funday Football will have its own animated commentators, as ESPN’s Simpsons enthusiasts Mina Kimes and Dan Orlovsky will provide football strategy discussion with Drew Carter calling the game action. Kimes, Orlovsky and Carter will be animated in the style of the Simpsons and don ESPN Edge Innovation Partner’s Meta Quest Pro headsets to experience the game from Springfield thanks to VR technology and Sony’s Beyond Sports’ Virtual Commentator Technology.”

Watch the first promo…

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THE SIMPSONS, Sundays, 8/7c, Fox

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