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Ian Eagle Cracked 'Stranger Things' Joke About Himself, Co-Hosts During NFL Game

Nate Burleson and J.J. Watt loved this line.

Andy Nesbitt

Ian Eagle had Nate Burleson and J.J. Watt laughing over this one.
Ian Eagle had Nate Burleson and J.J. Watt laughing over this one. / @Netflix
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Netflix is broadcasting its first live NFL games on Christmas Day and so far things have gone really well, unlike the mess that went down during the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight last month.

The stream for the Kansas City Chiefs-Pittsburgh Steelers game has been perfect for most fans and the broadcast booth of Ian Eagle, J.J. Watt, and Nate Burleson has been very easy to listen to.

Eagle, regarded as one of the best play-by-play announcers in all of sports, had a little fun with his guys when he busted out a "Stranger Things" joke about the crew.

"I don’t know if somebody is like tuning into Netflix right now and thinking the kids from Stranger Things got really old," Eagle said, referencing Netflix's hit show.

Here's that moment:

A release date for season five of the show is expected to be announced soon. It's been almost two and a half years since season four came out.

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Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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