ESPN, the Simpsons and the National Football League will premiere The Simpsons Funday Football on Tuesday (3.15am), with repeats at 8am and 4pm, on ESPN2 (DStv 219, Starsat 249), an animated American 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 and the Dallas Cowboys.
The legendary Simpsons creators have collaborated on the look, sound and feel with ESPN and the NFL to ensure the authenticity of the longest running primetime scripted series with more than 750 episodes. This is the second consecutive year ESPN, Disney and the NFL have presented a Funday Football telecast.
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.
