NFL Fans Had Jokes About RedZone's Horrific Audio Problems at Start of Week 14

Liam McKeone | 5 Hours Ago

‘NFL RedZone’ suffered a brutal audio issue to start Week 14’s action. / NFL RedZone

Week 14 of this NFL season is a big one, with several huge games on the docket that will go a long way in shaping this year’s playoff field. Through that lens Sunday’s broadcast of NFL RedZone waz a popular one. With so much at stake in so many different ways, many fans were excited to tune into football’s best whiparound show. But those who were seated and ready to watch right when kickoff began at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday were greeted with a horrible audio glitch.

A few minutes after the slate of early games kicked off, RedZone host Scott Hanson was cut off mid-sentence by a harsh static sound that filled living rooms around the country. The glitch went on for several minutes while the program continued to show different games around the league. It was deeply, deeply unpleasant for anyone who was listening. Below you can find video of the incident, but make sure you adjust your volume level accordingly before watching.

The NFL RedZone is broken. 🏈🔊🎙️😵‍💫 #NFL pic.twitter.com/aFGk9oaJ0n

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 7, 2025

The issue went on for a few minutes before it was briefly fixed. Then it broke again for another short stretch before the RedZone team solved it completely. In the meantime fans grew furious about the issue plaguing their viewing experience—and made plenty of jokes, too.

Just saying that NFL Redzone never had problems like this before they started shoving Ads down our face pic.twitter.com/EYiDk47w1a

— Jeffrey Rose (@imRose) December 7, 2025

I don’t remember Redzone having any audio issues when they didn’t have ads pic.twitter.com/V1FtFtDYVh

— Kwansah (@KKwansah) December 7, 2025

Scott Hanson still commentating on the NFL Redzone games while the audio is completely broken pic.twitter.com/UtXnZrap5O

— Breton (@BretonPicks) December 7, 2025

First day running audio for nfl redzone. How am I doing?

— kyle (@knicks_tape99) December 7, 2025

NFL RedZone sound engineer right now pic.twitter.com/mgnaGKK8w1

— Mitch (@TANK926) December 7, 2025

Did your ears get hurt during the Redzone audio mess up? Call 1-800-Red-Zone to find out if you qualify for money. pic.twitter.com/1uMy7F3gry

— Ricky Vàlero (@rickyvalero_) December 7, 2025

Status alert: NFL RedZone is cooked.

— Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) December 7, 2025

RedZone audio fixed for 3.4 seconds pic.twitter.com/vcZK4l04ga

— 𝐿 ✍︎ (@arxujoo) December 7, 2025

Is anybody else's RedZone feed now possessed with the sound of frying bacon, or it just me?

— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) December 7, 2025

“7 hours of commercial free static, and it starts right now!” #redzone #nfl pic.twitter.com/NUwzCx56oH

— Blog4theday1 (@blog4theday1) December 7, 2025

Lol watching Redzone just now

“Quick update from the Colts…” pic.twitter.com/6bCsKo4q4k

— Sam D (@Sammy_GD) December 7, 2025

It’s taking RedZone way too long to fix this audio issue

— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) December 7, 2025

NFL RedZone tweaking… it was a good run pic.twitter.com/ep1XSEQsT5

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) December 7, 2025

uhhh are the NFL Redzone studios good?

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 7, 2025

NFL Redzone audio sounds like how it used to sound having your TV on channel 3 with nothing plugged in. Just static. pic.twitter.com/nfaFa9RsMB

— Camille Davis (@CamilleMonae) December 7, 2025

Once a bastion of football viewing, RedZone has come under fire this season thanks to the full-time introduction of advertisements on the program. Issues like this aren’t likely to improve public perception. What a brutal way to start the day.

Hopefully fans will be able to view the rest of Week 14’s exciting action without further audio glitches.

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