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“NFL Sunday Ticket” Court Challenge Could Get More Exposure for Games

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FILE – In this Nov. 20, 2011, file photo, an NFL logo is displayed on the Ford Field turf before an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Carolina Panthers in Detroit. Google has been holding talks with the National Football League, raising speculation that the internet monolith is seeking new inroads into television. With Google sitting on a cash pile of $48 billion, the league’s Sunday Ticket package is easily within its budget. The contract is currently held by DirecTV, but it expires at the end of the 2014 season. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Hey football fans, more games could be coming your way soon!

According to a report from the Associated Press, the Supreme Court is about to consider a case brought on by people and business owners who bought the “NFL Sunday Ticket” package from DirecTV.

When a lower court recently decided that the satellite deal limits competition, and therefore violates federal law, the NFL tried to appeal.

However, the Supreme Court rejected that request, and is now moving the case forward.

The deal between the league and DirecTV goes back to the mid 1990s.

If the court decides against it, those games could get divided up among the broadcast and cable networks, putting them in front of millions more fans. That is, of course, if blackouts and other issues don’t interfere.

Game on?! It could very well be!