After streaming issues during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight last month on Netflix prompted concerns about the company’s ability to handle large events, it has largely avoided problems during the first game of the day between Kansas City and Pittsburgh. The stream did not lag and came through sharp and in high quality.

Netflix said it has learned from the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight. Ahead of Netflix's NFL double-header, the streaming service said it always wants live events to go smoothly, but a