Fans bash Netflix for sound issues during the Rams and 49ers game: Its almost unwatchable

The 2026 NFL season kickoff continues on Thursday with the first international game of the season in Australia, though many fans have been complaining about a specific aspect of the Netflix stream.After Wednesday’s first game of the season between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, the Los Angeles Rams headed Down Under to take on the San Francisco 49ers.While a majority of the NFL games are aired on Fox or CBS networks, Thursday night’s game was streamed live for Netflix, though the audio quality left much to be desired for many fans.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Many complained that the sound was somewhat muted, while others complained about the visuals from the streaming service as well.X user @BigGreek77 complained about both in one post, stating, “@netflix the audio on the game sucks.Does anyone else have this problem.

Just sounds like I’m watching an old school video game.”He was far from the only one to complain, with @HoodiGarland adding, “Netflix audio and video quality of Niners vs Rams game is genuinely dogs—t bro.”Harrison Carroll (@HCarroll_11), tweeted, “The Netflix crowd noise for this Rams/49ers game sounds like the tornado scene from The Wizard of Oz.”Bryan Galvan (@BryanGStampede) also described the audio as, “dogs—t,” adding, “Everything sounds delayed and it’s almost unwatchable.”Another X user dubbed Big Poodle added, “Bruh @netflix why does the Rams game audio sound like your homie called from a game and you can hear the crowd cheering in the background from his phone?”Matt Katt even went so far as to say, “the audio mix is the worst I’ve ever heard,” adding, “Announcers dry and way too forward in the mix and field audio is terrible.”Another fan dubbed Mursch stated, “The dela...