Money is indeed the deciding factor here and I don't know how much money Peacock paid to have exclusive rights to the game, but I'd bet it was a heck of a lot! In any case, I hope they didn't make enough for it to be very profitable! If they want to stream the game in addition to normal network coverage, I have no issue, but to exclusively stream the game is cheating a lot of fans out of watching and lower viewership will directly reduce the price paid by advertisers for their commercial spots, which is the classic way to make money in broadcasting. Frankly, I'd love to see the numbers, both on cost verses profit and whether the total viewership was down or not, but I guess we will just have to wait and see if this exclusive streaming thing turns into the norm for sporting events. Personally, I will do without, unless it stays on "Free TV."