By When Google first launched Google Now they didn’t add support for NFL teams. This was largely due in part to the fact that the NFL season hadn’t even kicked off yet. Well, a few weeks ago they were supposed to have NFL support ready for NFL pre-season and that seemed to be wonky for most people as their favorite sports teams simply weren’t being added to Google Now.
It looks like all of that is fixed, though, as users have reportedly started to see Google Now alerts following the first week of action in the NFL. This couldn’t come soon enough for yours truly — I’m a big Packer fan, and I might need to miss a portion of the game against the Bears this Thursday. Having up-to-the-second score alerts will be a big deal for many.
If you can’t get Google Now to learn your team do a few searches about them and see if it doesn’t pick it up in no time. Don’t forget to play the all new Football Beast, the weekly pick-em game where you can win up to $7000 worth of prizes. And be sure to keep up with your team’s schedule using the Football Schedule app in the Google Play Store. [via Droid-Life]
GO PACK GO – Is the scoring on it any faster than baseball? They are usually an inning behind reality for baseball games.
finally! been waiting on this for weeks
Go BEARS!!!
I did start to get the updates for my team but don’t expect up-to-the-second scores. They lag behind the actual game by quite a bit actually. Baseball is the same way.
it’s better for baseball because there are so many games. with the nfl, you kinda know when your team plays and who they play coming up. Needs college sports tho!
No need to do searches for your favorite team(s) to have them added, you can add teams via the settings in Google Now.
Steelers lost to Broncos >.>
if you were such a big fan, you would rearrange your schedule to watch the game!
GO TEXANS!!!
It has worked perfectly for me the whole time. I follow the Yankees, Mets, giants and Jets. Scores for BB have been spot on. I’ve sat a watched games and had it update on Now within seconds. I haven’t watch a FB game yet but I’ll see this weekend.
Just say “Chiefs Falcons” and boom the card comes up. Good job Google!
Still won’t do 49ers
yeah it sure is
Yea it did start, started seeing my teams…
at&t needs an NFL version of MLB 12
o_O ?!?!
Still waiting for the CFL…
CFL…. LOL I’m sorry man.
Now just get college basketball in play in time for the pre-season.
If you go to the settings page, then Google Now, and go to sports, you can manually add pretty much ANY sports team now. Even those not in season.
Good to see some Green Bay fans out there. The ONLY publicly owned team in the NFL. Lambaeu field has never had a unsold seat since the football field was built.
Can’t believe Google hasn’t updated their Search app to include Google Now by now, pathetic Google.
Mine started this morning! :)
This is my favorite android football app tbh; its what nfl mobile cant offer, for free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.football.fans&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5mb290YmFsbC5mYW5zIl0.
This only works on 4.1+ though, right?