NFL’s ‘Toy Story’ Team-Up Sees Simultaneous Animated Game in London

The NFL got animated this weekend — the shield teamed up with none other than Disney to broadcast a simultaneous version of a game that saw everybody reimagined as a toy.

Of course, we’re referring to the Jags facing off against the Falcons in London … the kickoff for which was super early. That doesn’t mean Disney/ESPN wasn’t ready with their big “Toy Story” skin, though — as soon as the game started, their own cartoon stream was live.

It’s exactly how it sounds … basically, while the real game was playing out on everyone’s TV, a different part of the screen was showing Disney’s carbon copy universe — where all the players were turned into toys and their on-field play was translating moment-for-moment.

The “Toy Story” stream wasn’t on the main screen the entire time — it sounds like they cut away to it during different parts of the match … including replays/highlights, etc.

It was pretty cool to see, and the reactions online certainly reflected that … as people were somewhat mesmerized by the technology — not to mention all the other “Toy Story” characters being incorporated into the background and on the sidelines.

With that said, the new feature wasn’t without its issues — there were moments when the “Toy Story” would glitch up and/or not cut back to the main action in time … and it PO’d some.

Still, it was way more good than bad … and considering how much the “Toy Story” stuff got talked about, you can almost guarantee the NFL will try doing this again in the near future.

BTW, this isn’t the first time the league has done something like this … they’ve partnered with Nickelodeon in the past and had AR visuals superimposed over portions of the game — including “slime” moments after touchdowns.