{"id":85965,"date":"2025-08-21T22:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T22:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/85965\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T22:01:08","slug":"microsofts-ai-hits-the-nfl-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/85965\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft&#8217;s AI Hits The NFL Sidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">This article first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gurufocus.com\/news\/3073756\/microsofts-ai-hits-the-nfl-sidelines?utm_source=yahoo_finance&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=headlines&amp;r=caf6fe0e0db70d936033da5461e60141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:GuruFocus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">GuruFocus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Microsoft (<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gurufocus.com\/id\/MSFT?r=caf6fe0e0db70d936033da5461e60141&amp;utm_source=yahoo_finance&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=headlines&amp;utm_content=microsoft%27s_ai_hits_the_nfl_sidelines&amp;utm_term=MSFT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASDAQ:MSFT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">NASDAQ:MSFT<\/a>) is <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/4487482-microsoft-provides-ai-tools-to-nfl-teams-as-partnership-expands\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:suiting up with the NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">suiting up with the NFL<\/a> to bring artificial intelligence right onto the sidelines. The company said Thursday its Copilot and Azure AI tools will now power decision-making for playcallers, giving coaches real-time support when the pressure is highest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The expanded partnership means 1,800 players and 1,000 coaches and staff will get Surface Copilot+ PCs, while the Sideline Viewing System will push insights straight into offensive and defensive game plans. It&#8217;s designed to help coaches call smarter plays and avoid the What was I thinking? moments that often come with split-second choices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">We are entering a new era of innovation at the NFL, said league CIO Gary Brantley, adding that Microsoft has been a trusted partner for over a decade. Rams head coach Sean McVay noted the tech should help him stick to game plans more consistently and put players in the best spot to win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Off the field, AI will also lend a hand in film study and playbook prep. For Microsoft, it&#8217;s another high-profile showcase of how its AI ecosystem is becoming indispensable in real-world settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is suiting up with the NFL to bring artificial intelligence&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[254,64,63,14494,2577,593,64277,85],"class_list":["post-85965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-gurufocus","tag-microsoft","tag-nfl","tag-sideline-viewing-system","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}