Streaming the Super Bowl: The future of football?

The NFL announces that NBC's broadcast of February's big game will be complemented by a livestream on the web

Forget TV: On Feb. 5, 2012, for the first time ever, football fans will be able to watch a livestream of the Super Bowl on their computers.
(Image credit: David P. Hall/Corbis)

Wings, beer… laptop? Football fans may add the latter item to their Super Bowl survival guide this winter, after the NFL and NBC announced Tuesday that for the first time, they'll stream football's championship game online. How does that affect your Super Bowl party? Here, a brief guide:

Where will the Super Bowl be streamed?

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