KFC Will Bring Gaming to Instagram With the 'Kentucky Fried Football Challenge'

Branded play timed for postseason action

Remember the old Mattel hand-held football video games? A modern-day version of the game is about to enter the social-media realm.

On Jan. 4, KFC will debut a football video game on Instagram called the Kentucky Fried Football Challenge. With the college championship game on Jan. 11 and the NFL kicking off its playoffs soon, the brand wants to catch consumers at their peak interest in the sport. 

The branded game—which agency Wieden + Kennedy helped create—will feature 31 animations, and it required 35 Instagram accounts to complete.

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