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The Giants are potentially looking at a big bill as a result of the NFL Sunday Ticket tryout.

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The New York Giants could pay $449.6 million if the Sunday Ticket verdict against the NFL stands on appeal.

Class action lawsuit affected more than 2.4 million individual subscribers and 48,000 businesses who purchased “NFL Sunday Ticket” between June 17, 2011 and February 7, 2023. The trial lasted three weeks and included more than ten days of testimony, ending last Thursday .

A jury of five men and three women found that the league violated antitrust laws by selling “Sunday Ticket” only on DirecTV and at an inflated price, and that the league restricted competition by offering “Sunday Ticket” only on a satellite provider.

Numerous reports show that juries awarded the residential class $4.7 billion and the commercial class $96 million. Damages awarded under federal antitrust laws could be tripled, meaning that if the verdict is upheld, the NFL could be ordered to pay $14.39 billion, with the total divided among its 32 member clubs.

“We are disappointed with today’s jury verdict in the NFL Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit,” the NFL said in a statement after the verdict was announced.

“We continue to believe that our media distribution strategy, which includes all NFL games broadcast on free over-the-air television in participating team markets and national distribution of our most popular games, complemented by a variety of additional options including RedZone, Sunday Tickets and NFL+, is by far the most fan-friendly distribution model across all of sports and entertainment,” the NFL said in a statement.

“We will certainly challenge this decision as we believe the class action claims in this case are baseless and without merit. We thank the jury for their time and service, and for Judge (Philip) Gutierrez’s guidance and supervision throughout the trial.”

The NFL will appeal the decision to Judge Gutierrez, calling the damages “excessive and unjustified.” according to Sportico. Post-trial motions are scheduled to be considered on July 31.