Draconator Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 https://www.nfl.com/news/super-wild-card-weekend-to-include-monday-night-game Beginning this postseason, one of the six playoff games on Super Wild Card Weekend will take place on a weekday. The NFL announced Friday that, beginning with the 2021 season, Super Wild Card Weekend will conclude with a game on Monday night. Super Wild Card Weekend is scheduled from Jan. 15-17, 2022. The NFL expanded the playoffs last season for the first time since 1990, adding a third wild card team in each conference. The expansion was the genesis for Super Wild Card Weekend, featuring playoff tripleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. Beginning this postseason, Super Wild Card Weekend will feature a pair of games on Saturday (4:35 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. ET), three on Sunday (1:05 p.m., 4:40 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. ET), and the finale on Monday (8:15 p.m. ET). 1 3
MiltonWaddams Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 That puts a team at a major disadvantage the following week. Horrible idea that I want the Bills to be no part of…unless they play that team the following week… 5 1 1
Draconator Posted September 24, 2021 Author Posted September 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: Thanks, I hate it. 1 1
Bills fan since 87 Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 NFL doing NFL things again. $$$ 3 2
mushypeaches Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 This was inevitable once they went to 6 games that weekend. More ratings for an 8 PM Monday night game vs a 1 PM Saturday game Who gives a crap about competitive disadvantage? Not the NFL 2
wagon127 Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 The only way this works, is if, they schedule both divisional games for the conference that plays on MNF on Sunday.
FilthyBeast Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 Well at least the Bills are guaranteed to not have the stupid 1PM saturday slot again this year!
Buffalo Boy Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, MiltonWaddams said: That puts a team at a major disadvantage the following week. Horrible idea that I want the Bills to be no part of…unless they play that team the following week… Devil’s advocate: What’s the difference between playing Monday and then the following Sunday VS Sunday and then the Followimg Saturday? The Monday schedule allows you a day of rest before the first playoff game AND you know who your next opponent will be before you play. Something to be said for that. 1
Patrick Duffy Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jauronimo said: Thanks, I hate it. Agree. Post-season games can go a little longer and sucks for myself and others that have to wake at 5 a.m. Unless it starts earlier than regular MNF. Don't know if it will since I didn't read the article yet. Edited September 24, 2021 by Sheneneh Jenkins
Solomon Grundy Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 As long as it includes the Mannings, I’m good 2
RangerDave Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 36 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said: Devil’s advocate: What’s the difference between playing Monday and then the following Sunday VS Sunday and then the Followimg Saturday? The Monday schedule allows you a day of rest before the first playoff game AND you know who your next opponent will be before you play. Something to be said for that. Unless both teams play on Monday night, and then the following Sunday, the team having only 6 days off will be at a disadvantage. If both teams play on Sunday, then the following Saturday, both teams only have 6 days in between, hence no team has the advantage.
TheFunPolice Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 I love it! MNF in January. FINALLY MNF will mean something again, instead of games like Detroit vs. Green Bay or Washington vs. Giants for the 800th time. 1
LEBills Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 Good thing we are going to get the 1 seed and a first round bye this year! 1
CuseBill Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 The NFL knows that either Tennessee or Baltimore will have Covid issues and will need the extra day to get everyone on their roster eligible to play.
TheFunPolice Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 I must be in the minority, but I LOVE primetime/night games! That's when the top teams play and the stakes are highest. Isn't that where you want to be? 1PM Sunday is nice here and there, but that's Jaguars vs Texans territory.
Mark Vader Posted September 24, 2021 Posted September 24, 2021 Super Wild Card Weekend The marketing people sure know how to pick the most pretentious, not to mention lame, sounding names. 1 1
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