NFL schedule release: May 12th 8pm

[Alphadawg7]

55 minutes ago, DRsGhost said:

FWIW....until tomorrow. 

 

 

Someone called this a few weeks ago 😎

[YoloinOhio]

15 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

Someone called this a few weeks ago 😎

I never believed the ravens one. I’m sticking with week 1 at Rams to kick off season on TNF, at Lions on thanksgiving, and a SNF game early in season vs GB. I think Chiefs will also be SNF and it will be in December. 

Edited May 11, 2022 by YoloinOhio

[LEBills]

10 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

 

 

https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2022/5/11/23066477/rams-news-sean-mcvay-will-be-6-0-in-openers-with-win-vs-the-bills

 

 

A lot will be made of how the Rams are 5-0 in season openers since McVay got there, if we get that opening night game.

 

Of those 5 opponents none of them finished the year with more than 6 wins…I will like our chances

[Warriorspikes51]

Packers team reporters leaked their entire home schedule + 1 away game (at MIA Christmas weekend)

 

they host Bears SNF, Titans TNF, Rams MNF

 

Bills will host Packers either week 3, 7-9 or 12-14

[BillsShredder83]

On 5/10/2022 at 10:26 AM, JDHillFan said:

 

I dig it, but the article didnt do much to back its claims other than say itd be awesome and should lol. Rams get a home season opener for sure, but it didnt really give a reason Buff would be opponent anymore than the other 8 teams lol hope it happens though

[jimmy10]

3 hours ago, Brennan Huff said:

The guy at Kwik Fill pumping the gas told me that we’re going to the Super Bowl. No source but I believe him

[Paul Costa]

[Mike in Horseheads]

From the rumors  I've see here and on Twitter sounds like the Bills are playing every primetime game and holiday on national TV.

[DCbillsfan]

12 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

From the rumors  I've see here and on Twitter sounds like the Bills are playing every primetime game and holiday on national TV.

Plus a doubleheader on Thanksgiving!!😁

[Mike in Horseheads]

Just now, DCbillsfan said:

Plus a doubleheader on Thanksgiving!!😁

I wish were playing the Cowboys so we could play the trifecta that day

[Just Jack]

31 minutes ago, DCbillsfan said:

Plus a doubleheader on Thanksgiving!!😁

 

That means an extra bye week.  

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

I predict Titans at home week 2, wouldn't shock me to see it even played on Monday night!

 

 

6 hours ago, Greg S said:

 

I think the entire AFCW is going to dominate primetime this year.

 

I consider the 4:25 games as a prime time game.  The fact that 3 of the 4 teams plays their normal home games in the 4:00 hour makes it easy for them to have more exposure.  Some can still end up the regional 4:05 start, but does give them a leg up on the 4:25 start times.

Edited May 12, 2022 by Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

[PromoTheRobot]

7 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

I predict Titans at home week 2, wouldn't shock me to see it even played on Monday night!

 

[YoloinOhio]

🤣

[Patrick Duffy]

I predicted 5 prime time/nationally televised games. A few more hours we'll see.....

[Just Jack]

21 hours ago, Just Jack said:

 

It seems there were two teams in 2021...

Week 12 - Thanksgiving - Raiders at Dallas and Bills at Saints

Week 13 - Dallas at Saints 

 

And in 2019

Week 13 - Thanksgiving - Bears at Lions and Bills at Dallas

Week 14 - Dallas at Bears

 

That's as far as I'm digging into this tonight. 

 

EDIT - notice you said Thursday NIGHT games, not all Thursday games.  I'll dig deeper later this week. 

 

Teams that played TNF games two weeks in a row

2015 - Packers (vs Bears, at Lions)

2017 - Redskins (vs Giants, at Cowboys)

2018 - Saints (vs Falcons, at Cowboys)

2021 - Saints (vs Bills, vs Cowboys)

 

Teams that played Thanksgiving, then TNF the following week

2007 - Packers (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

2014 - Cowboys (vs Eagles, at Bears)

         - Bears (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

2015 - Lions (vs Eagles, vs Packers)

2016 - Cowboys (vs Redskins, at Vikings)

         - Vikings (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

2017 - Cowboys (vs Chargers, vs Redskins)

2018 - Cowboys (vs Redskins, vs Saints)

2019 - Bears (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

         - Cowboys (vs Bills, at Bears)

2021 - Cowboys (vs Raiders, at Saints)

 

 

[Bills fan since 87]

14 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

 

Teams that played TNF games two weeks in a row

2015 - Packers (vs Bears, at Lions)

2017 - Redskins (vs Giants, at Cowboys)

2018 - Saints (vs Falcons, at Cowboys)

2021 - Saints (vs Bills, vs Cowboys)

 

Teams that played Thanksgiving, then TNF the following week

2007 - Packers (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

2014 - Cowboys (vs Eagles, at Bears)

         - Bears (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

2015 - Lions (vs Eagles, vs Packers)

2016 - Cowboys (vs Redskins, at Vikings)

         - Vikings (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

2017 - Cowboys (vs Chargers, vs Redskins)

2018 - Cowboys (vs Redskins, vs Saints)

2019 - Bears (at Lions, vs Cowboys)

         - Cowboys (vs Bills, at Bears)

2021 - Cowboys (vs Raiders, at Saints)

 

 

 

^ this is some solid researchin'

[Just Jack]

22 hours ago, FireChans said:

How many teams have had more primetime games in the last two years than the Bills?

 

2020 - Chiefs, Packers, Patriots.  

2021 - Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Packers, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Seahawks, Steelers

 

Combined 2020-2021 - Chiefs, Cowboys, Packers, Patriots, Rams, Seahawks

 

 

[smuvtalker]

6 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

I would rather get that west coast trip done week 1. Plus week 1 is always unpredictable. I would like to face a top team week 1.

Agree 100%.  Better to get that long west coast trip out of the way, and more importantly, IMO, week one is completely unpredictable.  Yes LA will be pumped up for this game, but so will we. And I think that the unpredictability of the game will benefit the defenses more than the offenses, and I would LOVE to see Von collect two or three sacks right out of the gate, on his way to a 16 sack season. When I dream I dream big...

[Richard Noggin]

For those discussing how the 17th game SHOULD be selected, given the lack of preexisting protocol: first, help me understand how the following is NOT a solid criterium?

 

One interconference game based on the prior year's standings on a rotating four-year cycle (one game). These games match a first-place team from one division against a first-place team in an opposite conference division that the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place and fourth-place teams in each division are matched in the same way each year. The home conference for this game will rotate each season.

 

This seems to me like the next logical extension of the established scheduling hierarchy/protocol, seeking equity AND more diverse interconference matchups. What I'm seeing some posters suggest is so finnicky and unpredictable and difficult to justify if equity is at all important (mostly specific player-based matchups, including grudge matches with recently moved players facing last year's teams and elite QBs squaring off even though they don't actually see the field at the same time).

 

A team's scheduled opponents should NOT be emotionally chosen. When the logically selected games are played and at what times CAN be divvied up to maximize fan interest.