Schedule Release - Rumors & Leaks

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, Aussie Joe said:

You buying it now?

 

yup

Just now, ExWNYer said:

 

If it's true then it took the NFL just one bad loss against Cincinnati under mitigating circumstances to jump off the Bills bandwagon. The Jest game is an obvious gimme but other than the Bengals game, that is an awful prime time slate. They would be leaving an awful lot of meat on the bone.

I mean not really..... from 10/26 -12/23 we play every game 4:25 or later

[Process]

Just now, ExWNYer said:

 

If it's true then it took the NFL just one bad loss against Cincinnati under mitigating circumstances to jump off the Bills bandwagon. The Jest game is an obvious gimme but other than the Bengals game, that is an awful prime time slate. They would be leaving an awful lot of meat on the bone.

5 prime time games scheduled, several 4pm national games, and the possibility of more flexed (Bills eagles, bills dolphins).

 

I'm surprised by which games they chose for the night slots, but the Bills will be getting plenty of national screen time. 

[SoCal Deek]

If true it seems rather reasonable to me. There are no long stretches of away games. There’s a bye week before playing the Chiefs. We don’t go to Miami in the heat. And we already knew there’s only one west coast trip. Again, if true….I’ll take it! 

[Bigvinny]

All the games after the Broncos until the Pats game are rumored to be 4:25 starts. 

[Gregg]

Just now, Bigvinny said:

All the games after the Broncos until the Pats game are rumored to be 4:25 starts. 

 

That is weird being that Buffalo is an east coast team and the games aren't on the west coast.

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, Gregg said:

 

That is weird being that Buffalo is an east coast team and the games aren't on the west coast.

 

CBS and FOX wanted 2 of @KC, @PHI, vs DAL, vs NYJ   as National games   

[Buffalo_Stampede]

5 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

 

If it's true then it took the NFL just one bad loss against Cincinnati under mitigating circumstances to jump off the Bills bandwagon. The Jest game is an obvious gimme but other than the Bengals game, that is an awful prime time slate. They would be leaving an awful lot of meat on the bone.

Bills will be the national game almost every week next season. 

[Bigvinny]

1 minute ago, Gregg said:

 

That is weird being that Buffalo is an east coast team and the games aren't on the west coast.

But they are prime games because there are only a few games at that time. Chiefs and Eagles will probably be the only game on nationwide. 

[ExWNYer]

3 minutes ago, Bigvinny said:

They are 4pm games which are prime time, Chargers will probably be a Saturday night game.

 

I am fully aware of how the late Sunday windows work and that they are considered 'prime time' but there are no times listed on the graphic outside of the night games so they could just as easily be 1:00 PM games.

 

2 minutes ago, Gregg said:

 

I wonder how they decide who gets what between the networks. Maybe CBS protected the game with the Chiefs for themselves and FOX did the same for the Cowboys game. 

 

No, the networks are not allowed to 'protect' any games. NFL VP of Broadcasting, Mike North, said as much when he was interviewed by Sal Capaccio and Matt Bove for a podcast on the upcoming schedule several weeks ago.

[BuffaninSarasota]

6 minutes ago, Bigvinny said:

They are 4pm games which are prime time, Chargers will probably be a Saturday night game.

SNF, MNF, and Thursday nights are considered prime time. 4pm games are nothing more than late games with a carve out for the 4:25 nationally broadcast games
 

[ExWNYer]

8 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

yup

I mean not really..... from 10/26 -12/23 we play every game 4:25 or later

 

6 minutes ago, Process said:

5 prime time games scheduled, several 4pm national games, and the possibility of more flexed (Bills eagles, bills dolphins).

 

I'm surprised by which games they chose for the night slots, but the Bills will be getting plenty of national screen time. 

 

Where are you guys seeing all of these 4:25 PM games? I didn't see them on that graphic in the Tweet you posted @Warriorspikes51. Or did I just miss it?

[Buffalo_Stampede]

1 minute ago, BuffaninSarasota said:

SNF, MNF, and Thursday nights are considered prime time. 4pm games are nothing more than late games with a carve out for the 4:25 nationally broadcast games
 

Those 4pm national games can get as many viewers as any prime time game.

[Bigvinny]

3 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

 

I am fully aware of how the late Sunday windows work and that they are considered 'prime time' but there are no times listed on the graphic outside of the night games so they could just as easily be 1:00 PM games.

 

 

No, the networks are not allowed to 'protect' any games. NFL VP of Broadcasting, Mike North, said as much when he was interviewed by Sal Capaccio and Matt Bove for a podcast on the upcoming schedule several weeks ago.

My graphic has times listed for all the games.

[Process]

1 minute ago, ExWNYer said:

 

 

Where are you guys seeing all of these 4:25 PM games? I didn't see them on that graphic in the Tweet you posted @Warriorspikes51. Or did I just miss it?

 

[Warriorspikes51]

2 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

 

 

Where are you guys seeing all of these 4:25 PM games? I didn't see them on that graphic in the Tweet you posted @Warriorspikes51. Or did I just miss it?

 

 

 

[wagon127]

9 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

 

If it's true then it took the NFL just one bad loss against Cincinnati under mitigating circumstances to jump off the Bills bandwagon. The Jest game is an obvious gimme but other than the Bengals game, that is an awful prime time slate. They would be leaving an awful lot of meat on the bone.

Being the anchor team for a primetime game is what happens when you are good. They want to give tampa or denver some primetime exposure, so they put them against buffalo. 

[Bigvinny]

3 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Those 4pm national games can get as many viewers as any prime time game.

Yep. 4:25 games are prime time especially national games. We used to dream about getting out of 1pm now we are bitching about it ?

Edited May 11, 2023 by Bigvinny

[Buffalo_Stampede]

3 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Those 4pm national games can get as many viewers as any prime time game.

Actually those 4 pm games get more viewers than prime time. Weird.

[LEBills]

3 minutes ago, Process said:

 

That would be about as good as it could be, extra time to prepare for the Bengals and Chiefs

[Warriorspikes51]

8 minutes ago, BuffaninSarasota said:

SNF, MNF, and Thursday nights are considered prime time. 4pm games are nothing more than late games with a carve out for the 4:25 nationally broadcast games
 

 

We also have a Saturday game in LA, which is a stand alone game