First ever TNF game flexed in Week 16

[Malazan]

1 hour ago, djp14150 said:

Yrs but it’s been modified since.

 

Not that part.

[Captain Hindsight]

3 hours ago, msw2112 said:

I hate this for ticket-purchasing fans.  Particularly those traveling to the game that booked flights, hotels, etc.  I'd think that most people flying in for the weekend game did not take Thursday off from work (or possibly even Friday) and now have to take off Thursday, and depending on where they're coming from, maybe even Wednesday.  Child care may need to be found and paid for.  Some flights and hotels are non-refundable and non-changeable, or if changed, at great cost.

 

Even local fans attending the game may need to take half a day off on Thursday and may have to cancel meetings, doctor's appointments, miss their kids' games, etc.

 

The NFL should offer refunds of the face value of the ticket when they reschedule a game, except for emergency situations.  I don't know for certain, but doubt that they do.

 

Although as a TV viewer, I may appreciate the better matchup in prime time, I still think it craps on the folks who purchased tickets and it should not be done.

The NFL released a statement about this

 

“F*** the fans”

[Matt_In_NH]

59 minutes ago, BringBackFlutie said:

 

Right. Did you read the rest?

Yea and I agree 

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

What is the latest they can flex Thursday night? This is four weeks out still. Better than announcing two or three weeks out.

[cba fan]

4 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:

TNF should become Saturday Night Football 

 

OR

 

Tuesday Night Football and just the last game of the week or something. 

 

Playing on 3 days rest is insane. 

its actually 4.5 days from Sunday game to Thursday night, but i agree 100%.  There is no good reason any team should have to play Sunday then Thurs.

The teams playing Thursday should be coming off byes the previous Sunday.  And/or play on Sat during the day prior to the Thurs. game.

[RiotAct]

the NFL should do another “experiment” next season where a team plays in a MNF game to cap off one week of action, and then also appears in the TNF game 3 nights later.

[SoCal Deek]

Last nights game proved that flexing isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. On paper that 8-2 v 2-8 matchup should have been a dumpster fire but instead it was a hugely entertaining contest. 

[djp14150]

3 hours ago, Malazan said:

 

Not that part.

How are they able to do a Black Friday game?

 

 

[WotAGuy]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Last nights game proved that flexing isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. On paper that 8-2 v 2-8 matchup should have been a dumpster fire but instead it was a hugely entertaining contest. 

The snowstorm was the chef’s kiss.  Or maybe Winston’s interviews were. The pregame one was epic. 

[Malazan]

53 minutes ago, djp14150 said:

How are they able to do a Black Friday game?

 

I have no idea if you're serious.

[WotAGuy]

3 minutes ago, Malazan said:

 

I have no idea if you're serious.

I had no idea there were that many college games on Black Friday including head to head with the NFL. 

[CSBill]

17 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

That’s awful I would hate to be flexed into a TNF

 

That is the summary of everything said in this thread. Awful!

[skibum]

Big hit to Joe Borrow’s massive ego, which is nice, but this really sucks for the folks who made plans to attend. 

[Mango]

On 11/22/2024 at 11:09 AM, RiotAct said:

makes sense; as that will be a more interesting matchup from a playoff seeding perspective and the Browns were just on TNF.

On the other hand this is also a strong arguement against playing a short week.

[chongli]

On 11/22/2024 at 3:46 PM, cba fan said:

 

The teams playing Thursday should be coming off byes the previous Sunday.  And/or play on Sat during the day prior to the Thurs. game.

 

Or play the previous Thursday, like the Bills did a few years ago. But the problem is Detroit and Dallas would always get byes the week before Thanksgiving then.

On 11/23/2024 at 5:35 AM, skibum said:

Big hit to Joe Borrow’s massive ego, which is nice, but this really sucks for the folks who made plans to attend. 

 

So what! is he borrowing? 😁