First ever TNF game flexed in Week 16

[Virgil]

I'm a firm believer that TNF should stop at the end of November and games should only be played on Sat-Mon.  This late in the season, players are worn down, NCAAF is winding down, so stop messing with their days off

[DapperCam]

1 hour 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. 

 

The law that allows the NFL to operate as a legal monopoly prohibits the league from scheduling games on Friday or Saturday during the college football season.

[BringBackFlutie]

2 minutes ago, Virgil said:

I'm a firm believer that TNF should stop at the end of November and games should only be played on Sat-Mon.  This late in the season, players are worn down, NCAAF is winding down, so stop messing with their days off

 

Another good point. At the same time, I'm sure these players that get flexed into prime time still want it regardless of if it cuts out a few rest days. They grow up looking forward to playing under the lights.

[Billznut]

1 hour ago, Kelly to Allen said:

I'm telling you KC playing 3 tough games in 10 days plus a week 18 possible flex is going to be very tough for them. 

 

 

KC, Pittsburgh, Houston, Baltimore ALL will play 3 tough games in that same 10 day span. Those are the four teams we are directly fighting for seeding. Obviously KC losing games helps the Bills the most, but all those teams losing to each other is going to help Buffalo immensely either way. As long as Buffalo doesn’t lose more than two games the rest of the way, they will almost certainly be either the 1 or 2 seed. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Billznut

[DapperCam]

22 minutes ago, Virgil said:

I'm a firm believer that TNF should stop at the end of November and games should only be played on Sat-Mon.  This late in the season, players are worn down, NCAAF is winding down, so stop messing with their days off

I believe the soonest they are allowed to schedule one on a Friday or a Saturday is the 3rd week of December.

[Jauronimo]

26 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Pretty amazing moment in history. What a time to be alive. 

I will never forget where I was the day I heard Chargers Broncos was flexed to TNF.  

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

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

Why?  You'd get Friday through Tuesday after the game off if you're a player.

Edited 5 hours ago by Doc Brown

[BigDingus]

Flexing games to a different time slot within the same day is fine. Flexing them to a different date, now during weekdays? Absolutely not.

 

You just screwed over thousands of people who already bought tickets for that game or made travel plans for a different date. But hey, at least Amazon's ratings will be better!

[eball]

39 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

I will never forget where I was the day I heard Chargers Broncos was flexed to TNF.  

 

I've already forgotten why I entered this thread...

 

[Governor]

Denver could totally collapse. 

[djp14150]

2 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.

That's why they do it 4 weeks in advance most plane tix are cheap until you get under 22 days.

[djp14150]

1 hour ago, Malazan said:

 

 

I believe it was the sports broadcasting act of 1961 that gives the NFL an anti-trust exemption and has a specific provision that no games can be televised on Friday nights or Saturdays from the second Friday in September until the second Saturday in December. So they'd lose their anti-trust exemption by playing on Saturdays.

Yrs but it’s been modified since.

 

 

[PonyBoy]

1 hour ago, Billznut said:

KC, Pittsburgh, Houston, Baltimore ALL will play 3 tough games in that same 10 day span. Those are the four teams we are directly fighting for seeding. Obviously KC losing games helps the Bills the most, but all those teams losing to each other is going to help Buffalo immensely either way. As long as Buffalo doesn’t lose more than two games the rest of the way, they will almost certainly be either the 1 or 2 seed. 

 

Homefield or a bye would be great. However, as KC proved last year coming into Buffalo, the best team is the best team no matter where.

 

I want a bye for sure, but more so, the Bills being the healthiest & best team! 

[Matt_In_NH]

2 hours ago, BringBackFlutie said:

Airlines will let you change for free for the most part nowadays

It depends on the airline but most don't let you change for free, you usually have to pay the fare difference and 3 weeks out prices tend to be higher.

[Simon]

49 minutes ago, eball said:

 

I've already forgotten why I entered this thread...

 

 

I just came in looking for disturbing muppet memes.

This place sucks.

[BringBackFlutie]

11 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

It depends on the airline but most don't let you change for free, you usually have to pay the fare difference and 3 weeks out prices tend to be higher.

 

Right. Did you read the rest?

[eball]

1 hour ago, Governor said:

Denver could totally collapse. 

 

I don’t know why you’d think that.  They seem to be getting stronger, not the opposite.  They destroyed Atlanta, a supposed “up and coming” team.

 

The AFC West is becoming what everyone thought the AFC East would be this year…a legitimate three-team division.

 

[WotAGuy]

1 hour ago, djp14150 said:

That's why they do it 4 weeks in advance most plane tix are cheap until you get under 22 days.

I think you meant to say most tix are expensive until you get under 22 days, when they become outrageous. 🥴

[YoloinOhio]

1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:

Why?  You'd get Friday through Tuesday after the game off if you're a player.

Short week to prepare for a huge game. If it wasn’t a huge game it would’nt be flexed. 

[Doc Brown]

8 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Short week to prepare for a huge game. If it wasn’t a huge game it would’nt be flexed. 

Very true.  Both teams will be coming off 4:25pm home games so at least they each get the same amount of time to prepare.