NFL: Thursday Night Football

[rangerssharks414]

Interesting...

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...-package?campaign=tw-nf-sf20097695-sf20097695

Both CBS and NBC will broadcast five Thursday Night Football games, growing the package to 10 broadcast games in 2016 and 2017 from eight in 2014 and 2015. All Thursday Night Football broadcast games will continue to be simulcast on NFL Network. NFL Network will also exclusively televise an eight-game schedule of regular season games comprised of Thursday Night Football, late-season games on Saturday, and additional games to be determined.

Wonder what those additional games would be?

 

[SJSharksfan39]

So NBC has Sunday Night and now some of Thursday night football. They must be incredibly happy from a ratings point of view. I haven't read the article, but was Fox even in the running?

 

[rangerssharks414]

I hope this means no Thursday doubleheaders. Thursday football is already pretty crappy.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I hope this means no Thursday doubleheaders. Thursday football is already pretty crappy.

I wish we had more Monday Night doubleheaders though. I love that first week where we get two Monday games, one on the east/central, and then one on the west/mountain.

 

[BigMac1212]

It's going to be a long 2016 season...

 

[patnyrnyg]

I hate the thursday games. If it were up to me, it would be for the season opener and then when the byes start. Rules would be teams can only play on thursday coming out of their bye week. So, if the week 5 Thursday night game was going to be Patriots vs Jets, they both get byes for week 4. This would go for thanksgiving, as well. C*wb*ys, Lions, and the other 4 teams would have their byes the week before thanksgiving.

 

[Terry Yake]

i personally hate the thursday night games, mainly because my fantasy starters always seem to suck on thursday nights

don't get why they're still going to simulcast the games on NFL network too, seems pointless to me

 

[BigKing]

But the NFL cares so much about player safety

In what world do fans want teams to play only four days after the last game? How many good players need to miss games solely because they are on Thursday when they would be able to go on Sunday?

The answer to the last question is all of them, apparently.

Complete and total money grab at the expense of the quality of the game.

 

[John Price]

it's CONFUSING it should be on one or the other not both

 

[BGDDYKWL]

I'll never understand the people who say they don't like Thursday night football. Players, coaches, etc., sure, but fans? I just don't get it. The more days/night I can watch football the better.

 

[Avs_19]

So a bit less CBS/Nantz/Simms/Carey and more NBC/Michaels/Collinsworth? Nice. I think NBC's production is the best.

 

[Voight]

Apparently worth $450,000,000....

Not looking forward to more Simms tho.

 

[GKJ]

Apparently worth $450,000,000....

Not looking forward to more Simms tho.

CBS only has 5 games, so it's actually less of him. NBC also already had Thanksgiving, and I'm assuming opening night wasn't part of the mix.

Expanding the package to 18 games means that NFL Network will broadcast more games not on Thursday. With Christmas on a Sunday, we'll see if they have two games or one, along with showing another game Christmas Eve night.

 

[Rocko604]

At least in Canada we don't have to worry what channel the game will be on, as Sportsnet has all the Thursday Night games.

 

[zombie kopitar]

If it means more Al and Chris sign me up, NBC is clearly the best crew imo...including Dan Patrick's squad.

 

[GarbageGoal]

I'll never understand the people who say they don't like Thursday night football. Players, coaches, etc., sure, but fans? I just don't get it. The more days/night I can watch football the better.

Because the games are generally bad. Not just the teams involved, but the performances as a whole.

 

[Voight]

CBS only has 5 games, so it's actually less of him. NBC also already had Thanksgiving, and I'm assuming opening night wasn't part of the mix.

Expanding the package to 18 games means that NFL Network will broadcast more games not on Thursday. With Christmas on a Sunday, we'll see if they have two games or one, along with showing another game Christmas Eve night.

Im aware, but its still Simms being on the mic.

 

[fin8]

I'll never understand the people who say they don't like Thursday night football. Players, coaches, etc., sure, but fans? I just don't get it. The more days/night I can watch football the better.

I agree. I think going forward, there will be more premium teams playing. I enjoy football on any day or night. The more, the better.

 

[berklon]

Count me in as another who enjoys having another day of football to look forward to.

However, I think it's best if they set it up so only teams coming off a bye play the Thursday games.

 

[rangerssharks414]

If it means more Al and Chris sign me up, NBC is clearly the best crew imo...including Dan Patrick's squad.

It also means more Bob Costas and Tony Dungy. Ugh, they're both awful.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

If FOX won the bid, I wonder if they would've used FS1. I also wonder why NBC won't use NBCSN for TNF games while they're satisfied with promoting their channel with a niche sport like hockey.

 

[What the Faulk]

I agree. I think going forward, there will be more premium teams playing. I enjoy football on any day or night. The more, the better.

Every team has to play at least once on Thursday during the year

 

[GKJ]

If FOX won the bid, I wonder if they would've used FS1. I also wonder why NBC won't use NBCSN for TNF games while they're satisfied with promoting their channel with a niche sport like hockey.

The NFL would never allow that.

 

[fin8]

Every team has to play at least once on Thursday during the year

Yes, what I meant was more premium teams matchup.