Note to everyone: The Dallas @ New England game will be nationally televised. Is that unusual for a Sunday game?
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Is it time for the NFL's television rules to be overhauled?
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Why would it be. Two big teams that rarely meet.
I can be a smartass and say "isnt every NBC Sunday night game nationally televised"
But if you mean a late DH game it was done this year already. Week 5 Green Bay & Dallas. Remember there is a late CBS game (Jax @ Tenn) that is going to a few markets outside of TN & North Florida. Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, DC, Philly, Cleveland and Atlanta are showing the game due to either being at home on FOX early (which requires them to get the late game in the opposite slot) or road team and dont want to go against the local team. Philly, Chicago, Atlanta, DC and Cleveland are required to show the late game (team at home on FOX). The others just dont want to go against the local team.
Anywho back to the question...before this year it hadn't been done in 18 years as the blackout rule was still in place where no game could go against the home team. So using the old rules Nashville wouldn't have seen the game. Also in previous years blackouts were still around and Arizona usually was blacked out.
thats not the reason. Its a stand alone late DH game (usually there are 2 games in the late DH slot in case of a blowout). The fact it is nationally televised is unique....I've posted my reason above in the last paragraph. Using the old rules Nashville would be blacked out from it as they are the home team on CBS. But they decided this week to not use their block (every market has 2 weeks where games will be shown opposite the home team...they can request a block for all times but they MUST show 2 games)
is there a reason why Chicago is getting the packers rather than the bigger sf/bal game?
It's called "Regional Coverage". Green Bay is in the same division as Chicago and is obviously closer than Baltimore or SF. It's also a CBS double-header and the 49ers - Ravens game is on Fox.
The Baltimore vs San Francisco game is a more interesting matchup, but the NFL ultimately decides what games certain markets get...
Sadly, Hartford/New Haven is getting the Jets vs Bengals game on Sunday. That's what happens when there are three games on Thursday to dilute the weekend offerings. Also, New England is the Sunday night game for NBC. The Giants are on the other station. It's not like Philadelphia vs Miami was gonna be any better.
The weekly maps at a different forum give great insight as to who gets what. Am I allowed to mention the506 here?
The weekly maps at a different forum give great insight as to who gets what. Am I allowed to mention the506 here?
why did they take the chiefs game off for chargers broncos?
because it was a blowout. They moved us to a "more competitive game". That was only for neutral markets
During the afternoon games, CBS and Fox may switch a market's game to a more competitive one mid-game, particularly when a game becomes one-sided. For this to occur, one team must be ahead by at least 18 points in the second half.
There are some areas that get a constant feed. Obviously Missouri, parts of Kansas, Eastern Nebraska spilling into Oklahoma ad Iowa have a constant feed. Bay area, Sacramento, Nevada would have a constant feed. There may be some outlining areas but most everyone else who had the game got switched to Denver/Chargers.
The NY times did a great article a couple years ago on "Why People in Mississippi Have to Watch the Giants" and how regionalization works with neutral markets and markets that get constant feeds
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/...h-the-giants.html?smid=tw-nytsports&smtyp=cur
Very strange. I turned on the TV yesterday and the game was the Ravens and 49ers but the Panthers had a home game at 1:00. I had forgotten who their opponent was but assumed the game was on CBS. Just now I saw they lost to the Redskins who are in the NFC, so that means a Fox game.
Did you get both Charlotte and Asheville stations? Charlotte would have gotten LA Rams @ Arizona, since the Panthers were home on CBS. Panthers were cross=flexed to CBS.
Charlotte and Greensboro. So the Panthers WERE on CBS. Why was that?
Also, I turned the TV on to watch shows I recorded.
again the crossflex rule. In this case it was on the CBS schedule at the beginning of the year. This balanced out the load for both networks. CBS had 4 early and 2 late games (and they were the DH network). FOX had 4 early games and 1 late game.
Charlotte by rule had to show the FOX late game as Carolina was at home
Everybody else around there had the national game of SF/Baltimore
I'll even help you out here for the rest of the year
next week Carolina is on road early FOX game (SH network)
Week 15 Carolina at home on early FOX (DH network) so the CBS game will be the late one by rule
Week 16 Carolina on the road on early FOX (DH network) so using logic you will have the late CBS game (to not go against the local team)
Week 17 irrelevant as everyone gets 4 games (double doubleheaders)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/nfl-tv-rights-why-league-aims-a-block-an-upheaval-1258901
Update now the NFL Rights for TV Broadcasts is heading to the Supreme Court.
Update now the NFL Rights for TV Broadcasts is heading to the Supreme Court.
Interesting...Seahawks on the road this Sunday night at Los Angeles. KCYU/KCPQ not airing an afternoon game, they will air 49ers in the morning. Paid programs and Pawn Stars on KCPQ, with a movie and the PJ Rasmussen American Christmas special on KCYU. KIMA/CBS will air Baltimore/Buffalo followed by Chiefs/Patriots. Same games apply on KIRO.
Fox is the SH network this week, but I wonder if the lack of NFL after 1:25 is also due to the competitiveness of New England + possible interference with NBC's Football Night in America for the Seahawks?
Fox is the SH network this week, but I wonder if the lack of NFL after 1:25 is also due to the competitiveness of New England + possible interference with NBC's Football Night in America for the Seahawks?
The late game is junk....Chargers @ Jacksonville. So the NFL/FOX gave most of the country the big game of 49ers/Saints (I dont as I live in Minnesota so we get Vikes/Lions)
Only FOX markets getting the late game outside of the 2 teams playing
-San Diego (secondary market of the Chargers...MUST show all road games)
-Houston (team playing at home in early slot in DH station...FOX MUST show late game)
-Cleveland (see Houston)
-Buffalo (see Houston)
-Tampa Bay (see Houston)
Apparently FOX & the NFL/Jets worked out a deal to show the "big game" opposite a Jets home game (technically they couldn't).
I've not read all of the posts in the thread, but for those that might want to review the info that's been provided, a source I've used is this:
https://506sports.com/
https://506sports.com/nfl/index.php
https://506sports.com/
https://506sports.com/nfl/index.php
is there a reason why fox stuck with the cowboys game rather than cut away to the 49ers-falcons game? fox's ratings are going to be down this week.
Because its the Cowboys...simple as that
The Cowboys could have been up 56-0 and FOX wouldnt change out the game. Lots of folks are pissed
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