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NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Schedule Announced

Apparently, the NFL thinks that the NFC East is the only division that matters. Three games are NFC East intradivision matchups, two of those in September, where the game cannot be changed.

NFC East teams appear 10 times on Sunday Night Football; no other division makes more than 4 appearances. The AFC South only appears twice, both times Indianapolis.
 
Well it's certainly got something to do with market size. I think the NY Giants are on atleast three times this season.

But I kinda like the "flex" schedule, hopefully will avoid stinker games.
 
The 8-8 Giants are on 3 times; the 10-6 Jets are on once, and that's not until week 17. Same market.

At least the Colts and the Bears are also getting 3 appearances each. (I miscounted on my previous post.)

You read it here first: by week 10, before the flex games start, the NFL and NBC brass will be scratching their heads wondering why ratings are down this year.
 
Actually the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants of the NFC East is what

matters to the NFL ;D. Then again so does the NFC North with Green Bay and

Chicago making appearances as well as the Seattle Seahawks.

What no Titans? COME ON MAN WHERE ARE MY REDSKINS ???

Nonetheless NBC has the best crew, Al & John are back which means ESPN

is their understudy. Joe Theismann got hosed man. :eek: Kornheiser should've gone!
 
Yah, that's what I was saying...it's all about market size and ratings, and the NY Giants, Chicago Bears, and Dallas Cowboys are the biggest draws. Philidelphia is right there, and good teams in good-sized markets, like Seattle will be shown. Fairness has nothing to do with it!
 
It breaks down like this, barring any changes starting with Week 11:

NFC East: NY Giants (3), Dallas (3), Philadelphia (3), Washington
NFC North: Chicago (3), Green Bay
NFC South: New Orleans (2), Tampa Bay
NFC West: Seattle (2), San Francisco

AFC East: New England (2), NY Jets
AFC North: Pittsburgh (2), Baltimore, Cincinnati
AFC South: Indianapolis (3)
AFC West: San Diego (2), Kansas City, Denver
 
If you are in media and also an NFL fan, this is a very interesting topic.

I appreciate you guys breaking it down above. I personally think NBC is doing a great job with this...it is a fine line between showing the major market teams and the teams that people want to see. New Orleans is a good example...small market, but obviously a draw and NBC understands this. The flex schedule is great, something that ABC could not do with their Monday games. I predict a banner year in the Sunday night ratings for NBC!
 
There is an interesting addition to the mix for the last two weeks. I will be very interested in the results. ESPN is going head to head with NBC on both the 23rd and 29th of December with a bowl game (Hawaii and Independence Bowls respectively). Don't think there will be much of a contest on the 23rd but with a matchup between the Big XII and SEC on the 30th I wonder if ESPN might beat NBC in ratings that night.

I am pretty sure NBC won the ratings but does anyone know how the Bears vs Packers did against Miami (FL) vs Nevada in the MPC Computers Bowl on New Year's Eve last year?
 
The NFL's top teams vs. minor college bowl games? Sorry, there's no competition.
 
Last year, the schedule for the flex games was left COMPLETELY BLANK until the games were decided. This year, they've filled in games for the last seven weeks.

What does this mean? Will CBS and Fox still be able to "protect" games on Sundays? If so, will they be able to protect the game that's already pencilled in for prime time? How closely will NBC stick to this schedule? Will they move away from what they already have pencilled in only if the game is an absolute stinker, or are the games just placeholders and we'll get the same status quo as last season?

Inquiring minds want to know, and also want to know why there aren't more inquiring minds.
 
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