NFL schedule release: May 12th 8pm

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Rams Broncos at Christmas 

 

[edit] With the Denver Broncos’ game against the Rams officially announced for Christmas afternoon,

[/edit] 

 

Bills @ Rams home opener?

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2022/5/10/23065002/buffalo-bills-vs-los-angeles-rams-season-opener-is-likely-per-sources
 

 

Edited May 10, 2022 by SlimShady'sSpaceForce

[Doc Brown]

7 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

Rams Broncos at Christmas 

 

[edit] With the Denver Broncos’ game against the Rams officially announced for Christmas afternoon,

[/edit] 

 

Bills @ Rams home opener?

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2022/5/10/23065002/buffalo-bills-vs-los-angeles-rams-season-opener-is-likely-per-sources
 

 

I already have the 49ers penciled in.  Rematch of NFC Championship game.

[Greg S]

7 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

I already have the 49ers penciled in.  Rematch of NFC Championship game.

 

I am going with the Raiders @ Rams for the opener

[Buftex]

37 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

I am going with the Raiders @ Rams for the opener

You know, the Raiders never really entered my mind...but I guess their national following, high profile coaching hire and adding one of the elite receivers in the league does give it a little more juice.  I do wonder of Mark Davis' issues may make it a little risker though... I am sure the NFL will want to bury that as much as possible, especially for such a high profile game.

 

53 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

I already have the 49ers penciled in.  Rematch of NFC Championship game.

You may be right...but I hope not.  No logical reason, but the 49ers are just one of those teams I never enjoy watching...unless the Bills are beating them.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:

I already have the 49ers penciled in.  Rematch of NFC Championship game.

That’s a juicy Fox national game IMO.

 

 I think it’s Vegas or Buffalo. 

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

That’s a juicy Fox national game IMO.

 

 I think it’s Vegas or Buffalo. 

Vegas makes sense.  I think they’re the favorites now

[Big Blitz]

I'm not sure the league giving the Bills an extra day going into Monday night in week 2 is something Tennessee is thrilled with and I'm sure a last minute call or 2 has been made to the League offices.  

 

And, I'm not sure it's going to be fair to be the opener 2 years in a row   

[Buffalo03]

2 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

I already have the 49ers penciled in.  Rematch of NFC Championship game.

Nothing says primetime opener like Jimmy Garappolo

[Greg S]

1 minute ago, Buffalo03 said:

Nothing says primetime opener like Jimmy Garappolo

 

Could be Trey Lance.

[corta765]

1 minute ago, Buffalo03 said:

Nothing says primetime opener like Jimmy Garappolo

I get you have Bills blinders on but San Fran is a huge TV market with a huge national following. They 100% would drive ratings if put in regardless of QB

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

6 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

I'm not sure the league giving the Bills an extra day going into Monday night in week 2 is something Tennessee is thrilled with and I'm sure a last minute call or 2 has been made to the League offices.  

 

And, I'm not sure it's going to be fair to be the opener 2 years in a row   

Maybe it is Karma finally catching up to the Titans for all the COVID stuff.  The league bent over backwards for them rescheduling games.

[Buffalo03]

5 minutes ago, corta765 said:

I get you have Bills blinders on but San Fran is a huge TV market with a huge national following. They 100% would drive ratings if put in regardless of QB

I get it but if I'm making the schedule, there's nothing that makes me wanna start a season with Garappolo

7 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

Could be Trey Lance.

But what Lance done to get people excited for it?

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, corta765 said:

I get you have Bills blinders on but San Fran is a huge TV market with a huge national following. They 100% would drive ratings if put in regardless of QB

 

Do they really? When they had Montana and Rice? Absolutely. But that's a long time ago. I think Josh Allen, the defending champ vs the consensus favorite, plus Von Miller's return is more compelling TV.

[Zerovoltz]

KC @ Houston Noon CST on CBS Sept 11 week 1.  

 

confirmed.

 

Also...unconfirmed is Cheifs @ Raiders week 18 4:25 EST CBS

Edited May 10, 2022 by Zerovoltz

[BillsMafi$]

 

[corta765]

14 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Do they really? When they had Montana and Rice? Absolutely. But that's a long time ago. I think Josh Allen, the defending champ vs the consensus favorite, plus Von Miller's return is more compelling TV.

Lol their fans have taken over stadiums check this years Dallas playoff game. It’s the 13th largest US market. Yea they got brand and size

[No_Matter_What]

3 minutes ago, BillsMafi$ said:

 

Is this guy credible?

[Warcodered]

12 minutes ago, BillsMafi$ said:

 

That would be an unusually hypable Thanksgiving game.

[BillsPride12]

10 hours ago, 4merper4mer said:

It seems like we’ve opened at Bears a few times.  Again?

This is actually the scenario I'm rooting for lol.  My group wants to do the LA game for our away game this year but it's just gonna be so expensive.  I wanna do Chicago, I am hoping if it became the opening weekend game it would sway the excitement in favor of that game for the road trip🤞

[Bigvinny]

Jets schedule leak has them at Bills week 18.

 

 

Edited May 11, 2022 by Bigvinny

[Buffalo_Stampede]

2 hours ago, BillsMafi$ said:

 

That’s a juicy game. I’ll be just getting over my food coma.

[Simon]

2 hours ago, No_Matter_What said:

Is this guy credible?

BillsMafia ?

No.

He has a lengthy history of posting false information, has been warned about it multiple times and is about 2 days from being permanently removed from this forum.

[Estro]

NFL Schedule Leaks

@NFLGameLeaks

NFL Week 8; Bills @ Chiefs, 4:25PM EST, CBS* *This is the CBS protected game of the year they have chosen. This game cannot be flexed

[Estro]

So far according to leaks (shaky reliability, but to play the game)

 

Week 1: @ LAR (TNF)

Week 2: TEN (MNF)

Week 3:

Week 4:

Week 5:

Week 6:

Week 7:

Week 8: @ KC (4:25PM CBS)

Week 9: 

Week 10:

Week 11:

Week 12: @ BAL (Thanksgiving 8:20 NBC)

Week 13:

Week 14:

Week 15:

Week 16:

Week 17:

Week 18:

 

I  believe the above post about the Jets leaked schedule is fake. It is in conflict to other leaked games.

Edited May 11, 2022 by Estro

[Doc Brown]

22 minutes ago, Simon said:

BillsMafia ?

No.

He has a lengthy history of posting false information, has been warned about it multiple times and is about 2 days from being permanently removed from this forum.

The guy that tweeted the leak.

[SectionC3]

3 hours ago, BillsMafi$ said:

 

If this is true, then I wouldn’t be surprised to see Bills-Packers or Bills-Bears the Thursday after Thanksgiving.  Assuming Bills play on Thanksgiving and on Prime, it likely means back to back Thursday games, the “other” of which would be against a team that also plays on Thanksgiving.  

[Buffalo03]

I still feel the NFL Schedule makers don't respect us enough to give us anymore than one Sunday Night game. We only got one last year and if these leaks are right we will get the opening Thursday game but if the Chiefs game is 4:25 on CBS, then where is the SNF game? The one MNF game they announced so far is overlapped by another game while the our game is on and is going to take viewership away from the game. What's the reason for that? And in week 2? The NFL just chose a random week to put 2 MNF games on and make them overlap each other? the NFL also seems to have the "just put them on Thanksgiving" mentality like their trying to save the other primetime games for other teams

Edited May 11, 2022 by Buffalo03

[Mango]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

I still feel the NFL Schedule makers don't respect us enough to give us anymore than one Sunday Night game. We only got one last year and if these leaks are right we will get the opening Thursday game but if the Chiefs game is 4:25 on CBS, then where is the SNF game? The one MNF game they announced so far is overlapped by another game while the our game is on and is going to take viewership away from the game. What's the reason for that? And in week 2? The NFL just chose a random week to put 2 MNF games on and make them overlap each other? the NFL also seems to have the "just put them on Thanksgiving" mentality like their trying to save the other primetime games for other teams

The Bills could open up the entire season, could play on Thanksgiving, and CBS chose Buffalo as its only protected game of the year and you’re wondering where the respect is?  They basically have the broadcast triple crown. 
 

I was listening to NFLR the other day and they had the exact opposite take in general as you, and most certainly about the TEN MNF game. It was basically “Buffalo has arrived” and “why schedule another game when Buffalo is on. Everybody will be watching Allen take on the Titans”. 
 

 

[Buffalo03]

11 minutes ago, Mango said:

The Bills could open up the entire season, could play on Thanksgiving, and CBS chose Buffalo as its only protected game of the year and you’re wondering where the respect is?  They basically have the broadcast triple crown. 
 

I was listening to NFLR the other day and they had the exact opposite take in general as you, and most certainly about the TEN MNF game. It was basically “Buffalo has arrived” and “why schedule another game when Buffalo is on. Everybody will be watching Allen take on the Titans”. 
 

 

But that's my point, what's the point of the 2nd MNF game? And why week 2? I understood why the NFL did it the opening week before but even then the games were one right after the other, not overlapping. Why would they schedule another game that they know is gonna take some viewership away from our game on the same night? That just seems odd to me. The fact that they're doing it and that it's some random week they chose

Edited May 11, 2022 by Buffalo03

[Big Turk]

According to this tweet on a confirmed schedule leak...

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/jacksettleman/status/1524148174952280067

[LeGOATski]

Dope

[Buffalo03]

I still don't know whether to believe this guy or not. Who is he? And how would he know? Not too mention, if you look at the rest of his tweets, there really isn't much else that's sports related 

Edited May 11, 2022 by Buffalo03

[Doc Brown]

20 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

But that's my point, what's the point of the 2nd MNF game? And why week 2? I understood why the NFL did it the opening week before but even then the games were one right after the other, not overlapping. Why would they schedule another game that they know is gonna take some viewership away from our game on the same night? That just seems odd to me. The fact that they're doing it and that it's some random week they chose

Gambling revenue.  You get more action having two games at once on Monday instead of nine at once on Sunday.  You'll eventually have two MNF games every week.  It will be interesting to see when they push it into Tuesday night.

2 hours ago, SectionC3 said:

If this is true, then I wouldn’t be surprised to see Bills-Packers or Bills-Bears the Thursday after Thanksgiving.  Assuming Bills play on Thanksgiving and on Prime, it likely means back to back Thursday games, the “other” of which would be against a team that also plays on Thanksgiving.  

I guess that's possible considering the Saints played two straight Thursday night games last year.  I can't recall a time besides that though where a team ever been scheduled for two TNF games in a row.

Edited May 11, 2022 by Doc Brown

[smuvtalker]

10 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

According to this tweet on a confirmed schedule leak...

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/jacksettleman/status/1524148174952280067

Nice!!  Keep the primetime games coming!  

 

I can't wait for Thursday to get here, I'm PRAYING we get that Thursday night season kick-off game vs the Rams!  We gotta get it, it makes the most sense, from a ratings standpoint, as we're already looked at by a great many as early super bowl favorites, the Rams are the defending champs, and Von will be facing off against his former team....it's THE matchup!!  

[BillsfaninChicago]

Hope it is true! Love Thanksgiving games for us.

[Buffalo03]

9 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Gambling revenue.  You get more action having two games at once on Monday instead of nine at once on Sunday.  You'll eventually have two MNF games every week.  It will be interesting to see when they push it into Tuesday night.

Has a team ever been scheduled for two TNF games in a row?

Yeah, the Cowboys have been doing it the last few years. They play Thanksgiving and then the following the Thursday. I don't think they would do back to back Thursday games with us if we're already playing Thanksgiving and the opener at the Rams. That would be 3 Thursday games. Don't think they'll do that

[FireChans]

59 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

I still feel the NFL Schedule makers don't respect us enough to give us anymore than one Sunday Night game. We only got one last year and if these leaks are right we will get the opening Thursday game but if the Chiefs game is 4:25 on CBS, then where is the SNF game? The one MNF game they announced so far is overlapped by another game while the our game is on and is going to take viewership away from the game. What's the reason for that? And in week 2? The NFL just chose a random week to put 2 MNF games on and make them overlap each other? the NFL also seems to have the "just put them on Thanksgiving" mentality like their trying to save the other primetime games for other teams

Lmao they don’t respect us enough?

 

How many teams have had more primetime games in the last two years than the Bills?

[Buffalo03]

12 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Lmao they don’t respect us enough?

 

How many teams have had more primetime games in the last two years than the Bills?

The Cowboys, Packers, Steelers, The Bears, the freaking Bears. Those teams max out on primetime games every year

[Just Jack]

42 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Gambling revenue.  You get more action having two games at once on Monday instead of nine at once on Sunday.  You'll eventually have two MNF games every week.  It will be interesting to see when they push it into Tuesday night.

I guess that's possible considering the Saints played two straight Thursday night games last year.  I can't recall a time besides that though where a team ever been scheduled for two TNF games in a row.

 

It seems there were two teams in 2021...

Week 12 - Thanksgiving - Raiders at Dallas and Bills at Saints

Week 13 - Dallas at Saints 

 

And in 2019

Week 13 - Thanksgiving - Bears at Lions and Bills at Dallas

Week 14 - Dallas at Bears

 

That's as far as I'm digging into this tonight. 

 

EDIT - notice you said Thursday NIGHT games, not all Thursday games.  I'll dig deeper later this week. 

Edited May 11, 2022 by Just Jack

[billybrew1]

16 prime-time games for the Bills! A NFL record. One jets game not a prime timer….