Cereal Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Can someone explain to me why Cleveland gets to play THREE MNF games this year, plus one Sunday nighter and one Thursday nighter? Ridiculous. There are only 17 MNF games a year I think, so any team should average about 1 game per year. Bonus question.... think we'll get one next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 They had a good year last year and were expected to be a top team this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 But several projected top teams only got one, including NE*, NYJ, Indy, SD, NYG, Dallas, Philly, Wash. Minn., Denver, Pittsburgh, NO, and Green Bay were the only ones with more than one (GB also got 3) How do they determine their lineup of primetime games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 But several projected top teams only got one, including NE*, NYJ, Indy, SD, NYG, Dallas, Philly, Wash. Minn., Denver, Pittsburgh, NO, and Green Bay were the only ones with more than one (GB also got 3) How do they determine their lineup of primetime games? Since Jaws grew up in Cleveland he lobbied long and hard to get them as many games on MNF as possible. Apparently he carries a lot of weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Since Jaws grew up in Cleveland he lobbied long and hard to get them as many games on MNF as possible. Apparently he carries a lot of weight. Jaws grew up in Cleveland?!? Lackawanna gots' some 'splainin' to do. And since NBC took over the SNF games, they're now considered the premier showcase, with ESPN's Monday-nighters playing second fiddle. Look at this week: Madden and Michaels get Giants-Cowboys, while ESPN is stuck with Cleveland-Philly (and no way to flex to another game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Jaws grew up in Cleveland?!? Lackawanna gots' some 'splainin' to do. And since NBC took over the SNF games, they're now considered the premier showcase, with ESPN's Monday-nighters playing second fiddle. look it up second fiddle's still better than 3rd bassoon. nobody knows who's 3rd bassoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Jaws ughghghhhh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 They had a 10-6 season last year and made strong signing in the FA Market, basically they had a sexy off season. And these TV stations took a gamble on them and it failed....... I wonder if Buffalo will ever get a MNF game again? I watch these other teams on MNF and their crowd is rather boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 They had a 10-6 season last year and made strong signing in the FA Market, basically they had a sexy off season. And these TV stations took a gamble on them and it failed....... I wonder if Buffalo will ever get a MNF game again? I watch these other teams on MNF and their crowd is rather boring. Based on the crowd/atmosphere and the fact that we always allow for a thrilling, last second, come back win for the opposing team; I think there's a good chance Buffalo gets another MNF game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 But several projected top teams only got one, including NE*, NYJ, Indy, SD, NYG, Dallas, Philly, Wash. But some of those teams get plenty of exposure, week after week. I keep track of what's shown here in Cincinnati - I'm pretty sure other cities similar. Here in Cincy so far, we have been treated to 10 PGH games 10 DAL games 7 WAS games 9 PHI games 5 NYG games. True, the AFC North and NFC East squared off this season, but for years, Fox or its' local affiliate, have fed a heavy dose of NFC East ball. Also GB - for several years, 10+ games was the norm. Totals through this coming Monday: AFC North - 35 games The rest of the AFC - 26 games NFC East - 31 games The rest of the NFC - 32 games The game counts are per team - e.g. if DAL vs. WAS is shown, that counts as 2 NFC East games...1 game for DAL, 1 game for WAS. I don't have NFL Network, so I don't track those games. NE* has indeed waned - amazingly - only 3 games so far. NYJ chimes in with 4 games. So far, 1 Bills game. And STL, MIA, KC are still no-shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohns85 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Can someone explain to me why Cleveland gets to play THREE MNF games this year, plus one Sunday nighter and one Thursday nighter? Ridiculous. There are only 17 MNF games a year I think, so any team should average about 1 game per year. Bonus question.... think we'll get one next year? THIS COULD HAVE BEEN US NEXT YEAR AFTER OUR 5-1 START. TOO BAD WE SH*T THE BED AND ARE A SUB .500 SQUAD. WE WILL BE LUCKY TO GET ONE PRIMETIME GAME NEXT YEAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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