Flex games

[Cntrygal]

Does anyone know which games (Bills) could be affected? I'm interested, in particular, in weeks 12 & 15.

[madness]

Flexible Scheduling

Allows teams to play their way onto the Sunday night schedule
Last season, the NFL implemented for the first time in its history a primetime "flexible scheduling" element on Sundays in Weeks 10-15 and in Week 17.
Flexible scheduling ensured quality matchups on Sunday night in those weeks and gave surprise teams a chance to play their way onto primetime.
The 2007 NFL schedule will again utilize flexible scheduling in Weeks 11-17. The NBC Sunday night time slot for "flex" weeks will list the game tentatively scheduled for Sunday night.
Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game will be moved to an afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights.
Just as the six major college football conferences have done for many years, the NFL will have the flexibility to move the start times of games on Sundays, using a 12-day notice format.
For example, a game scheduled for a Sunday could move from a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff to an 8:15 p.m. start, but the change would be made and announced no later than the prior Tuesday, 12 days prior.
The NFL has commonly moved games between 1:00 p.m. ET and 4:15 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoons, and the NFL now employs flexible scheduling to include one of its primetime packages of games - on Sunday evenings.
Sunday afternoon games, as in the past, can still be moved between 1:00 and 4:05 or 4:15 p.m. ET.
In Week 17, in order to ensure a Sunday night game with playoff implications, the decision to move the start time may be made on six days notice.

NFL Flexible Scheduling 101


Begins Sunday of Week 11
In effect during Weeks 11-17
Only Sunday afternoon games are subject to being moved into the Sunday night window.
The game that has been tentatively scheduled for Sunday night during flex weeks will be listed at 8:15 p.m. ET.
The majority of games on Sundays will be listed at 1:00 p.m. ET during flex weeks except for games played in Pacific or Mountain Time zones which will be listed at 4:05 or 4:15 p.m. ET.
No impact on Thursday, Saturday or Monday night games.
The NFL will decide (after consultation with CBS, FOX, NBC) and announce as early as possible the game being played at 8:15 p.m. ET. The announcement will come no later than 12 days prior to the game. The NFL may also announce games moving to 4:05 p.m. ET and 4:15 p.m. ET.
Week 17 start time changes could be decided on 6 days notice to ensure a game with playoff implications.
The NBC Sunday night time slot in "flex" weeks will list the game that has been tentatively scheduled for Sunday night.
Fans and ticket holders must be aware that NFL games in flex weeks are subject to change 12 days in advance (6 days in Week 17) and should plan accordingly.
NFL schedules all games.
Teams will be informed as soon as they are no longer under consideration or eligible for a move to Sunday night. http://www.nfl.com/schedules/tv/flexible

[RockStar36]

By my guess, without looking at the whole league schedule, only 15,16,17 would be interesting enough to switch. The rest are a bunch of eh games.

[Mski]

so it will most likely be monday of week 8 till wefind out the first one?

[Mski]

i think wk 10 is intreaguing, we have potential to be 7-2 going into our first game against NE and 2-0 in the division... i think that game will have more playoff implication than NE in wk 17

[patmoran2006]

@ Jets in Week 15 could be a prime candidate for Sunday night football.

[BuffaloBillsStampede]

I loev going to primetime games. The Dallas game last year was a blast aside from the outcome.

[HughC]

@ Jets in Week 15 could be a prime candidate for Sunday night football.
It would be except for the fact that would mean that NBC would bump the Giants - Cowboys game; I can't see them doing that.

The current Week 14 game looks like it may be an ideal candidate to be changed (Patriots - Seahawks) but unless the Dolphins continue to improve more than I think they will, I don't see NBC putting on the Bills game that week. They'd probably want Eagles-Giants or Cowboys-Steelers.

Depending on who is still trying to get in the playoffs or win a division, I would guess Week 17 would be either the Chargers-Broncos or Bills-Pats.

[Cntrygal]

I will be at Big Sky (skiing) for the Jets game - so it would work out if they moved that one to a late game for me (to give me time to get off of the slopes).

:biggrin:

[patmoran2006]

It would be except for the fact that would mean that NBC would bump the Giants - Cowboys game; I can't see them doing that.

The current Week 14 game looks like it may be an ideal candidate to be changed (Patriots - Seahawks) but unless the Dolphins continue to improve more than I think they will, I don't see NBC putting on the Bills game that week. They'd probably want Eagles-Giants or Cowboys-Steelers.

Depending on who is still trying to get in the playoffs or win a division, I would guess Week 17 would be either the Chargers-Broncos or Bills-Pats.
good insight. I love when people bring good contributions to the board.
TO be honest, I didnt really look at any other games.. Just the Bills schedule..

[Block "O"]

I hope we get one because although Im going to the Browns game, the dirty little secret is that Sunday Night Football is the new Monday Night Football. Congrats ESPN you ruined one of my favorite all time sports spectacles. Al Michaels > 3 morons on MNF (sorry Jaws, you're not that great of an announcer)