How's this going to work?

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

The NFL has its plan for eliminating those not-ready-for-prime-time matchups that too often sneaked onto national television.

The league plans to hold off scheduling Sunday night games in seven of the final eight weeks -- just as playoff races start heating up -- to ensure the best games are played on NBC. The league has long wanted some kind of flexible scheduling, but could never implement one until now.

http://wgrz.com/sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=36762

[The_Philster]

Re: How's this going to work?

It couldn't do it before because moving games from Sunday afternoon to Monday night would have been a nightmare for evertyone involved. Now that MNF is a cable game and SNF is now the "marquee game", it's a little easier to do

[LtFinFan66]

Re: How's this going to work?

That would suck for folks coming from out of town

[Pride]

Re: How's this going to work?

I think they will decide at the midpoint of the season, or 3 weeks out, rather than 1 week prior.

[McBFLO]

Re: How's this going to work?

I heard on the radio yesterday... they will give at least 12 days notice.