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[TracerBullet]

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All of the complaints about the Thursday games I've seen so far is between division rivals:

49ers/Seahawks
Ravens/Steelers
Jets/Patriots

[dsallupinyaarea]

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Pretty favorable Vikings schedule, I'm happy with it. I'm optimistic about this year.

[cjonesfan921]

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Things I'll never understand...Cowboys and Eagles twice in a 19 day span.

Dallas has the Sunday Nighter against NY then turn around and play Thursday afternoon...cool...then another Thursday game.

[coogrfan]

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Apparently the NFL really digs the "Romo/Dallas can't win in Dec" meme:

10 NOV 9 12:00PMCST ) AT JAGUARS
11 BYE
12 NOV 23 7:30PMCST ' AT GIANTS
13 NOV 27 3:30PMCST ) EAGLES
14 DEC 4 7:25PMCST , AT BEARS
15 DEC 14 7:30PMCST ' AT EAGLES
16 DEC 21 3:25PMCST * COLTS
17 DEC 28 12:00PMCST ) AT REDSKINS

Five of the last seven on the road including all three divisional foes in what should be cold weather games?

Thanks for nothing, Roger.

[slickdtc]

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I could've sworn that Detroit was playing Buffalo this year.

Yeah that was the rumor...

Then they said oh **** it's the Bills, we can't have them get a national audience besides the required TNF game.

I hate you NFL.

[Majingir]

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If NFL wanted someone to buy the Bills though,shouldn't they have at least 1 more Bills game on national TV? At least show potential owners the NFL is willing to have Bills getting national coverage.


Based on strength of schedule, Broncos,Chargers,49ers,Seahawks,Chiefs have the hardest schedule of all playoff teams from last year.

Ravens and Colts have easiest schedule of all above .500 teams

[jmood88]

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If NFL wanted someone to buy the Bills though,shouldn't they have at least 1 more Bills game on national TV? At least show potential owners the NFL is willing to have Bills getting national coverage.


Based on strength of schedule, Broncos,Chargers,49ers,Seahawks,Chiefs have the hardest schedule of all playoff teams from last year.

Ravens and Colts have easiest schedule of all playoff teams from last year.

No, all a potential owner needs to look at are the television contracts that all the teams share. I don't know why people are surprised when boring and mediocre teams don't get nationally televised games.

[Cardot]

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No, all a potential owner needs to look at are the television contracts that all the teams share. I don't know why people are surprised when boring and mediocre teams don't get nationally televised games.

Yeah, the Bears are much more exciting.

[jmood88]

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Yeah, the Bears are much more exciting.

They bring ratings. The Bills have a history that only people in Buffalo and parts of Canada care about, they have no recent success to justify putting them on tv, and they aren't an exciting team to watch. It's not hard to figure out why the NFL would avoid taking spots from teams that people actually want to see.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Things I'll never understand...Cowboys and Eagles twice in a 19 day span.

Dallas has the Sunday Nighter against NY then turn around and play Thursday afternoon...cool...then another Thursday game.

Do they still get a week off in between those Thursday games or are they basically still playing that following Thursday?

[slickdtc]

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They bring ratings. The Bills have a history that only people in Buffalo and parts of Canada care about, they have no recent success to justify putting them on tv, and they aren't an exciting team to watch. It's not hard to figure out why the NFL would avoid taking spots from teams that people actually want to see.

Yeah, it's the way it is. Same way the Flyers play the Penguins at least a few times on NBC's national broadcast for the NHL while other teams never see the spotlight. It gets tiring seeing the same old teams, though.

I'd say the Bills do have some players who are exciting, though. Stevie, Spiller, and a young QB in Manuel. Not to mention the defensive line and Kiko Alonso. If they take steps to become more competitive, they'll find themselves on one of Thanksgiving, SNF, or MNF.

[cjonesfan921]

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Do they still get a week off in between those Thursday games or are they basically still playing that following Thursday?

Their week off is prior to the Giants game.

[Bmore Irish]

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If NFL wanted someone to buy the Bills though,shouldn't they have at least 1 more Bills game on national TV? At least show potential owners the NFL is willing to have Bills getting national coverage.


Based on strength of schedule, Broncos,Chargers,49ers,Seahawks,Chiefs have the hardest schedule of all playoff teams from last year.

Ravens and Colts have easiest schedule of all playoff teams from last year.

Baltimore wasn't a playoff team last year.

And speaking of their schedule, I believe they have 5 of their 6 division games in the first 9 weeks of the season, which seems like an odd scheduling choice.

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[mestevo]

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A bunch of stuff from https://twitter.com/BobGlauber:

• Goodell: possible owners vote on expanded playoffs for 2014 @ May 20 mtg. But he said if no vote is taken then, won't happen this season.
• fyi: A lot has to happen before expanded playoffs become a reality. 1. Owners must approve. 2. Players must approve.
  
• NFL director of officiating Dean Blandino said Shawn Hochuli, son of referee Ed "Guns" Hochuli, will be an on-field official this season.
  
• Dean Blandino said NFL will experiment w/ extra points in preseason from the 15-yard line - not the 20 - as announced at owners meetings.
• Blandino said competition committee made recommendation within the past week to have PAT kicks from the 15 instead of the 20.
• The feeling from some clubs about PAT experimentation was that kicks were too tough from 20. Compromise was the 15.

From Jeff Rosen: https://twitter.com/jeff_rosen88

• Goodell says #NFL is "not actively considering expansion." Neither are #NHL, #NBA. Or #MLB. Only league that is? #MLS.
  
• Two female officials will be part of NFL's officiating minicamp and officiate some preseason games, says NFL officiating czar Dean Blandino..
  
• NFL VP of FB ops Troy Vincent says #NFL will be different for Michael Sam than at #Mizzou, where "Coach didn't let him talk to the media."
• Vincent says he played with six gay football players during his 15-year career as an NFL player. "They just didn't make it public."

[SPTO]

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Bears-Lions on Thanksgiving but CBS is calling the game this year? I thought FOX got NFC matchups?

A bit late and we all know this now but wow, first since the Merger that NO AFC team is playing on Thanksgiving. That's pretty weird....Maybe next year it'll all be AFC

Yeah right....

• NFL director of officiating Dean Blandino said Shawn Hochuli, son of referee Ed "Guns" Hochuli, will be an on-field official this season.
  

• Goodell says #NFL is "not actively considering expansion." Neither are #NHL, #NBA. Or #MLB. Only league that is? #MLS.

I saw Shawn officiate a couple times last year in the NCAA. He's a LOT better than his father as a ref. He gets his fellow officials to make the call quickly and he takes charge on the field. I think he'll be a good NFL ref.

While the NHL isn't "actively" seeking expansion there's talk that Seattle and Vegas may be announced as new NHL cities sooner than later.