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Thursday Night Idea

djstat : 3/28/2023 9:09 pm

This is how I’d solve the Thursday night dilemma

Each division has two Thursday games per year.

Kickoff Thursday is the SB champ
Games not in a real order.

All Games are division games and divisions play back to back weeks. Means all travel is “local”. Division games every week.

Each year just rotate the division games.

Sept. 7 season Opener
Sept. 14: Giants Vs. commanders
Sept. 21: Eagles Vs. Cowboys
Sept. 28: Titans Vs. Colts
Oct. 5: Jags Vs. Texans
Oct. 12: Bills Vs Dolphins
Oct. 19: Jets Vs. Pats
Oct. 26: saints Vs. Bucs
Nov. 2: Falcons Vs. Panthers
Nov. 9: Ravens Vs. Steelers
Nov. 16: Bengals Vs. Browns
Nov. 23: Thanksgiving usual clowns
Nov. 30: Vikings Vs. Lions
Dec. 7: Packers Vs. Bears
Dec. 14: 49ers Vs. Seahawks
Dec. 21: Cards Vs. Rams
Dec. 28: Charger Vs. Broncos
Jan. 4: Chiefs Vs. raiders (if for competitive reasons this is final weekend of the season, this can be the 3rd turkey day prime time game)

Well Done

steviej : 3/28/2023 9:20 pm : link

Makes too much sense . They’ll never do it .

Well done…

Chris in Philly : 3/28/2023 9:25 pm : link

I appreciate all the thought you put into it.

Thats bulletproof

j_rud : 3/28/2023 9:42 pm : link

I wonder if it would bump ratings too. I tend to drift towards division match ups when I'm channel hopping non-Giants games. That's a great idea, nice work.

Nice job

Route 9 : 3/29/2023 2:49 am : link

I also really like

"Thanksgiving usual clowns"

They will be playing at the Stone Pony this Saturday night!

Well done,

Big Blue '56 : 3/29/2023 5:17 am : link

Personally, I don't like it.

robbieballs2003 : 3/29/2023 6:43 am : link

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According to the Spreadapedia database, home teams have won at 62.4 percent clip on Thursdays since 2006. This 58-35 mark includes NFL Kickoff and Thanksgiving games.

By contrast, on all other days in this same span, home sides have won at a 56.6 percent rate (1,140-873-3).

This article was in 2016. I'm looking for newer information. - ( New Window )

RE: Personally, I don't like it.

Ivan15 : 3/29/2023 8:32 am : link

In comment 16077501 robbieballs2003 said:

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Division games are the most important individual games of the season. One team shouldn't have a clear advantage over another like that. Any of the NFC East teams flying to Dallas are at a disadvantage.

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According to the Spreadapedia database, home teams have won at 62.4 percent clip on Thursdays since 2006. This 58-35 mark includes NFL Kickoff and Thanksgiving games.

By contrast, on all other days in this same span, home sides have won at a 56.6 percent rate (1,140-873-3).

This article was in 2016. I'm looking for newer information. - ( New Window )

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Taking djstat’s idea and expanding it to address Robbie’s concern about home field advantage.

Give each team 2 Thursday games including Thanksgiving. If the GIANTS are home against the Commanders and the EAGLES are home against the Cowboys, then later in the year, the COMMANDERS are home against the Eagles and the COWBOYS are home against the Giants. Not playing the same teams but at least the home field advantage is somewhat neutralized.

A nightmare for the schedule maker (really the computer programmers).

I think the solution is simple.

robbieballs2003 : 3/29/2023 9:30 am : link

The product sucks not because of the matchups but because of the short week. Scoring is down on those games. So, the solution isn't foex scheduling. The solution is having w bye weeks per year where the Thursday night game comes after one of those byes.

Flex not foex

robbieballs2003 : 3/29/2023 9:31 am : link

And 2 bye weeks not w.

Nice try DJ

Sec 103 : 3/29/2023 10:47 am : link

Thursday suck. Granted they are here to stay, but that doesn't mean they don't suck.

Get rid of it

Spiciest Memelord : 3/29/2023 11:29 am : link

we don't need more players suffering brain damage after a few days rest from a head injury.

RE: Get rid of it

Costy16 : 3/29/2023 11:58 am : link

In comment 16077617 Spiciest Memelord said:

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we don't need more players suffering brain damage after a few days rest from a head injury.

Yep, Goodell cannot be serious about player safety and then actually try to float THIS idea about flexing the games. The games stink because the players are still banged up. Get rid of it, I remember when Thursday night was a big night for a decent college football matchup.

TNF

stretch234 : 3/29/2023 12:40 pm : link

Why have Thursday games been accepted on Thanksgiving but not any other Thursday. Does the risk of injury magically change because it is a holiday.

It is still Thursday and people don’t bitch about it