CKS97 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 With no clear cut winner take all game with the same stakes for both teams in week 17 as a result of certain games going the way they did (Most notably, ATL/JAX/TEN losing and Carolina winning), there will be no Sunday Night game on NBC for week 17 since there is no game with straight up playoff implications for both ways. So, they changed things and moved a majority of the games with stakes to the late timeslot, resulting in NINE late afternoon games. And thus for the first time since 1986, the last Sunday of the NFL season will have no Sunday night games. And for the first time since 1977, no primetime games to close out the regular season. Plus, throw in the fact it's New Year's Eve...... Your thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 smart move imo not sure it happens if it wasn't on new years eve just wish the steelers were playing at 4 so we would already know the results from pats vs jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I think that they were smart about not having a late game on new year's eve. Not even the NFL is strong enough to defeat that monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 That's excellent for ratings to be honest. Nobodies going to be staying up watching a meaningless football game NYE when they are all at parties unless your team directly has a stake.. And Sunday night games are more for national audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biletnikoff Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Quote Plus, throw in the fact it's New Year's Eve...... the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Gonna be asleep by 9, so I don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 13 minutes ago, EliteTexan80 said: Gonna be asleep by 9, so I don't care. My ma offered to watch the kid. But I'll probably still be asleep before midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Good. Let me get drunk on New Years in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaqOptic Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I've got 18 months of video gaming to catch up on so the less football to distract me on the weekend the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Smart move I think. Didn't the college football playoffs have terrible ratings when it was on New Years Eve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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