NFL GDT: Week 16: Mayfields of Gold

[SwordsgoneWild]

I don't know why the Steelers are running the ball behind by two scores.

Stillers football baby!

 

[Ace]

I don't know why the Steelers are running the ball behind by two scores.

Just wait until they punt from midfield

 

[Avs_19]

Every Steelers game I watch I think there's way too much Harris and not enough Warren, even when Harris is playing well.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Van Noy has been good this season

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Just wait until they punt from midfield

Yessir!

 

[Avs_19]

This one won't go on Brady's broadcast highlight reel. Really, there probably aren't many highlights there.

 

[EpochLink]

Big game Flowers!

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

That was great fail by the DB....Hell, he couldn't even wrap him up after that lol.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Nice catch by Flowers

 

[hatterson]

Always good to see punting to the opposition in the 4th quarter when down 2 scores work out exactly like it should.

 

[PeteWorrell]

I would hate playing against someone like Flowers. Not only is he skilled but he has this air of cockiness that would infuriate me.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

I'm envious of all the offensive weapons the Ravens have.

 

[Ace]

Henry has 162 and Lamar has vultured all the redzone plays to pad his stats. And throw a pick.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Ya Steelers done here

 

[Terry Yake]

need to take the points here

 

[PeteWorrell]

Vintage Tucker today.

 

[Terry Yake]

that's why you don't put a guy just elevated from the practice squad as your main return man

 

[PeteWorrell]

Henry happy to make the playoffs.

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

@GKJ @Marc the Habs Fan @StreetHawk

As I was watching FOX broadcast one of the AFC only matchups today I remembered back to a time when you knew if the game was on FOX it had an NFC road team and if a game was on CBS the road team was AFC.

When did this change? Like I get that in today's day and age these packages are split up and sliced and diced differently than in the past. But when did it happen?

 

[GKJ]

@GKJ @Marc the Habs Fan @StreetHawk

As I was watching FOX broadcast one of the AFC only matchups today I remembered back to a time when you knew if the game was on FOX it had an NFC road team and if a game was on CBS the road team was AFC.

When did this change? Like I get that in today's day and age these packages are split up and sliced and diced differently than in the past. But when did it happen?

It’s been a few years. There became agreements between the networks to start moving games around to expose the best matchups regardless of network, and that bled into the playoffs when the Saints/Bears and 49ers/Cowboys games were aired on CBS (wild card round is sliced differently), but with the last media rights deal it’s become basically unchained as more affiliates wanted more access to their local teams. All of these extra national windows, such as on Saturdays, are put up for grabs similar to the Wild Card round. However, CBS and Fox are guaranteed to air at least one divisional matchup each per season, except for Week 18.

It’s good that this came up because the networks are evidently getting upset as they feel Amazon is getting better treatment despite paying less for their package. But the data is apparently telling the NFL that those are the games that attract the youngest audience.