Is this a new thing and will there be more Thursday games?
2007-11-29 15:11:32 · 11 answers · asked by whata waste 7 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Thursday night games started last year when the NFL Network was launched. They help bring up the ratings so satellite and cable will carry the network as part of their basic cable programming. The NFL Network is currently fighting with Time Warner Cable because TWC refuses to include the NFL network as part of their basic package. Eventually I guess, the NFL hopes enough fans complain and TWC caves.
2007-11-29 15:19:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well ESPN has been televising college football on Thursday for a decade now and so it is not new. I am not so sure about NFL having Thursday games although I know the have played on Thanksgiving since 1934 when the Detroit Lions started that tradition to get more addition as the Tigers got all the attention at that time.
2007-11-29 23:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by JCam 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It has nothing to do with Flex game. Thursday night football is something they have done from time to time, just hasn't been a Thursday night game of this magnitude, ever!
They only do Thursday night games deep into the season.
2007-11-29 23:16:39 · answer #3 · answered by silverblack12345 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's relatively new that the NFL has games on Thursday... they've always had games on Thanksgiving, and then Saturday games once the college season winds down.
Now that college has games on Thursday during the season, the NFL is filling that void.
2007-11-29 23:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are always Thursday games, starting on Thanksgiving every year.
2007-11-29 23:15:24 · answer #5 · answered by kianvis 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What else are you going to watch on Thursday night? TNA wrestling?
2007-11-29 23:19:22 · answer #6 · answered by kenrayf 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Flex games....currently most teams have played 11 games some teams have played 10 games...flex games keep the season in check and on track
2007-11-29 23:15:08 · answer #7 · answered by Wesley W 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because playing Thursday morning would be weird.
2007-11-29 23:20:36 · answer #8 · answered by wildflower76f 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
just to piss us off and not being on cable to watch, nfl has done some whacky stuff but this takes the case a game with this high demand on it, just to make more money
2007-11-29 23:16:08 · answer #9 · answered by PartyNaked® 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
So it gives us football fans one more day of football!!
Now if only we can get them on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
And Saturday during regular season...
2007-11-29 23:22:47 · answer #10 · answered by Coltsgal 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋