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Do we get flexed to prime time next week?

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8 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

I don't have a "deal". If anything, the Saints/Panthers game would be the "one to move". I highly doubt the Bucs are losing to Arizona so it will come down to us beating NO to get in.

Also, flexing Panthers/Saints won't make sense unless the Saints beat the Eagles.  If the Eagles win, then a Bucs loss in Week 18 would mean the Panthers have nothing to play for in the night game as win or lose they would hold the tiebreaker over the Saints (who need to win out).  And Falcons are eliminated.  NFL won't risk the Week 18 SNF being meaningless so Panthers and Bucs will play their games simultaneously.  

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I have a buddy who is in the sports TV business and he said if the networks were given the chance to only show Packers, Cowboys and Steelers games all year long...they would take it.

So I'm going to just spitball random crap and see if any of it sticks.  The Cowboys are already on Thursday Night Football.  The Packers are playing a 4pm game on CBS against the Vikings.  That is an all NFC matchup that got "cross flexed" from Fox to CBS so that CBS could show 1 intriguing game that afternoon.  Which means CBS is going to fight to keep that game.  Taking it a step further, the other 2 afternoon games are Jets @ Seahawks and 49ers @ Raiders.  So moving the Rams/Chargers game down to the 4pm slot would mean that there would be all west coast games on at 4 with only the New York Jets bringing an audience from the east.

At the 1pm slot CBS also has the Ravens/Steelers game.  As much as they might want that one, I think they might let it go because they also have the Chiefs at 1pm.  CBS has been leaning heavy into all Chiefs games and broadcasting them nationally, even when they are playing a team like the Texans.

Here are some additional rules to flexing that I was not aware of but google'd it.  Apparently when the networks protect their games from being flexed, its something that has to happen by week 5.  And it can only be 1 game per week.  So if we are going to keep overthinking this like I am in this post, we would have to also ask ourselves what games would have looked compelling enough to protect in week 17...way back in week 5.  Which leads me to believe there is an off chance that CBS chose to protect Chiefs/Broncos. Which leads them open.

https://sports.morganwick.com/category/football/nfl/snf-flex-scheduling-watch/

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18 hours ago, Mage said:

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/12/20/no-decision-yet-on-week-17-sunday-night-football-game/

Currently the SNF game is Chargers/Rams, which won't stick.  

No matter the result of tomorrows game, Bucs/Panthers will have huge implications.  BUT, and I know this is unlikely but you never know... if the Bucs lose to the Cardinals, then they face an elimination game vs the Panthers.  They are done if they lose.  And no way Brady plays a meaningless game in Week 18.  And who knows what his plans are?  It isn't a stretch to think that it could very well be his final NFL game ever and the NFL knows this.  So I think if the Bucs lose tomorrow this make the game a lock to be flexed to SNF.  

A Sunday Night Panthers game in late December with the division hanging in the balance would make me a very happy man. 

I hope not I have to fly to Oregon most likely at 5am Monday 

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