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OMFG what a joke, Bears & Giants get 4 primetime games?

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It's only because Chicago and New york are two of the largest fan bases and markets in football and it's all about ratings. It also is not necessarily to do with those two teams(Giants and Bears) but who they're playing as well . Ttwo of the Bears primetime games are against playoff teams from 09 and one is just a crappy NFLN game, the other is when Bears and Giants play eachother). Three of the Giants games are about the opponent not them, the Colts, Eagles and Cowboys (all playoff teams from 09)

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The fact that NYC and Chicago are the 2nd and 3rd largest cities in the country has a lot more to do with it than W and L. Panthers just don't have the draw to get more than 1 or 2 games per season, regardless of how good they are.

Yep.... The Eagles have 5 "primetime" games and are not expected to do much this year with a new QB, bad defense, a non existant o-line to protect that new QB.

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so with that train of thought, maybe they could use prime time games to help sell the smaller markets????

They would most likely lose ratings which equals $$$ in the process with no guarantee of actually enlargening those smaller markets, besides being in the Northwest, I have to watch those damn Hawks games every fuging week anyways.....j/k:D

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see, I disagree Darth. I think there are enough of us football lovers that we are going to watch Monday night football regardless of who is playing.

It might also do with the fact that Seattle plays pretty much mediocre to subpar teams throughout this coming season, I could see either the Saints or Falcons games, maybe Panthers(tie it in to some 06 NFCCG hype) getting some love but other than that I think their lack of quality opponents killed their primetime hopes this season.

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BTW, Hawk what games you going to this season? I'm thinking I'll be attending the home opener against the 49ers and the Panthers game.

I am not 100% sure yet.

home opener against San Fran is for sure

hoping to go to Denver in week 2, but I also want to see San Diego in week 3...back to back is hard enough, three in a row....I dunno!!!

Giants November 7th is a probable, and I have some more maybes including at New Orleans, at Zona or San Fran and I'd like to take in the Panthers game too!

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see, I disagree Darth. I think there are enough of us football lovers that we are going to watch Monday night football regardless of who is playing.

But it is the casual viewer that they are trying to lure in. Far bigger market I would think than die hard football fans who will watch regardless of who is playing. "Bandwagon" fans = $$$$$.

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But it is the casual viewer that they are trying to lure in. Far bigger market I would think than die hard football fans who will watch regardless of who is playing. "Bandwagon" fans = $$$$$.

Yeah I'm sure they made a killing off the Saints "fans" last season.:yesnod:

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