NFL announces 13 Thursday Night games next season!

[CRA]

Yes.

then you will get the NFLN game (only the Carolina)......it will air on CBS or Fox for you.

[Disinfranchised]

games that air on NFLN on Thurs.....are aired for the local market on standard channels. Always have been unless they are changing something.

I guess we are not in the "local area". Greensboro area channels do not air NFLN or ESPN games. You MUST have NFLN (Direct TV) and ESPN (All Cable) to see those. For "Free" networks, (Sunday, and Playoff games) we ARE in the Panthers viewing area. Sucks, but true.

[Disinfranchised]

then you will get the NFLN game (only the Carolina)......it will air on CBS or Fox for you.

Nope. Not MY local channels.

[CRA]

Nope. Not MY local channels.

yes. you just said YOUR local channels offer the Panther games every Sunday.

that means if Carolina plays on NFLN, YOUR local channels will air that one NFLN game. They won't air all NFLN games but if Carolina plays they will air that one for you.

If you don't get the NFLN game aired for you....that means your local channels aren't playing the Panthers every week on Sunday at 1 and 4 for you.

[thunderraiden]

I hate PAY TV. They are just a bunch of crooks. Wonder how many Panther games I will miss watching this season.

Is it really that hard to go to Buffalo Wild Wings?

[Davidson Deac II]

I have the NFL network, can't say I watch it much though.

[Davidson Deac II]

The local channels in the Winston area usually air panthers games that are not on the network. At least the preseason games anyway. I assume they do with the Panthers thursday night games as well.

[Disinfranchised]

yes. you just said YOUR local channels offer the Panther games every Sunday.

that means if Carolina plays on NFLN, YOUR local channels will air that one NFLN game. They won't air all NFLN games but if Carolina plays they will air that one for you.

If you don't get the NFLN game aired for you....that means your local channels aren't playing the Panthers every week on Sunday at 1 and 4 for you.

FOX WGHP, High Point Plays all FOX Panther Sunday games. CBS WFMY Plays ALL Preseason and CBS Panther Sunday. No NFLN or ESPN games are aired on these channels. I know it aint right. It sucks but this is true. Been that way forever. As hardees says, and that's just the way it is.

[Disinfranchised]

The local channels in the Winston area usually air panthers games that are not on the network. At least the preseason games anyway. I assume they do with the Panthers thursday night games as well.

Nope. ESPN and NFLN are ONLY available on cable or satelite.

[beastson]

I like it

We lost all of our Thursday games though

[CRA]

FOX WGHP, High Point Plays all FOX Panther Sunday games. CBS WFMY Plays ALL Preseason and CBS Panther Sunday. No NFLN or ESPN games are aired on these channels. I know it aint right. It sucks but this is true. Been that way forever. As hardees says, and that's just the way it is.

listen.

You will not get any ESPN games no matter who plays.

You will not get any NFLN games EXCEPT!!!when Carolina plays on Thursday night.....FOX or CBS will then air that same game. NFLN will air it on a channel you don't get......but FOX or CBS will ALSO air the game for you to watch. They will only do that if Carolina is playing.

[Dpantherman]

CRA...I think it's time to give up. He doesn't get it.

[PhillyB]

The "local market" does not reach summerfield. I guess I could use the money I spend on my season tickets to pay a Direct TV bill. I could get the best package they have and still have money left over. Shoot, if you add in the gas, food, hotels and stadium beer money, I could take a small vacation as well.

JP Looneys in Oak Ridge will show the game and it's like two minutes away. Probably more fun than watching it at home anyway

[SOJA]

What are you talking about? No different than any other show that comes on locally Tuesday/Thursday nights. I'm not paying a dime extra.

Well if you have accepted Thursday night, what about every other night of the week? Screw the players and the shortened weeks, in my madden game the all you have to do is turn off fatigue and injuries. This is America where we get what we want all the time. I NEED my NFL on Thursdays now. <----that doesn't sound like you have been duped?

Maybe I'm a purist, maybe I don't like corporations exploiting their market for something that used to be offered to everyone on basic cable, save for Monday Night Football (which used to be on NBC).

BTW I'm not referring solely to Panthers games.

TL;DR You are allowing the NFL to tie your hands, by only showing more games on an exclusive network. If they get away with this, what is the next step?