CBS to air first 8 Thursday night games

[jasonluckydog]

“NFL Network built Thursday into a night for NFL fans,” said Commissioner Roger Goodell. “Our goal is to bring these games to more fans on broadcast television with unprecedented promotion and visibility for Thursday Night Football on CBS.”

 

 

http://nfl.si.com/2014/02/05/cbs-nfl-thursday-night-football-tv-broadcast/?xid=si_topstories

 

This should make some fans happy

[Jump Zone]

The first eight games are on CBS, the last eight on NFLN with the last two on Saturday nights.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I think I also heard that CBS will also has rights to pick up some NFC games as well.  Not sure of the details but seems like the article stated that the 2nd Panthers/Saints game would have potentially been "flexed" to CBS.  Seems odd that it applies to both conferences but apparently things they are achangin...

[2jakefansinva]

I hate thursday nite football....................like my football at 1pm on sunday afternoon.

[Kevin Greene]

Nantz and Simms. Ugghh. 

Nantz is good for golf, that's it.

Still miss Mike Patrick.

[Delhommey]

We finally got rid of Dan Dierdorf and they pull this crap

[t96]

I don't understand why they'd do it half and half... It doesn't really affect me but whatever.

[Rise of The Hive]

Please leave Mayock with NFLN.

[rainwater]

But CBS is AFC. Fox is NFC.

 

For Sunday games.  This is the Thursday Night package.  CBS just bought the rights from the NFL.  They will show both conferences just like the NFL Network has been doing for years.  

[SpeedOFLight]

I think it is a good move. Not everyone has cable/satelite to be able to watch games on NFLN like me. I had to end up going to a bar or something to watch those games.

[Snake]

I hate weird night games.

[Guest Dark Knight]

TNF games fuging blow. The really good teams only play one TNF game. The rest of the games are Cleveland, Jacksonville, Oakland, Buffalo, etc.

You'll get a good match up of New England vs Baltimore, then it's Jacksonville vs Tennessee, Cleveland vs Oakland, Tampa Bay vs Washington. Then it's Seattle vs New Orleans followed by Jacksonville vs Buffalo, Houston vs Cleveland, Oakland vs Jacksonville.

99% of the games blow. Teams can't recover from the previous game & prepare for a new team in just 3 days. The games are sloppy.

The only TNF game I like is week 1 when the SB champion gets to host the first game of the year. Other than that having 3 primetime games every week just waters it down.

Having a crap ton of games on Sunday afternoons then one marquee matchup on MNF is what makes primetime games, & football in general, awesome. They've turned it into baseball where you get to watch a game every other day.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the "fan experience" or whatever they say. It's all about money.

[Cary Kollins]

Fox is the worst NFL broadcaster by far so the possibility of more games on CBS is a big plus for me.

[Evengelion]

I like thursday games. it breaks the week long manaughtny. They should start the game at 8pm though.