That’s actually brutal for the NBA. The only saving grace for them is that the NFL games will be on Netflix instead of a regular network. But still. Ouch.
Bears are -4.5 favorites in the look ahead line.Man, looks pretty tough. What’s the first game folks think the Pats will be favored in? Bears?
The NFL has had Christmas day games every year since 2020. This isn't a new thing, but obviously the Wednesday games are very new. I don't think the NFL owes the NBA anything in this matter.They’re pushing another league around just because they can. It would be like if the NFL intentionally scheduled the draft to go head to head with MLB opening day. I don’t think it’s a moral failing or anything, but I do think it’s cool when each sport has some traditional moments on the calendar to itself and the idea that the leagues coordinate and respect each other seems nice.
They’ve had them going back many more years, but only on Saturday/Sunday/Monday (with an occasional Friday) and not as many. The last two years there’s been SNF on Christmas Eve and tripleheaders on Christmas when it used to only be doubleheaders, and now they’re playing games on the least likely day of the week. I don’t mind it selfishly as someone who doesn’t care for the NBA and will take all the football I can get, but they’ve absolutely kicked it into high gear the last few years not to mention player safety issues.The NFL has had Christmas day games every year since 2020. This isn't a new thing, but obviously the Wednesday games are very new. I don't think the NFL owes the NBA anything in this matter.
Who's watching free games from an antenna these days in any context?
Yeah. Actually more people are using an antenna since cord cutting became a thing and antennas became better and inexpensive.Probably a decent amount of people honestly, a lot of people use various streaming setups that don't have local channels and just throw up a small antenna if they live in a city.
The Jags are good, I don't understand this.Damn, even an underdog to the Jags in London?
There's a fun little twitter thread that shows/explains some of the jokes. Can't see to embed it though. @ChargersMuse is the accountAfter two years of hilarious anime schedules, the Chargers media team tries the same using Sims models: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gt0v7iW890
IMHO, big letdown. Sims are so limited in their expressions, it's hard to tell visual jokes competently.
The Panthers and the Pats are underdogs in every game they play as of today's odds. This is not true of any other teams.Damn, even an underdog to the Jags in London?
But not the worst Super Bowl odds in the AFC! That honor goes to the Titans (Pats are +12500, Titans are +15000, and for reference the Panthers are a cool +25000).The Panthers and the Pats are underdogs in every game they play as of today's odds. This is not true of any other teams.
Your reasoning on why they shouldn't be?Damn, even an underdog to the Jags in London?
I dunno, the New England retirement home- complete with Paul Pierce in a wheelchair- was pretty great.After two years of hilarious anime schedules, the Chargers media team tries the same using Sims models: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gt0v7iW890
IMHO, big letdown. Sims are so limited in their expressions, it's hard to tell visual jokes competently.
I think that's all part of it.IMHO, big letdown. Sims are so limited in their expressions, it's hard to tell visual jokes competently.
Or some way to STREAM the games, even those played on EAST coast time.To watch every game this season you need CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, ESPN+, Peacock, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and NFL Network.
That's what I did with YouTube TV and I sound like a company spokesperson I love it so much. The ability to easily watch anything on my phone has meant I haven't missed basically any NBA/NHL/NFL game (on YTTV) that I've wanted to watch for a long time now. And the unlimited DVR alone is magical -- I have every episode of The Simpsons, Family Guy, Cheers, The Office, Schitt's Creek, Rick & Morty, SNL, Always Sunny, Seinfeld, Brooklyn Nine-Nine available on my phone anytime I want.I paid for Dazn, which is the international version of Gamepass and it was worth it.
I may end up cancelling my Cable TV altogether at this point and just stay with that since I think it has NFL Network and Red Zone too.
I mean, it's significantly more than any other sport for far less games. Watching games on TV isn't some replacement for going to the games.YouTubeTV for the season + one month of ESPN+ + two months of Peacock + one month of Netflix = what, $350? Last year's Prime games were available for free on twitch.tv, but call it $400 if you want that too.
Now do the cost of attending a single NFL game live.
It's tedious to deal with subscribing/canceling, but it's still outstanding value, imo.
Right by comparison, I get MLB.TV for free (again, through partner's TMobile subscription) and can watch/listen 162 Red Sox games that way (obviously without my extra subscriptions I couldn't watch the 10ish/year on Apple TV, national broadcast, or in-market, but I could still listen to those via At Bat). And that same subscription also gives me access to literally thousands of other games. If I paid out of pocket, it would be $150 for the season, whereas base price for Sunday Ticket is $350 for the season.I mean, it's significantly more than any other sport for far less games.
I will say that, at the risk of sounding like a white-haired "Back in my day" guy, it is remarkable to stop and remember how different things are than when I was a kid in the early 90s. Back then the Pats were either blacked out, live on TV, or on a crackly radio feed. Unless I remembered to tape the game, I had to wait until SportsCenter or the sports section of the local news to watch highlights.It's tedious to deal with subscribing/canceling, but it's still outstanding value, imo.
Like a number of others on here, I (secretly?) don't really enjoy the in-stadium NFL experience. A few times I've had fancy seats, which were lovely, but when you're in a nose bleed in the upper deck? The weather is often terrible, the traffic is a nightmare, and even inside the stadium I can't really see what's happening most of the time ("Did he catch it? Did he get the foot he needed?").Watching games on TV isn't some replacement for going to the games.
Burrow is also just 1-3 in his first games of the season the last 4 years. Only win in OT.One thing on the schedule... getting CIN week one is pretty bad luck, basically the worst week to play them is week 1 when Burrow hasn't had a chance to get himself hurt yet.
Generally playing playoff type teams though.Burrow is also just 1-3 in his first games of the season the last 4 years. Only win in OT.
Eh, Chargers, Vikings, Steelers and Browns have been their Week 1 opponents since 2020. Not exactly a murderers' row. Burrow has generally started slow throughout his career, passer rating isn't the best stat, but September has been his worst month by that measure every year save for 2021.Generally playing playoff type teams though.
I'd rather have taken my chances with CIN later when you're likely either getting banged up Burrow or Browning than hoping Burrow has some 1st game rust issues.
Who says we want to win games this season?the best way for ne to win the most games this season is shorten the game and win a bunch of 17-14 20-17 games because if they try to play as everyone else they cant score 30 pts a game
And the ratings discrepancy is pretty stark. Just more evidence that the NFL is a unicorn in its ability to draw eyeballs to games nationally.They’ve had them going back many more years, but only on Saturday/Sunday/Monday (with an occasional Friday) and not as many. The last two years there’s been SNF on Christmas Eve and tripleheaders on Christmas when it used to only be doubleheaders, and now they’re playing games on the least likely day of the week. I don’t mind it selfishly as someone who doesn’t care for the NBA and will take all the football I can get, but they’ve absolutely kicked it into high gear the last few years not to mention player safety issues.