Any word yet on the 12/31 Saints/Panthers being a Sunday Night game? (1 Viewer)

[atceagle]

It won't be a night game. Under the NFL's agreement that they made with the networks, only games that were originally scheduled to be a late start are eligible to be moved. Games that are scheduled for a noon start cannot be played as night games.

Wrong

http://www.snfonnbc.com/

Click on Sunday Night Football on the bottom left. It says "Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved and a 12-day notice format will be given."

This means that games originally scheduled for Thurs, Sat, or Mon aren't eligible. All games on Sunday are afternoon games meaning they are eligible.

 

[SuperSaint]

I thought that I had read somewhere that only 3PM starts were eligible to be moved. If that's incorrect, then I plead ignorance.

We need to win some more games, or it won't matter.

 

[atceagle]

http://www.nfl.com/schedules#week10

As you scroll down through the "flex weeks" you'll see where it says
"* Note: One of the Sunday games will move to 8:15 p.m. Sunday night."

It doesn't say a 3:00pm game will be moved. Also, some of the flex weeks only have two 3:00pm games with not so desirable games.

 

[Saintsphere]

I don't think the game will be for the division.

Simply because I don't think Carolina is consistent enough to win the South this year. I think we will clinch the division earlier more because Carolina's losing than our winning.

It'll still be a good game though.

But I'm thinking NBC is aiming for our game against Dallas.

 

[Pure Energy]

I don't think the game will be for the division.

Simply because I don't think Carolina is consistent enough to win the South this year. I think we will clinch the division earlier more because Carolina's losing than our winning.

It'll still be a good game though.

But I'm thinking NBC is aiming for our game against Dallas.

It could potentialyl decide the South from the Atlanta/Saints race--not just the Saints/Panthers perspective. There's also the likelihood the outcome of this game will determine who gets an NFC wildcard spot.

 

[HannibalSpector]

So is this game eligible to move or not? Seems to be alot of conflicting opinions. As cool a s Sunday night would be, I've got a gig that night. It would KILL me to miss the game.