CBS to televise 8 Thursday Night Games

[StoningtonQB]

in my eye's it's still broke until they give the NFL Sunday Ticket to all service providers and not just one. Or at least make Direct TV give non account holders the option to pay for an app to watch games on their phones and computers.

They are already "giving away" Sunday ticket to anyone with an Internet connection, and that includes on your Android phone or tablet

 

[R.J. MacReady]

They are already "giving away" Sunday ticket to anyone with an Internet connection, and that includes on your Android phone or tablet

Are you talking about that Madden 25 deal?

 

[Jims_Doors]

There will be no point of an NFL Network if they don't broadcast games.

They will be showing the CBS games also. It will be on both channels at the same time, but CBS won't be showing the NFL Network games later in the season at the same time.

Plus, NFL Network existed for 3yrs before they started showing Thursday night games and they also show the NFL draft live among other things.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

They will be showing the CBS games also. It will be on both channels at the same time, but CBS won't be showing the NFL Network games later in the season at the same time.

Plus, NFL Network existed for 3yrs before they started showing Thursday night games and they also show the NFL draft live among other things.

The NFL is trying to figure out if selling the rights to the games is more profitable then showing it themselves and collecting ad revenues.

 

[Brees#1]

I wonder how this will affect CFB games on ESPN. Obviously it makes it a lot tougher to compete for ratings. Will they step up and put more attractive games on or just give up and toss out two AAC teams.

Thats what I was wondering...........obviously the most marquee to me is still going to be Sunday games but all the teams have to have a TNF game. So CBS will probably get what we're getting now or get the more attractive matchups and NFL's last 8 save for the NBC Thanksgiving one will be less profile.

Games I see not making the cut on CBS, Fox, or NBC for Sunday on a national level.
Panthers@Eagles either TNF or MNF
Bengals@Saints
Seahawks@Chargers
Seahawks@Chiefs
Chiefs@49ers NBC has no room for this one, and CBS may be weary of brodcasting a unpredictable team in KC.
I def see this as TNF probably the top of the list but may end up late season.......
Bucs@Bears Lovie's return to Chicago.

 

[StoningtonQB]

Are you talking about that Madden 25 deal?

No, I'm talking about the deal that I mentioned in this post:
http://www.sportshoopla.com/forums/4490963-post14.html

When I say "they" are giving it away, I don't mean DirecTV or the NFL.