DolfanISS
Perennial All-Pro
I watch less football now than ever. I haven’t watched an entire playoff game this year.
I agree with you especially when it comes to penalties, they are just way to many especially when we are expecting it on nearly every play. Many of them are so ticky tacky that it leaves the fans scratching their heads or just pissed off.
Biggest issue with TNF is that a majority of them end up being bad matchups.
Trying to hype up the Lions versus the Bengals doesn't do anything for anyone outside of those fanbases.
If anything it should be rivarly matchups either between divisions or made through playoff battles.
Cowboys v Redskins
NE vs Pitt
Miami v Jets
etc
I don't like the divisional games on Thursdays. You only get 6 so they are pretty important. And to make one of those on the road with short notice isn't fair to the road team.
Since they started Thursday night Football the Patriots have had 5 straight home games before having to have their first road game in Tampa this year. 3 times those were wins over division rivals that helped them win the division. 3-0 at home
In that same time frame the Dolphins played division rivals 3 times but 2 of the 3 were on the road and ended up as losses.
In fact since the start of Thursday night Football the home team has won 6 of 9 and one of the games wasn't even a home field game. So really 6-2 at home.
Games involving the AFC East and the AFC East beginning with the 2009 season (games on Thu):
2009 season: Week 13 Thu Dec 3 2009 at Buf NY Jets 19, Buffalo 13 at Toronto, Ont
2012 season: Week 11 Thu Nov 15 2012 at Buf Buffalo 19, Miami 14
2013 season: Week 2 Thu Sep 12 2013 at NE New England 13, NY Jets 10
2014 season: Week 7 Thu Oct 16 2014 at NE New England 27, NY Jets 25
2014 season: Week 11 Thu Nov 13 2014 at Mia Miami 22, Buffalo 9
2015 season: Week 8 Thu Oct 29 2015 at NE New England 36, Miami 7
2015 season: Week 10 Thu Nov 12 2015 at NYJ Buffalo 22, NY Jets 17
2016 season: Week 2 Thu Sep 15 2016 at Buf NY Jets 37, Buffalo 31
2017 season: Week 9 Thu Nov 29 2017 at NYJ NY Jets 34, Buffalo 21
They seem to like the Buffalo - Jets matchups 4 of them so far.
I’d prefer all prime time games eliminated. I hate them.
Carson Wentz going down degrades already a tough year for the QB position. It basically clinches another mvp for Brady. Probably another Sb win as well.
It’s a shame that the AFC literally doesn’t have a single elite QB to combat Brady. It didn’t matter who made the playoffs in the AFC, Brady was going to have an easy path regardless.How prophetic was this post? The four remaining qbs on Conference Championship weekend were Brady, Bortles, Foles, and Keenum...no drama there unfortunately.