NFL Week 8 -- Primetime blues

[Cosmo]

For some reason the NFL believes the Las Vegas Raiders are a significant draw? Three primetime games in eight weeks for a decidedly mediocre team. I don't get it. Also, Sunday night might be a good night to catch up on that series you've been wanting to binge.

Thursday night
Tampa Bay at Buffalo (-8.5/42), 815, PRIME

Sunday early
Philadelphia (-6.5/43.5) at Washington, FOX
L.A. Rams at Dallas (-6.5/45.5), FOX
Minnesota at Green Bay (PK, 43), FOX
Atlanta (-2/36.5) at Tennessee, CBS
New Orleans at Indianapolis (-1/43.5), FOX
New England at Miami (-9.5/47), CBS
N.Y. Jets (-3/36.5) at N.Y. Giants, CBS
Jacksonville (-2.5/42) at Pittsburgh, CBS
Houston (-3/43) at Carolina, FOX

Sunday late
Cleveland at Seattle (-3/40), FOX
Kansas City (-8/46) at Denver, CBS
Baltimore (-8.5/44) at Arizona, CBS
Cincinnati at San Francisco (-5.5/45.5), CBS

Sunday night
Chicago at L.A. Chargers (-8.5/46.5), NBC

Monday night
Las Vegas at Detroit (-8/45), ABC/ESPN

 

[poindexter]

The NFL has done such a better job of filling the late Sunday slot this year.

I think all but one week has had 4 games

 

[swingline]

The Raiders, sadly, have a national following. That's why they're getting prime spots.

 

[Starman]

The Lions minus 8 seems a little heavy. Didn't they watch the game Sunday?

I'd be thinking something more in the range of about 5.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

The Lions minus 8 seems a little heavy. Didn't they watch the game Sunday?

I'd be thinking something more in the range of about 5.

The Raiders got their doors blown off by a Division II QB who looks like a meth head. Minus-8 might not be generous enough.

Also, it's easy to laugh at the NFL for being so arrogant and not giving a fork about their product, but they're putting the Bears AND Raiders in prime time a week after that debacle and both games will be among the most-watched events of the week. Why should they give a fork about their product?

 

[outofplace]

The Rams engaged in some addition by subtraction today, cutting kicker Brett Maher. He missed two field goals and an extra point in a game they lost by seven to the Steelers. His last field goal attempt wasn't even close.

 

[DanOregon]

Still, even if you don't take this year's performances in account - and assume CBS protected Cincy at SF and Fox Rams at Dallas - Jax=Pitt, Jets-Giants, and KC-Denver seemed to have more sizzle than Vegas-Detroit and Bears-Chargers (though maybe they are pushing the intraconference games in primetime)

 

[HanSenSE]

I'm old enough to remember when there was no Sunday night game on the opening weekend of the World Series. Now baseball has Sunday as a travel day.

 

[da man]

I'm old enough to remember when there was no Sunday night game on the opening weekend of the World Series. Now baseball has Sunday as a travel day.

I'm old enough to remember when there was no Sunday night game.

 

[MileHigh]

Still, even if you don't take this year's performances in account - and assume CBS protected Cincy at SF and Fox Rams at Dallas - Jax=Pitt, Jets-Giants, and KC-Denver seemed to have more sizzle than Vegas-Detroit and Bears-Chargers (though maybe they are pushing the intraconference games in primetime)

SNF coming up:

Bills-Bengals in Week 9.
Jets-Raiders in Week 10. Potential replacements: Browns-Ravens, 49ers-Jaguars, Lions-Chargers.
Vikings-Broncos in Week 11. Only Jets-Bills possible flex opportunity, but CBS might have protected that since it's in the 4:25 p.m. window.

 

[da man]

I'm also old enough to remember when there were no World Series night games.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I vividly remember the first one. I was in college.