"I guess if there was a case where the outcome of one game affected what teams did on the field in a subsequent game over the final weekend, then the NFL might look at it. My knowledge of the fame is limited so I'm not sure of there has been a suspect fixture that have a team a Wildcard spot because of an earlier game."
This is actually a fairly common occurrence during the final week of the regular season in the NFL. There are usually several teams fighting for the last couple of spots in the playoffs, and there's a lot of scoreboard watching going on during the later games, as the teams that look like they're going to make it to the playoffs as a result of another team's loss will start to sit their star players to reduce the risk of suffering injuries that will affect their chances in the following weeks' playoff games.
I don't think the NFL considers it enough of an issue to make a change, as the requirements of scheduling games in locations spread across four time zones pretty much require the east coast games to be played before the start of the west coast games.
Doug Fields
Tampa, FL
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Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Let's see the NFL do this
From: Adam Bowie <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, May 08, 2014 10:45 am
To: tvornottv <[email protected]>
There is actually a good reason behind this. It has been possible in the past that two teams contrive to get a result that might suit them both on the basis if another result.It's the reason that final group games at the World Cup take place simultaneously.There have certainly been questionable incidences in the past...I guess if there was a case where the outcome of one game affected what teams did on the field in a subsequent game over the final weekend, then the NFL might look at it. My knowledge of the fame is limited so I'm not sure of there has been a suspect fixture that have a team a Wildcard spot because of an earlier game.I guess US networks would benless thrilled since the audience would be split over several channels. That said, in the UK it's in the bid documents when broadcasters buy the rights. Sky has been known to simulcast three games if there is a multiplicity of outcomes.
AdamOn 8 May 2014 13:01, "Joe Hass" <[email protected]> wrote:After discovering this when I started following the EPL, here is my proposal on how to do this:1. All games start at 3:00 PM ET.2. Fox and CBS each get to hold one game.3. NBC, ESPN, and NFLN each get one game from the remaining 14. The usual rules on games on ESPN & NFLN in local networks apply.4. The remaining 11 games are regionalized on Fox and CBS as per a usual weekend.But yes: it would be awesome, which is exactly why it will never, ever happen.On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote:
As is customary in English football leagues, the matches on the final week of the season run concurrently.So NBC – American holder of EPL broadcasting rights and not unfamiliar with multicasting – has released its Survival Sunday schedule for this weekend (1500 GMT/10a ET/7a PT):[NBC] Manchester City v. West Ham United[NBCSN] Liverpool v. Newcastle United[USA] Tottenham Hotspur v. Aston Villa[CNBC] Cardiff City v. Chelsea[MSNBC] Norwich City v. Arsenal[Bravo] Hull City v. Everton[Syfy] Southampton v. Manchester United[Esquire] Sunderland v. Swansea City[E!] Fulham v. Crystal Palace[Oxygen] West Bromwich Albion v. Stoke City_ _|_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV
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