OFFICIAL NFL week 8 thread

[hclarkjr]

jacksonville 28 cowgirls 3 the blowout is on

 

[BoomerD]

i wish they would stop the london games, stupid

I've never understood it myself...

 

[rcpratt]

Wow, fuck.

FLAG!

 

[zylander]

Can someone explain the NFL rules on how games are aired?

We have a Oakland home game on at 1:15PST which will probably be blacked out. Comcast is saying that the Min/NE game will be shown at 1:15 on CBS. I was under the impression that the NFL prohibited stations from airing other games while a local teams game is blacked out, is this true? I just want to watch the NE/Min game.

 

[hclarkjr]

damn penalty!!!

 

[BoomerD]

Can someone explain the NFL rules on how games are aired?

We have a Oakland home game on at 1:15PST which will probably be blacked out. Comcast is saying that the Min/NE game will be shown at 1:15 on CBS. I was under the impression that the NFL prohibited stations from airing other games while a local teams game is blacked out, is this true? I just want to watch the NE/Min game.

I don't think that's the case. It MIGHT apply to local broadcasting stations, but not to cable programing.
Living in NorCal, I'm glad they give us options for the days when Oaktown can't sell out. (normal situation)


here ya go:

(from wikipedia)

Blackout procedure

If a home game is unavailable locally because it is not sold out before the 72-hour deadline, one of the following things will happen:

* If the blacked out home game is a nationally televised game on a broadcast network, such as NBC Sunday Night Football, where no other NFL games are played at the same time, all local stations inside the 75-mile radius must broadcast alternative programming (the stations have to program the time themselves, since other affiliates are showing the game). This scenario is unlikely to happen given that Sunday Night games are scheduled to have highly anticipated contests featuring teams in good form. Thus the chances of a home crowd not selling out during the first half of the season, when there is still hope for a team to rebound after a poor start, are remote. Roughly halfway through the season NBC and NFL are given the option to 'flex' games in and out of the primetime slot. Therefore, if a late season match features an out-of-form home team and thus would be unlikely to sell out, it will be moved to Sunday afternoon in favor of a better game.

* If the blacked-out nationally televised game is on a cable television network such as ESPN or the NFL Network, all cable and satellite television providers in the affected markets must black out the cable network's signal to customers in the affected markets during the game (this is a condition of the channels' agreements with both the league and the providers). In addition, the game is not simulcast on a local broadcast station in the blacked-out markets. Local stations would still be able to show highlights on their newscasts after the game has concluded. In areas where the game is blacked out, ESPN and the NFL Network would generally offer alternate programming; local stations originally scheduled to carry the game would either show their own alternate programming or, if a network affiliate, show the normal network schedule for that night.

* If the blacked-out home game is played on a Sunday afternoon, all local stations inside the 75-mile radius must show a different NFL game during that time slot—the network typically chooses the game. Also, NFL Sunday Ticket cannot telecast the game into that area. As stated earlier, the doubleheader network can broadcast only one game into that team's primary market (usually the #1 game), which is designed to prevent people from opting to watch the other televised NFL games instead of attending their local team's game. Again, the secondary markets would still carry a doubleheader. Sometimes, the networks will switch time slots so that the doubleheader network can still show its featured 4:15 p.m. game.

 

[zylander]

I don't think that's the case. It MIGHT apply to local broadcasting stations, but not to cable programing.
Living in NorCal, I'm glad they give us options for the days when Oaktown can't sell out. (normal situation)

Got it, thanks. When I saw the NE/Min game listed I thought they were toying with me.

 

[hclarkjr]

cooley and mcnab are connecting, skins moving ball

 

[BoomerD]

Got it, thanks. When I saw the NE/Min game listed I thought they were toying with me.

see edit above

 

[zylander]

see edit above

Ah, thanks.

 

[BoomerD]

10/3 Denver/SF

 

[hclarkjr]

lions fumble it away!!

 

[rcpratt]

If another Burleson fumble costs the Lions a game, I'm going to stab somebody.

 

[BoomerD]

I'm shocked that at the start of the 4th quarter, the GB/NYJ game is still 3/0 GB.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Meanwhile in London, Mike Singletary............

Hey now, don't steal my thunder!

 

[BoomerD]

Hey now, don't steal my thunder!

:biggrin:

It's actually turned into something that resembles a football game...10/10.

 

[rcpratt]

Skins are doing their best Lions impression with all these flags.

 

[hclarkjr]

another punt for skins

 

[hclarkjr]

at least he punted decently this time

 

[zylander]

Im a little behind on the niners game because I paused it at half time, but what an unbelievable pass form Smith off the back of his foot. He really isnt looking bad today.

 

[zylander]

Smith rushes for TD, 10/10 Niners/Broncos.

 

[BoomerD]

Woodson interception...3rd turnover of the day...and it's still a 3/0 game.

 

[hclarkjr]

time for hall int for touchdown

 

[bignateyk]

Woodson interception...3rd turnover of the day...and it's still a 3/0 game.

That one looked like complete bullshit, just like that last interception. Unfortunately they don;t have any challenges left.. not that it would matter.

 

[hclarkjr]

lions 3 downs and out