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NFL Getting Creative With Week 18 Primetime Schedule

By Steven Kubitza December 14, 2021

A detail view of the NFL logo on the goal post stanchion before the AFC Championship Game between the AFC Kansas City Chiefs and the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri.
(Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

 

The NFL is always looking for an opportunity to make more money.

That is just the nature of the business.

Primetime games are a great way to build exposure, and television revenue, so the NFL and ESPN are teaming up for a few more before the 2021 season comes to an end.

Usually, the season ends with every game played on Sunday and one getting flexed into the Sunday night slot.

This year, two games will be played on the Saturday of Week 18.

Mark your calendars, #NFL fans

🏈 Jan. 8 | The debut of #MNF Doubleheader Saturday

Game 1, 4:30p ET | Game 2, 8:15p ET
ESPN, @ABCNetwork, @ESPNPlus

Details: https://t.co/6iOXOvi9AI pic.twitter.com/qkqqGqHqEr

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) December 14, 2021

As stated, both of these games will have playoff implications.

 

NFL Adding To The Primetime Schedule

The question now becomes which games will get flexed to this spot.

The NFL finishes its season with divisional showdowns and the schedule is usually set up so teams on the brink of the playoffs have to play hard, without yet knowing their fate.

ESPN confirmed that they will have a Saturday doubleheader in Week 18. NFL will flex two games with playoff implications.

ESPN will have their regular broadcast team for one game. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit & Laura Rutledge get the other.

Game 1 at 4:30 ET, Game 2 at 8:15 ET

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 14, 2021

Now the league has to get creative to ensure the Saturday games don’t lead to teams on Sunday changing how they approach the game.

As of right now it is impossible to predict which games will be moved.

That is because nearly the entire league is still alive in the two playoff races.

The only teams that may have no shot to play on this Saturday are the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, and that is because they play the final Monday night game of the year.

Asking either team to have an even shorter week to end the season would not fly well within the NFL.

However, either team could get flexed into the Sunday night slot, which represents a bit more rest following the Monday night showdown.

This change may not go over well with all NFL teams, but it is great news for the fans.

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About Steven Kubitza

Steven joined The Cold Wire after a decade covering the world of sports all over the web. He is a diehard Cleveland Browns fan who is finally being rewarded for all his years of loyalty cheering for the likes of Hue Jackson and Dwayne Bowe.

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