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Tony Kornheiser says CFP and NFL scheduling competing games is ‘football on football crime’
"This is college football attempting to spit in the eye of the NFL."
Why are Bills-Lions and Steelers-Eagles being played at the same time on Sunday?
The NFL is employing what it calls a "double-doubleheader" with the hopes of increasing viewership.
NFL trying to convince College Football Playoff to change schedule
"It will be fascinating to watch this game of Vulcan chess play out."
Mike Florio: ‘Sooner than later we’re gonna have NFL football seven days a week’
"It’s gonna be hopefully in my lifetime a seven-day-a-week, primetime event. There’s too much money to be made."
New York Jets potentially primed for more primetime, nationally televised games
Will a Rodgers-led Jets team be all over the NFL's primetime schedule this season?
CFP official says they’re ‘just trying to minimize all the ways the NFL will f— you’ with expanded playoff scheduling
An expanded CFP looks likely to see either games going head-to-head with the NFL or midweek games, and it looks like the CFP execs are considering at least some head-to-head games, but not without complaining about the NFL in the process.
The Houston Texans will play in a sixth-straight Saturday afternoon wild-card slot, continuing an unusual streak
The Texans are back in the playoffs, and once again back in the Saturday afternoon wild-card slot.
ESPN’s Steve Young snarks Monday Night Football matchups to Michael Kay: “We get the best matchups. A billion-five, that’s well spent.”
This line provoked a lot of laughter from Kay and his co-hosts.
NFL considering “shaking up” Sunday afternoon broadcasts, which could include ending NFC and AFC-focused packages
According to a Variety report, there have been some talks between the NFL, CBS and Fox about changing Sunday afternoon packages, which might include removing the packages' conference affiliations.
The Houston Texans are set for their fifth-straight appearance in the Saturday afternoon wild-card game, the only wild-card slot they’ve had
The Texans have played five wild-card playoff games, all on Saturday afternoon and all the lowest-rated of the weekend.
Ryen Russillo is “so sick of watching the average-as-hell New York Giants” in primetime
"I'm so sick of the New York Giants. I can't stand watching you. I hate it. It is very personal."
Week 17 NFL schedule changes headlined by Packers-Lions flexed to Sunday Night Football
Week 17 on the NFL schedule typically has several games which could determine playoff spots and seedings, with a...
Iowa researchers say they can optimize Monday Night Football ratings with scheduling
There’s been plenty of discussion of the slipping ratings for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, which has been declining...
