Rams vs Saints flexed (kind of)

[OldSchool]

But only 20 minutes later and moved to CBS. Not sure what the point of these moves are they're not changing any game into the Sunday night matchup either week 12 or 13 but supposedly Rams vs Eagles still a chance to move to the SNF game.


View: https://twitter.com/RLiuNFL/status/930555829887094784

 

[Ramrasta]

That worked out perfectly. No short weeks and no morning games on the West Coast. We will see the Rams at their best for a key matchup.

 

[Dodgersrf]

I like that we wont have to miss the kick if the early game goes to OT. Here on the west coast we missed the beginning of the game this week, do to the Chargers game going to OT.

 

[VegasRam]

That worked out perfectly. No short weeks and no morning games on the West Coast. We will see the Rams at their best for a key matchup.

Hey Rastaman - 2 questions:

What am I missing? They were on at 1:00 pm already. I know you're a bright guy (unlike your dad), so it must be me.

And 2, what are those hieroglyphics in your avatar - always wondered.

 

[Ramrasta]

Hey Rastaman - 2 questions:

What am I missing? They were on at 1:00 pm already. I know you're a bright guy (unlike your dad), so it must be me.

And 2, what are those hieroglyphics in your avatar - always wondered.

Whoops, I read the tweet wrong there. Still nice that they shift 20 minutes later in the afternoon.

The hieroglyphics are supposed to signify a guy flipping a table in frustration. I had stuck it on their some time in the Fisher era and forgot about it, haha.

 

[VegasRam]

Ha! Looked it up in the urban dictionary, and still didn't understand....
....till you mentioned Fisher.

 

[Faceplant]

This is just part of that network "cross-flexing" that they started a few years back. AFC and NFC games used to be exclusively on CBS and Fox respectively.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_on_television

"After a Broncos-Vikings game was moved to Fox in 2011 because of Fox having a lack of games as a result of an NFL flexible scheduling policy, the NFL permanently instituted a "cross-flex" policy in 2014 allowing Fox games to be moved to CBS and CBS games moved to Fox to protect each local market; this effectively guarantees each Fox and CBS affiliate in a team's primary market to carry at least one game from the team during the season. With CBS later also picking up most Thursday games, which are not designated by conference, CBS will air many more NFC games than Fox will air AFC games. For example, when Fox aired AFC game during week 6 of the 2014 season, CBS had already aired four NFC games to that point in the season (two on Thursdays and two on Sundays)."

 

[yrba1]

Guessing we'll get Jim Nantz / Tony Romo as our commentators; looking forward to hearing Romo fanboy over McVay's playcalling.

 

[SteezyEndo]

The hieroglyphics are supposed to signify a guy flipping a table in frustration.

I thought that was Everett on the Jim Rome show.

 

[LACHAMP46]

movin on up.....

 

[Ram_Rally]

I'm guessing they're the nationally televised game of the week at 4:25 now? Which would explain the flex

 

[OldSchool]

I'm guessing they're the nationally televised game of the week at 4:25 now? Which would explain the flex

Correct, I believe it's now the only CBS game at that time.

 

[Ram_Rally]

Correct, I believe it's now the only CBS game at that time.

Yeah so ratings would be my answer