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Wild card weekend tv schedule (1 Viewer)
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Hu-Tang Clan
Footballguy
I don't think they set any of this until after the seeding is all done. CBS and Fox will each have one game in the firts week and i think ESPN and NBC each get one but I could be wrong there.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I believe ESPN gets the late afternoon Saturday game, NBC gets the Saturday night game, and Fox and CBS each get one game on Sunday, wild card weekend.
I find this way more fun than speculating on the Week 17 flex game. I'm pretty sure nothing gets determined until the matchups are set. When NBC had both Saturday games, they would traditionally get first choice (for the 8:30 game) and fourth choice (4:30). Assuming it will work the same now that it's ABC showing the Saturday night game, here are my guesses:
Sat 4:30: Houston-KC
Sat 8:30: GB-Seattle
Sun 1: Wash-Minn
Sun 4: Cinci-Jets
Rationale: If ABC has a shot at Aaron Rodgers in the Saturday primetime game, they'll jump on it, especially if he's facing Russell Wilson. That means Washington has to be on Sunday. If Denver ends up as the 3 seed, they pretty much have to go late Sunday, but even Cinci-Jets would be a more high-profile matchup than Washington. And that leaves Houston-KC (HOYER! SMITH!) playing Saturday early.
One wrinkle: If it's Denver-Pittsbugh (or Cinci-Pitt), it's possible ABC picks that game for Saturday night. That would move Houston-KC to early Sunday, and Washington to the early Saturday slot (with Rodgers closing out the weekend on Fox).
Sat 4:30: Houston-KC
Sat 8:30: GB-Seattle
Sun 1: Wash-Minn
Sun 4: Cinci-Jets
Rationale: If ABC has a shot at Aaron Rodgers in the Saturday primetime game, they'll jump on it, especially if he's facing Russell Wilson. That means Washington has to be on Sunday. If Denver ends up as the 3 seed, they pretty much have to go late Sunday, but even Cinci-Jets would be a more high-profile matchup than Washington. And that leaves Houston-KC (HOYER! SMITH!) playing Saturday early.
One wrinkle: If it's Denver-Pittsbugh (or Cinci-Pitt), it's possible ABC picks that game for Saturday night. That would move Houston-KC to early Sunday, and Washington to the early Saturday slot (with Rodgers closing out the weekend on Fox).
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According to Wikipedia: "ABC will simulcast ESPN's wild card game on January 9, marking the first time that ABC has broadcast an NFL game in nearly 10 years. NBC will air the other wild card game on January 9, then an NFC Divisional playoff game. Fox will then broadcast the NFC wild card game on January 10, the other NFC Divisional playoff game, and the NFC Championship Game. CBS has the rights to air all the other AFC playoff games and the Super Bowl."
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Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Assuming GB wins, I have to assume this will be the order.
Hou-KC
Gb-min
Pit-Cincy
Sea-wash
If Min wins, I think that it will be
Sea-min
Pit-Cincy
Houston-KC
GB-Wash
Hou-KC
Gb-min
Pit-Cincy
Sea-wash
If Min wins, I think that it will be
Sea-min
Pit-Cincy
Houston-KC
GB-Wash
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fred_1_15301
Footballguy
You have the wrong matchups if GB wins. If GB wins, they play Min (not Seattle).
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Now that a GB-Seattle matchup is impossible, I think it will be Pitt-Cinci on Saturday night. That means Houston-KC Sunday at 1. I'd guess whichever game features GB will be Sunday afternoon, but maybe Fox will decide that Seattle is a bigger ratings draw.
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Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Not sure what to think. It seems like cincy is usually hidden in the first Saturday game. Obviously Pitt is a big draw and they did go Pitt-Balt last year in Saturday night and Baltimore is not that big of a market.
The General
Footballguy
All playoff football is great. But, removing fandom, Pitt Cinn looks to be the best game out of those.
skol asylum
Footballguy
That is weird. I think you are right.Deamon said:
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Only teams it hurts is whoever plays Arizona. That team has to play Sunday, and then again on Saturday vs a very rested Cards team. Sucks to be on a short week, but I'm sure this has probably happened before.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Yup this is odd. Would have expected the Steelers/Redskins times swapped.Deamon said:
Fariq
Footballguy
cheese
Footballguy
Hurts the Bengals to be on Saturday just because they're down to the wire with trying to get their starting QB back in time and it's 1 less day.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
I almost had it! The lineup they picked is exactly what I would have said in terms of ratings draw: Pitt-Cinci first, then GB, then Seattle and then Houston. I just hadn't realized they could put both NFC games on the same day. I guess that's a function of the new channel line-up. In the past, both CBS and Fox had Sunday games, so it would have been impossible. (BTW, I was also wrong that this is the first year NBC hasn't shown both Saturday games. Last year ESPN showed the early Saturday game between the Cards and Panthers).zftcg said:
RBM
Footballguy
Well, having ESPN show a game on Saturday and NBC show one on Sunday meant that they *could* do it.
As to *why*, I think it's fairly obvious: ratings. The games that are most likely to get the highest and lowest ratings are both the AFC games, so it makes sense to put them in the best (Sat 8) and worst (Sat 4:30) slots.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Same here. I would have bet a million dollars on Houston-KC being the first game, but then I got all out of whack thinking it had to be 1 and 1 each day. Fascinating life I lead.
