Will Tuesday Night Football Become an NFL Fixture?

by John B on Dec 28, 2010 2:40 PM EST

I feel like the NFL might have fallen into something by pushing back the Vikings-Eagles game to tonight. It brings up the question of why the league does not play more Tuesday night games.

I know it gives the teams a short week coming up. The thing is the league already schedules Thursday games. A team playing on Thursday has three days of rest if it played on the previous Sunday. A team playing on Tuesday has four days of rest to the next Sunday.

I also think there is demand. People like football. That is why you can see small conference college football games regularly on ESPN during weeknights of the college football season. I don't think NFL fans would complain about another primetime game.

It would give the league another package of games to sell to a television network. The league could also just keep the games on NFL Network. Another slate of games would give the league more leverage in negotiating with cable and satellite providers on the network's behalf.

I think the blizzard in Philadelphia this week might lead to more Tuesday games. There are plenty of reasons to believe the NFL might explore this further. What do you think?

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i voted no

but i think they should. games should be spaced out during the week to extend the enjoyment, and not make it a 2 day thing. while it won’t be a 6 day a week thing like baseball, making it 4 days a week, and then 5 when the college season is done is something i’d like to see.

leave Friday to HS football(its big in alot of small towns), Sat. to college, and give us Sun – Tues, Thurs. is that too much to ask?

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by wilddre22 on Dec 28, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions

+1

love the idea.. the more football I get to watch, the better.

by HaffisonM on Dec 28, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t think so, it’s not worth the money. The reason the league schedules Thursday night games is because the advertising rates are so much higher on Thursday then any other night of the week. A regular network show can get smaller ratings on a Thursday night but make more money then a program that wins it’s night any other night of the week.

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by Mark D on Dec 28, 2010 4:13 PM EST reply actions

I'd like it.

I would enjoy having more football to watch.

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by bm01bath on Dec 28, 2010 5:06 PM EST reply actions

Noooooo!

How will I get anything done during the week?

by cult hero on Dec 28, 2010 5:42 PM EST reply actions

Players already hate Thursday night football. Bringing football to Tuesday night also, would not sit well with them

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by GangGreenMag on Dec 28, 2010 5:55 PM EST reply actions

im all for it

In fact, once college football is over, the nfl should have a game on thurs-tues.

by Crackback on Dec 28, 2010 7:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions

It won’t work because of a reason not mentioned yet.

The disadvantage for the teams playing the their next game.

Thursday night games do not have this disadvantage as both teams have an equally short week.

The week following the Tuesday game would involve 2 teams playing with 4 days rest vs teams with 6 days rest.

by zigner on Dec 28, 2010 9:07 PM EST reply actions

No mas....

The season has enough games aired already. I follow a rather unpopular sport in the U.S. (soccer), but Tuesday night also has other sports that are followed by the masses like hockey and basketball. It might be hard for those sports to compete head to head with the NFL. And while hockey has a rapid fan base, their advertising dollars would drop in a sport that isn’t wildly followed to begin with.

So whether you’re for or against it, it’s still about the benjamins.

by oldskooljet on Dec 28, 2010 9:21 PM EST reply actions