Twitter: 17th Game Schedule

[Denim Chicken]

I'm not disagreeing with the idea, but you're still watering down the quality of play the longer your season is and the more players cycled in.

True, but it happening so might as well make the appropriate accomodations to keep teams as fresh as possible.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

When they first started to seriously talk about doing a 17th game and came up with the division format it was said then that the 17th game would be played week 15.
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Welp, that means NE in December. Yikes! Thanks NFL!

 

[jazzcat22]

One more game, more revenue, higher salary cap.
So those saying they can't build a team around high salary player, Dak, Zeke, Amari, DLaw, a few others. Well this is why they can build around them, or add / keep players.
Full stadiums, the the full stadiums for the extra playoff teams. Cap increase.

We may be players in at least 1 top FA next year.

 

[jazzcat22]

Welp, that means NE in December. Yikes! Thanks NFL!

We will have 3 road cold games in December. Book it!

NE, and 2 games in either Philly, NY, Washington.

 

[Colombiacowboy]

I always LOVE beating the Pats. Wish TB12 were still there to kick his butt.

That hasn't happened in a long time.

 

[Ranched]

Welp, that means NE in December. Yikes! Thanks NFL!

Lol. Easy game --------> runs

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

We will have 3 road cold games in December. Book it!

NE, and 2 games in either Philly, NY, Washington.

Yup, that's probably right. This is going to be a tough schedule. At least we'll have the upper hand on strength of schedule tiebreakers.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Lol. Easy game --------> runs

*chases* Nu, it's not easy haha.

 

[AbeBeta]

So dumb

You are objecting to getting more football?

Delete your account

 

[Motorola]

Welp, that means NE in December. Yikes! Thanks NFL!

Yes, the weather was brutal that late November Sunday night in 2019. But the three previous games in Foxborough the weather was okay - and the Cowboys still lost.
October 16, 2011: late Sunday afternoon kickoff - temps in mid 60s & windy, no precipitation; DAL 16, NE 20
November 16, 2003: Sunday night kickoff - temps in mid 40s, low winds, no precipitation; DAL 0, NE 12
December 5, 1999: Sunday night kickoff- temps in low 50s, winds 10 mph, no precipitation; DAL 6, NE 13

And let's not leave out the Cowboys' losses at home to the Patriots -
Mid-October 2007 @ Texas Stadium - NE 48, DAL 27
Mid-Ocother 2015 @ AT&T Stadium - NE 30, DAL 6
Cowboys have lost to Patriots the last six straight games....no matter the location, time of year, or the weather.

 

[Valkyr]

Yes, the weather was brutal that late November Sunday night in 2019. But the three previous games in Foxborough the weather was okay - and the Cowboys still lost.
October 16, 2011: late Sunday afternoon kickoff - temps in mid 60s & windy, no precipitation; DAL 16, NE 20
November 16, 2003: Sunday night kickoff - temps in mid 40s, low winds, no precipitation; DAL 0, NE 12
December 5, 1999: Sunday night kickoff- temps in low 50s, winds 10 mph, no precipitation; DAL 6, NE 13

And let's not leave out the Cowboys' losses at home to the Patriots -
Mid-October 2007 @ Texas Stadium - NE 48, DAL 27
Mid-Ocother 2015 @ AT&T Stadium - NE 30, DAL 6
Cowboys have lost to Patriots the last six straight games....no matter the location, time of year, or the weather.

Man, that 12-0 game was like, we weren't going to score if we had 20 quarters

 

[ologan]

all the NFC East teams have to travel, I guess that is a good thing. Wash at Buffalo, Giants at the Dolphins, Philly at the Jets and Cowboys at the Pats.

All East Coast games!

 

[TequilaCowboy]

Yup, that's probably right. This is going to be a tough schedule. At least we'll have the upper hand on strength of schedule tiebreakers.

Comes in handy if not for playoff games, for first pick in the draft. LOL.....

 

[Turk]

Man, that 12-0 game was like, we weren't going to score if we had 20 quarters

everyone made such a deal about the cowboys supposedly having the #1 D
We saw otherwise that night for sure.

 

[yimyammer]

I always LOVE beating the Pats. Wish TB12 were still there to kick his butt.

You must be having massive withdrawals, they haven't beaten the Pats since 1996

 

[JoeKing]

So they published who each team is playing but is that actually the 17th game in the schedule or will that week of games replace when the 4th preseason game would have been played?

 

[Ghost12]

They are extending the season to 17 games and have a formula but they aren't playing the "17th" game the last week but in week 15 where teams still may have a chance for a playoff spot and can't just blow off that game. If a team is already out of any chance at the playoffs it won't matter which game they play and could just tank any game.
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I don't see anything suggesting they are playing all these games all the same week. They will be spread throughout the season as part of the rest of the schedule.

 

[gjkoeppen]

I don't see anything suggesting they are playing all these games all the same week. They will be spread throughout the season as part of the rest of the schedule.

I'm referring to an article that was written back when they were first seriously talking about adding a 17th game and the formula in handling the game. That article first explained that an entire division would play the same division in the other conference and each team would play the team that finished the same place like 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th. This article even used the Cowboys as an example stating that they would play the patriots in NE. It said that each year it would alternate which conference would be the home team. That all has been correct and in that same article it said that they would use that formula and play those games in week 15. It's not been officially announced but everything else in that article has been correct so I see no reason to think that this isn't right also.
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[Bullflop]

Jeez, the league finally decides to go to 17 games and we get the Pats?
Thanks a lot, Commissioner Goodell . . . we owe you one! G-r-r-r.

As if that's not enough, why not go ahead and deflate the ball for them?!

 

[DogFace]

Hopefully not in New England in December

It will be December. We know that.