DMN Blog: Have the Cowboys played their last SNF game of the season?

[WoodysGirl]

Inquiring minds want to know: Have the Cowboys played their last SNF game of the season?

8:18 AM Tue, Nov 10, 2009 | Permalink
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This question has been posed several times in the last 48 hours. That's because the Cowboys next scheduled Sunday Night appearance on NBC, is Dec. 27 against the awful Commanders. Washington could be 2-12 by then. Would NBC and the NFL do the unthinkable and have the Cowboys-Commanders dumped flexed back to Sunday afternoon.

My friends, I believe the the answer is a simple no, no, no, and no.
Let's examine:

The Cowboys have played two games this season on SNF. Those two games vs the Giants (No. 1) and the Eagles (No. 2) rank as the two most watched SNF games of the season. Cowboys-Browns would be acceptable to NBC, let alone a bonafide NFC East match-up.

There may be no game to flex in. Baltimore-Pittsburgh appears a prime candidate however, there would be the simple matter of CBS with which to contend. CBS has the right to protect a certain number of games from NBC's prime time grasp. You think CBS is going to give up that game for nothing in return? If Dallas-Washington is flexed out of SNF, it goes to Fox. And Baltimore, by the way, is currently a .500 team.

Other candidates would be NY Jets, another .500 team, at Indianapolis or Denver at Philadelphia, also both CBS games. If the Colts are undefeated, this might have the best shot at replacing a Cowboys game.

But in the end, the old NFL TV axiom will prevail: When in doubt go with the Cowboys.
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[utrunner07]

So now the writers are analyzing the TV schedual? please...

 

[Danny White]

That's good to hear. I'd hate for that game to get moved up to noon.

I was looking forward to some solid tailgating before that one!

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Off topic, but I thought I saw our game on Sunday against GB was at 4pm, and then I noticed on ESPN bottom line it was listed at 1pm.

Did we get bumped down on account of the Packers suckiness?

 

[viman96]

Off topic, but I thought I saw our game on Sunday against GB was at 4pm, and then I noticed on ESPN bottom line it was listed at 1pm.

Did we get bumped down on account of the Packers suckiness?

Timezone maybe? ESPN currently has it has 4:15 PM.

 

[casmith07]

Regardless if the Skins are 2-12 by then, it's the Cowboys, and all of our fans will watch, and every hater will watch in addition to the Commanders fans, which have a big following as well.

 

[miamicowboy21]

If we beat green bay we may not see another 1pm game this season.

 

[Phrozen Phil]

Inquiring minds want to know: Have the Cowboys played their last SNF game of the season?

8:18 AM Tue, Nov 10, 2009 | Permalink
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This question has been posed several times in the last 48 hours. That's because the Cowboys next scheduled Sunday Night appearance on NBC, is Dec. 27 against the awful Commanders. Washington could be 2-12 by then. Would NBC and the NFL do the unthinkable and have the Cowboys-Commanders dumped flexed back to Sunday afternoon.

My friends, I believe the the answer is a simple no, no, no, and no.
Let's examine:

The Cowboys have played two games this season on SNF. Those two games vs the Giants (No. 1) and the Eagles (No. 2) rank as the two most watched SNF games of the season. Cowboys-Browns would be acceptable to NBC, let alone a bonafide NFC East match-up.

There may be no game to flex in. Baltimore-Pittsburgh appears a prime candidate however, there would be the simple matter of CBS with which to contend. CBS has the right to protect a certain number of games from NBC's prime time grasp. You think CBS is going to give up that game for nothing in return? If Dallas-Washington is flexed out of SNF, it goes to Fox. And Baltimore, by the way, is currently a .500 team.

Other candidates would be NY Jets, another .500 team, at Indianapolis or Denver at Philadelphia, also both CBS games. If the Colts are undefeated, this might have the best shot at replacing a Cowboys game.

But in the end, the old NFL TV axiom will prevail: When in doubt go with the Cowboys.
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Regardless of the record, the Cowboys - Commanders rivalry is part of tradition. Throw out the records, the game is an entity unto itself. They'd be crazy to get rid of it.

 

[AbeBeta]

So now the writers are analyzing the TV schedual? please...

Yes. Let's make sure they focus on issue like a) why don't we run screen passes and b) moving Ratliff to DE.

 

[Chief]

So now the writers are analyzing the TV schedual? please...

That's his specific beat for the DMN. He's their TV/Media sports writer.

 

[Yeagermeister]

If we beat green bay we may not see another 1pm game this season.

:bang2: I hate 4pm games

The network doesn't switch games and I usually miss part of the first quarter or worse if the first game runs long or goes to OT.

Yeah yeah yeah I know switch to dtv and get the ticket.

 

[big dog cowboy]

But in the end, the old NFL TV axiom will prevail: When in doubt go with the Cowboys.
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Some things will never change.

 

[bbgun]

So now the writers are analyzing the TV schedual? please...

Er, that's his specific job. Dallas is certainly good for NBC's ratings, but it'll be interesting to see if the league leans on them to change the game.

 

[Stash]

Er, that's his specific job. Dallas is certainly good for NBC's ratings, but it'll be interesting to see if the league leans on them to change the game.

Seems odd for the writer to first bring up the topic and then to quickly dismiss that same topic.

Starving for subject matter I guess.

Even if the 'Skins collapse to 2-12, I don't see any chance the Cowboys get 'bumped'.

They're always good for business and this whole thing is first and foremost just that - a business.

 

[johnnyd]

this is funny because i was just looking at this yesterday .. but i was more thinking of the other way around and us losing a 1/4 pm start time and being pushed back to 8:30. Personally i dislike when they move our games back to sunday night espcially on the road in cold cities .. looking ahead nbc has some pretty solid matchups (as of now) week 13 vs the giants was a game i thought could be moved but pats/dolphins even with the dolphins out of it is a chance for nbc to kiss brady and parcells *** for 4+ hours.. plus the giants are on the following week vs the eagles on sun night . so i think were safe till week 17 .