NBC makes major NFL broadcast change with Football Night in America moved to new slot for live holiday game
Beginning this weekend, NBC will undergo a significant broadcasting adjustment.
As the NFL regular season draws to a conclusion, the NFL calendar is about to get crazy.
The NFL is about to enter Week 16, and as the final three weeks of the season progress, the games begin to stretch out more and more.
Up until the conclusion of the regular season, games will now take place on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
This week, the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans will play their first Saturday game of the season.
This game will be broadcast on NBC instead of their typical Sunday Night Football time slot.
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Football Night in America, their pregame show, will now air at noon on Saturday due to this schedule adjustment.
Before Sunday Night Football on Sunday, there will also be a pregame show.
On Saturday, Fox will host a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens.
For the Saturday game, Fox probably won’t broadcast a special edition of Fox NFL Sunday.
Three College Football Playoff games are being played in addition to the NFL games.
Tennessee will play Ohio State, Clemson will play Texas, and SMU will play Penn State.
On Saturday, there are five football games scheduled. The schedule looks like this:
- Noon – SMU at Penn State
- 1:00 pm – Texans at Chiefs
- 4:00 pm – Clemson at Texas
- 4:30 pm – Steelers at Ravens
- 8:00 pm – Tennessee at Ohio State
On social media, football fans expressed their excitement at the unique schedule.
One fan said, “This is one hell of a Winter Solstice.”
“What a wonderful day. “I am so excited!” exclaimed another enthusiast.
NFL important dates
August 1: Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears Hall of Fame Game
August 8: The start of the preseason
The deadline for 53-man rosters is August 27.
September 1st is the last preseason day.
September 5: Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs, season opener
The trade deadline is November 5.
January 5: Regular-season Week 18
January 11: The start of the playoffs
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 9.
“Solstice in football. A third enthusiast commented, “I need new batteries for all of my remote controls.”
A fourth fan exclaimed, “I always prayed for times like these!”
A fifth fan stated, “Definitely not leaving the house,”
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During the day, football fans will have to decide which screens to use for which games.
On Saturday, there will probably be two or more games going on at all times.
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