[CBFF] AP - Packers-Bears game changed to Sunday night

[Jerry Madsen]

Because the Bears/Packers game was switched to Prime Time, I can't
help but wonder if Lovie feels a little extra pressure to play his
starters longer than he would otherwise.  My guess is that Lovie is a
smart guy and would eventually dismiss such pressure, but I'm sure it
will be a topic of dicussion in the media this week.

Jerry

On 12/26/06, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Updated: Dec. 26, 2006, 12:52 AM ET
> Packers-Bears game changed to Sunday night
> Associated Press
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> NEW YORK -- The Green Bay Packers will face the Chicago Bears in the
> final Sunday night game of the regular season on New Year's Eve thanks
> to the NFL's flexible schedule.
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> The Packers (7-8), one of five teams vying for the last playoff spot
> in the NFC, will take on the Bears at Soldier Field. The outcome will
> have no bearing on Chicago (13-2) because the Bears have already
> clinched the top seed in the NFC and home-field advantage.
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> The game, originally scheduled for 1 p.m., has been pushed back to an
> 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff.
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> In other changes announced by the NFL on Monday night following the
> New York Jets' 13-10 road victory over the Dolphins: Buffalo at
> Baltimore, Miami at Indianapolis, and Atlanta at Philadelphia were all
> shifted from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET.
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> There are five scenarios in which the Packers have a chance to make
> the playoffs. If they fail, it is possible that Brett Favre will be
> playing his final NFL game in prime time.
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> If the New York Giants defeat the Washington Redskins on Saturday
> night, the only hope for the Packers to make the postseason would be
> with a win and a tiebreaker edge over New York in strength of victory.
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> The moves are part of the network's flex scheduling, a feature of the
> new television contract with the NFL that's meant to ensure contending
> teams play in prime time late in the season.
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> Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
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