[CBFF] [Fwd: Bears in good company with five night games]

[Tom Shannon]

Yeah, this all makes sense except for Cleveland.  Can't imagine what 
they were thinking with that one.

Tom S.

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Subject: 	Bears in good company with five night games
Date: 	Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:07:00 GMT
From: 	<Brad Biggs>



So, do you put the Bears in the same class with Dallas, Indianapolis, 
New England, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and San Diego?

Apparently the NFL and network executives (to the extent they have say 
over who plays and when) do. The Bears join those seven teams as the 
only clubs to have five games scheduled in prime time for the regular 
season. Sunday night games on NBC starting in Week 11 (like the Bears 
Nov. 30 date at Minnesota in Week 13) are subject to be swapped out in 
flex scheduling.

The Bears are the only team in the group not to have a winning record in 
2007. They happen to play two teams on the list—Indianapolis and 
Philadelphia in night games.

The Super Bowl champion New York Giants have four games set for prime 
time. Same goes for the defending NFC North champion Green Bay Packers.

Of the 16 teams with three or more dates in prime time, only the Bears, 
Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints had losing records in 2007. All 
three were 7-9. The Broncos and Saints appear three times each, with the 
Bears hosting New Orleans Dec. 11 in a Thursday game broadcast by NFL 
Network.

Just goes to show that the league’s second-largest television market has 
pull. A lot of it.

*Prime time appearances by team:*

*NFC*

Bears 5
Detroit 0
Green Bay 4
Minnesota 3

Dallas 5
N.Y. Giants 4
Philadelphia 5
Washington 3

Atlanta 0
Carolina 1
New Orleans 3
Tampa Bay 3

Arizona 2
San Francisco 1
Seattle 2
St. Louis 0

*AFC*

Buffalo 1
Miami 0
New England 5
N.Y. Jets 2

Baltimore 2
Cincinnati 1
Cleveland 5
Pittsburgh 5

Houston 1
Indianapolis 5
Jacksonville 3
Tennessee 1

Denver 3
Kansas City 0
Oakland 2
San Diego 5