Jaguars Will Get At Least One Prime Time Game in 2012

by Alfie Crow on Feb 3, 2012 2:00 PM EST in Jacksonville Jaguars News

NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell delivered his annual state of the league address in Indianapolis on Friday. In that state of the league address, Goodell made mention that the NFL has decided to expand their Thursday Night Football package to 13 games. The first Thursday Night Football game will be in Week 2 this season and every single team in the NFL will have at least one prime time game. Last season the Jacksonville Jaguars had three prime time games, including one Thursday night game. The other two were on Monday Night Football and both at home.

With this announcement the league is also putting pressure on cable service providers who do not carry the NFL Network, service providers such as Time Warner and Cablevision, the two largest providers who do not offer NFL Network. This will also help the league in selling bigger ad packages, as it adds another prime time game into the rotation.

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Time Warner stinks

by JohnnyBiceps on Feb 3, 2012 2:24 PM EST reply actions

This is why I switched to direct tv..

They are the only ones to carry the nfl package

by JagSoldier on Feb 3, 2012 2:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Comcast babay!!!!!!!

frankDUBZ

"I'm smacking you with the truth......" - Me

by FRANKdubz on Feb 3, 2012 2:46 PM EST reply actions

We should...

get at least get another home MNF game with our home schedule next season. If nothing else, we should get a Sunday Night game.

by kjones407 on Feb 3, 2012 2:51 PM EST reply actions

I was very grateful for the Jax CBS station....

for buying the rights to the Thursday night game last year so I could watch it. Wait, let me rephrase that. I was really grateful for the Jax CBS station for buying the rights to the Thursday night game, until I actually watched it…..not a good night for the teal!

by GAJAGFAN on Feb 3, 2012 3:14 PM EST reply actions

I spent...

most of that night sitting down with my hands on my head, shaking it no with my eyes closed, combining that with endless sighs anticipating the final snap to take place.

by kjones407 on Feb 3, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

Lmao.

Me and my boy did 10 pushups for every bad play the Jags made. It was funny at first…smh

frankDUBZ

"I'm smacking you with the truth......" - Me

by FRANKdubz on Feb 3, 2012 3:51 PM EST up reply actions

Well...

at least you got a nice workout!

by GAJAGFAN on Feb 3, 2012 4:09 PM EST up reply actions

LMFAO @ "It was funny at first"!

I thought the same thing GAJAGFAN thought.

by kjones407 on Feb 3, 2012 5:03 PM EST up reply actions

Alfie, I hope you're right about....

… this pushing some cable providers to get the NFL Network. I’ve got Time Warner, and it sucks. They don’t have alot of things that other providers too. It sucks too, because it’s the only option here.

by Michael Tiscione on Feb 3, 2012 3:44 PM EST reply actions

Maybe I misunderstood...

But if they are expanding it to 13 games… and 2 teams play in each game… that would mean 6 teams would not get a Thursday night game…

Is there something there that I am missing?

by jagfanb88 on Feb 3, 2012 3:56 PM EST reply actions

That is true....

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by T.Holmes on Feb 3, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions