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According to wikipedia, "If the blacked-out nationally televised game is on a cable television network such as ESPN or the NFL Network, all cable and satellite television providers in the affected markets, including the primary markets of both teams, must black out the cable network's signal to...

Yes, the NFL also gets the benefit of saying the extra bye is for health concerns. Though that may or may not be tied to one less pre-season game. Losing half a home game a year (5%) in local revenue (tickets and concession sales) may not be offset by less than a 5.8% increase in national...

If TNF was the only oddity, probably, but you also have the London games to worry about (up to three next season!). Historically, they've tended to tie those to bye weeks. (Whether they should or not is an interesting question. London games start at 1 Eastern, so it's not like players are...

The most reasonable proposal I've seen is that they add a second bye week to the season (which expands the number of TV airings and makes everybody more money), and everyone's TNF game is aired after that second bye week (so it is ~10 days before the TNF game, and ~10 days until their next...

I was a bit thrown about how the school's muscle had at least one mixed race dude (and certainly the guy who got the most camera time). I dunno if he will turn out to be related to the above somehow (why would he, 1 great-great-great-etc.-grandparent of a different race won't show up much in...

Welp, Amendola's out for another game and a half.

Oof, I think the Packers' season just ended.

I forgot to mention, I am always up for an avatar bet (even this week!). My rules though: I win, you don't have to change anything. You win, the avatar has to be wombat related. Ravens should have just gone for the field goal, I think.

No, they are saying The Millers' ratings situation looks great, which it is - it's on after The Big Bang Theory, and CBS has much bigger problems elsewhere (We Are Men was already killed after two episodes, they're trying to goose Mom with Big Bang Repeats, Two and a Half Men looks like a decade...

All those "most" stats should be divided by number of starts. 0.51 fumbles and 1.04 interceptions a game isn't great... barely better than Cutler's 0.63 fumbles and 1.08 interceptions, arguably worse than Romo's 0.53 fumbles and 0.94 interceptions. (Did I hit the ultimate trollfecta with...

You have to admit, the Jets haven't quit on Rex Ryan.

I believe offset language is something that can be negotiated (the rookie holdouts recently were based around this sticking point, though it smells like agents just trying to justify their existence with the new rookie pay scale), but in Freeman's case, when the Bucs released him, they ate all...

Eh, The Vikings do have all their games against the NFC Least, all their home division games, the dumpster fire Giants, and the Panthers left to go. Still, it seems too late to salvage this season; maybe they're hoping this works out beyond this year. (Though the Vikings have little room to...

Looks like standard tired defense to me.

Eh, I don't like the Chiefs' two games against the Chargers either. That said, they have a very good chance of being in the wildcard mix (and judging from tonight, bouncing the Texans out), though I would point out that the Lions went 10-6 and got a wildcard without beating a single opponent...

Highest NFL combined score was 99 points (unless we get a safety here, this will tie it). An AFL game hit 101 points, which we could see beaten in OT.

That's what made all the recent bad press so bizarre. By releasing him, the Bucs are entirely on the hook for his current contract, and any money he makes if picked up is just extra cash for Freeman. Furthermore, by releasing him, the Bucs have tossed out any picks they might have received in...

Coughlin's been around long enough (and won the SBs so recently) that he gets the graceful exit plan, ala Andy Reid, where no one will mention what will obviously happen on Black Monday. To me, the more interesting situation is Eli Manning. The guy has the largest cap hit in the league this...

What really bugs me about the Wii U is... what comes out in 2015? 2014: A decent lineup of Donkey Kong, Kart, Yarn Yoshi, Smash, probably X and Bayonetta 2. 2016: Zelda, maybe Metroid. Probably a 3D Mario game, partly farmed out to Brownie Brown while Tokyo works on the 4DS Mario. But...

Nah, what Nintendo "needs" to do is, if they are unable to come up with a Wii-level disruptive technology for their next console, is realize they cannot be the primary supporter of two systems simultaneously, add a stream-to-HDMI dongle on the multi-touch 4DS, and back out of the console market...

You do realize that if you take his statement as truth, the earliest you would get the game is Holiday 2016, right? I'd call that little as well.

The same things that have been said repeatedly. Nintendo fucked things up in multiple ways, by: 1) Releasing too close to the 3DS. Most of Nintendo's teams were still working on 3DS games when the Wii U came out. The end result is that the games were started late and far too often the result is...

That's an ABC press release; of course they frame things positively. The show dropped 34% from its premiere, which is common for "event" shows like this. The truth of the matter is it is too early to tell - the numbers for last night would keep it on the air forever, but I doubt it stays at...

I am having a hard time processing Todd. Last episode, he kept Skyler alive, despite Lydia's wishes; he grins when Jesse reveals Todd's murdering the kid. The only way I can rationalize these two actions is that Todd has a strong (albeit fucked up) ethical system. Skyler is an innocent...

Warning: Semi-Informed Speculation Ahead! The overwhelming majority of TV renewal decisions boil down to if the show is doing close to the average for that network; then if it is close to bringing in syndication money; and then rarely if it is particularly expensive for the numbers it is...

Even if we limit ourselves to only people involved with shows with the word Shield in their title, you are still wrong: none of Shawn Ryan's Terriers, Chicago Code, or Last Resort made it past 13 episodes. The Beverly Hills Cop revival didn't even make it to series! Quit while you are far...

Again, why are we arguing about if Joss Whedon is overrated? He has little to no day-to-day involvement on this show. In fact, there are already rumors floating around Hollywood that he had to be called in to do rewrites on the early scripts, which A) doesn't bode well, B) confirms that he...

Reminder: The Bengals defense is pretty good. The Packers offensive line is not. If they had any chance of beating the 49ers and Seahawks, even at home, forget it.

I think you underestimate the Giants and/or Titans or overestimate the Chiefs. Still, the 2013 versions of the NFC East, AFC South, Browns, Bills, and 2 games against the Raiders are by no means a murderer's row. There's a reason why almost everyone pegged them as having the most improved record.

Time to give up on my hopes of a medical degree, I am shocked he's in; maybe it's just decoy mode.

At best, that looks to me like a high ankle sprain and he will be gimpy/out for 2+ games.

My thoughts on RG3 is the same as any mobile QB: Assume most teams, in time, will take away their running ability. How good of a standard QB are they without the run game? RG3s passing numbers are good but not great, so the trade deal will probably be viewed as a bad deal in the long run...

The guys writing the early seasons have long since moved on to other things. The guys writing the terrible later seasons have not, and are the most likely to have moved to this show. It may not be a problem. But it could be, which is why I am cautiously optimistic.

The guys behind the scenes are those from Parks & Recreation; if you squint you can see the similarities. "What if Jerry was young enough to be in love with a coworker? What if Tom was fully a woman and the secretary? What if we gave April a gun (shivers)?" By wide consensus its the best...

Wow, that was meta. Not all that funny, and honestly, not that accurate - I've seen seasons in people's 10th -20th best show lists a number of times over the years. A lot of people think it's an edgy and quality show - it's just not the best show in any given year.

It's only week two. Is it too early to be indignant that one of the 49ers/Seahawks/Packers/Bears/Saints/Falcons will be left out of the playoffs (probably Falcons), while an NFC East team is in? Furthermore, that one of the above is left out, while one (or all!) of the...

All the reports prior to the season were that Pep Hamilton relied heavily on the run game. I'm not surprised that they looked at their injured squad and decided they needed someone, now. Especially since a wildcard seems far more realistic now than we thought a couple weeks ago. (Come on...

In my mind, the Seahawks go as far as their seeding. If they get the #1 seed, I see them in the Super Bowl. I don't think they win the majority of the time in San Fran, Green Bay, or New Orleans. They probably win the majority of the time in Atlanta, Chicago, and any of the NFC Least.

Eh, I get the feeling that Manning throws for a 31-0 lead before the Broncos defense takes a nap and Pryor throws for 4+ TDs, with a final score somewhere around 45-34. No game with that much offense can really be boring.

Good thing it airs at 9pm; Fox doesn't air programming at 10pm. Ever. Never change Leonardo. Ratings wise it was, by modern standards, pretty big (3.5). Who knows if it keeps up that high (I doubt it), and who knows where it ends up on the schedule (Sleepy was supposed to end after 13...