Okay, so today, I was just chilling and scrolling through my phone, and I saw this thing pop up about there being two NFL games on Monday. Two! On a Monday! That’s just weird, right? Usually, Monday Night Football is just one game. So, naturally, I got curious. Why were there suddenly two games?
I started poking around, you know, just casually checking different sports sites and stuff. At first, I just saw the usual game schedules and some news about the teams playing, but nothing that really explained the double-header.
Then I started digging a bit deeper. I went through some articles about NFL scheduling and how they decide what games go when. It’s a whole thing, let me tell you. They’ve got all these rules and considerations about TV ratings, and prime time, and whatnot. That’s when it hit me – it’s probably about the TV networks and money!
So I started looking into that angle. I checked some news about TV deals and broadcasting rights. Bingo! Turns out, one of the networks wanted to have a special broadcast event, and that meant moving some games around.
- First, I found an article mentioning that ESPN wanted to do a special “ManningCast” for one of the games.
- Second, another network wanted to have a prime-time game to boost their ratings, so they negotiated for a Monday night slot.
Now it was making sense. The NFL probably agreed to schedule two games on Monday to make both networks happy and, of course, to make more money.
My “Aha!” Moment
It wasn’t just about the fans getting more football (though that’s a nice bonus). It was a business move! These big networks pay tons of money to broadcast the games, so they have a lot of say in how things are scheduled.
So there you have it. That’s how I figured out why there are two NFL games on Monday sometimes. It’s all about the TV networks, the money, and making sure everyone gets a piece of the pie. Pretty interesting, right? Just another day in the life, I guess. Keep digging, you can find anything!
