Chiefs-Bears Sunday night game might get flexed [nope]

[siberian khatru]

OK by me

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article238274933.html

NFL reportedly may want to flex Chiefs-Bears game out of ‘Sunday Night Football’ slot

When the 2019 NFL schedule was released, the Chiefs’ game on Dec. 22 in Chicago checked all the boxes for being broadcast in prime time.

Two teams with playoff aspirations, star power in Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and the connection between the head coaches. The Bears’ Matt Nagy was an assistant under the Chiefs’ Andy Reid.

That is why the game was scheduled to be broadcast on NBC on “Sunday Night Football.”


Alas, the playoff implications appear minimal for both teams and the NFL is considering flexing the game out of prime time, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The deciding factor will come Sunday when the Bears play in Green Bay. Chicago has a 2% chance of making the playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight.com and the New York Times. Both say a Packers will would give the Bears a less than 1% shot at the playoffs.

“The game would likely be replaced by the Saints-Titans,” the Sun-Times wrote.

“The league typically has a 12-day window to ‘flex’ their Sunday night game. But when Tuesday came and went, the league confirmed that it shifted to a six-day window for the Week 16 game. “


Tennessee, 8-5, is currently in a tied atop the AFC South with the Texans, but Houston holds the tie-breaker and is the fourth seed in the playoff field. Houston plays at Tennessee on Sunday.

The Saints still have a shot at the top spot in the NFC playoff field.

If flexed, the Chiefs’ game would be moved to the afternoon. The NFL schedule currently shows the Saints-Titans game set to kick off at noon and be broadcast on CBS.

You can read more of the Sun-Times story here (https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2019/12/11/21010997/chiago-bears-chiefs-sunday-night-football-flex-titans-saints-dec-22-week-16-time-change).

[carcosa]

Nooooo I want Patrick to improve his SNF record

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Too bad the world won't get to see the long-awaited first round of Trubisky vs. Mahomes.

[Clyde Frog]

Too bad the world won't get to see the long-awaited first round of Trubisky vs. Mahomes.

LMAO

[New World Order]

Going to this.

Would prefer it's moved to afternoon.

[Great Expectations]

I’m going to this one, a Sunday night at Soldier Field sounded fun.

[MMXcalibur]

Would prefer this moved to the afternoon so that I can go to my rec league hockey game that night.

[Frazod]

Going to this.

Would prefer it's moved to afternoon.

THIS. God I hope they move it.

[Chargem]

I much prefer the afternoon games, please flex it!

[luv]

My dad and some friends are going to this game. Dad was worried about the cold, so I'm sure he wouldn't mind it being a noon game.

They only thing that would suck is if you paid more for your tickets thinking it was a prime time game whenever you wouldn't have paid that much if they were just another noon game.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

I’d like it to be flexed. Road night games are never easier than a day game.

[O.city]

Good, make it a noon game. I like those a lot better.

[KChiefs1]

I hope they do.

[Dayze]

good. I hate SNF.

I know I'm in the minority, but I can't stand that broadcast and Football night In America.
Collinsworth is awful and grating.

[DJJasonp]

good. I hate SNF.

I know I'm in the minority, but I can't stand that broadcast and Football night In America.
Collinsworth is awful and grating.

I hear ya, but counter with:

Booger
Fouts


(It could be worse than Collinsworth)

[ChiefBlueCFC]

good. I hate SNF.

I know I'm in the minority, but I can't stand that broadcast and Football night In America.
Collinsworth is awful and grating.

I'll be honest, I don't have an issue with Collinsworth. I know a lot of people don't like him but besides his thing of starting every sentence with, "Now, here's a guy..." I enjoy his insight and knowledge

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I'll be honest, I don't have an issue with Collinsworth. I know a lot of people don't like him but besides his thing of starting every sentence with, "Now, here's a guy..." I enjoy his insight and knowledge

I agree. His voice is annoying, sure, but he's still far more knowledgeable and tolerable than most announcers.

[lcarus]

Good, make it a noon game. I like those a lot better.

Same here. I prefer either noon or night. Seems we have precious few noon games since Mahomes.

[Deberg_1990]

Getting bumped for Cowboys vs Eagles

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Good. Hate all night games

[Frazod]

It's a giant pain in the ass to get to Soldier Field. Unless you're one of the privileged few there's no decent parking within a mile of the stadium, traffic is a nightmare, and public transit gets overwhelmed and generally sucks. Just like most everything else in this fucking sewer. Throw in darkness and a howling freezing gale coming in off the lake, and yeah, better to do it early.

[TLO]

I'm good with this.

[Jerm]

I'll be honest, I don't have an issue with Collinsworth. I know a lot of people don't like him but besides his thing of starting every sentence with, "Now, here's a guy..." I enjoy his insight and knowledge

I think Collinsworth is great, same with Aikman.

Most ex players are pretty damn good analysts, I'd say Fouts and Booger are the exceptions.

[loochy]

Getting bumped for Cowboys turds vs Eagles crap

fyp

[Titty Meat]

Hope it stays on SNF

[Simply Red]

noon or nighttime - bears lose

[Imon Yourside]

Ya move it on up to the East side, noon game.

[Simply Red]

It's a giant pain in the ass to get to Soldier Field. Unless you're one of the privileged few there's no decent parking within a mile of the stadium, traffic is a nightmare, and public transit gets overwhelmed and generally sucks. Just like most everything else in this ****ing sewer. Throw in darkness, potential to get murdered and a howling freezing gale coming in off the lake, and yeah, better to do it early.

FYP



Har, har....

[Graystoke]

Nooner is better then a Nighter.
Morning is best

[DrRyan]

I agree. His voice is annoying, sure, but he's still far more knowledgeable and tolerable than most announcers.

His insufferable hyperbole of player x "is one of the best..." is just too much. He calls multiple players every single week one of the best players in the league.

[Spott]

I’d rather it be a noon game. We generally play better during the day and the Bears might play harder under the lights.

[TwistedChief]

It's a giant pain in the ass to get to Soldier Field. Unless you're one of the privileged few there's no decent parking within a mile of the stadium, traffic is a nightmare, and public transit gets overwhelmed and generally sucks. Just like most everything else in this fucking sewer. Throw in darkness and a howling freezing gale coming in off the lake, and yeah, better to do it early.

Not to mention flying spiders. Chicago is a fucking house of horrors.

https://weather.com/science/nature/news/flying-spider-season-windy-city-chicago

[Frazod]

Not to mention flying spiders. Chicago is a fucking house of horrors.

https://weather.com/science/nature/news/flying-spider-season-windy-city-chicago

That's just great. Add it to the list. LMAO

Probably won't be an issue at the end of December, though.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

His insufferable hyperbole of player x "is one of the best..." is just too much. He calls multiple players every single week one of the best players in the league.

Yeah, that's a fair point.

[KChiefs1]

Has this fucker been flexed yet?????

[displacedinMN]

We play better in the afternoon than evening.

[sedated]

That's kinda too bad since it's around Xmas time. Families in town, and a night game is a bigger deal to non-sports fans.

[KCUnited]

Got tix and BIL is flying in for the game so I’m hoping it gets flexed to noon so I can get his Bears loving ass out on an earlier flight.

[tmax63]

I hope it ends up with zero playoff implications, gets flexed and the Chiefs can rest a bunch of players

[Marcellus]

I hope it ends up with zero playoff implications, gets flexed and the Chiefs can rest a bunch of players

Thats not possible.

[RINGLEADER]

good. I hate SNF.

I know I'm in the minority, but I can't stand that broadcast and Football night In America.
Collinsworth is awful and grating.

RPO!

Have I told you about RPOs lately?!

[Flying High D]

Twitter When Booger is announcing is priceless. They roast him so bad.

[Discuss Thrower]

Saints - Titans might be the non obvious choice to flex if the Iggles or 'Merikuhs team are already at 6 prime time games.

[patteeu]

I’d like it to be flexed. Road night games are never easier than a day game.

This

[gblowfish]

I hear ya, but counter with:

Booger
Fouts


(It could be worse than Collinsworth)

Booger eats it.
Fouts molests collies.

[jjchieffan]

I'm reading that a lot of people prefer a noon kickoff. But, correct me if I'm wrong, I was thinking that when a prime time game gets flexed out, that it moves to the 3pm slot as a nationally broadcast game.

Edit: Nevermind. I was mistaken. I looked it up. It most likely would be moved to a noon game

[wazu]

I kinda doubt they flex the Chiefs out.

[TomBarndtsTwin]

Prefer the Noon game to the Sunday night game.

Hope they do flex it out.

[NJChiefsFan]

I hear ya, but counter with:

Booger
Fouts


(It could be worse than Collinsworth)

Charles Davis is climbing up the board for me recently. Ever since the Chiefs Lions game. Man is he annoying.

I never know how I feel about Collinsworth. He is fantastic with x's and o's. He sees small things in real time that is incredible imo. But his hyperbole and love for everyone is not only annoying and over-dramatic, but it takes away all perspective for when he is actually making a decent point.

[HemiEd]

It's a giant pain in the ass to get to Soldier Field. Unless you're one of the privileged few there's no decent parking within a mile of the stadium, traffic is a nightmare, and public transit gets overwhelmed and generally sucks. Just like most everything else in this ****ing sewer. Throw in darkness and a howling freezing gale coming in off the lake, and yeah, better to do it early.
This is so funny Tim
sitting here in a waiting room reading on my phone. (Not sure how people do that on a regular basis)
Anyway, knew it was your post without scrolling over.😎

[ChiefBlueCFC]

Booger and Fouts should have a cage match as the worst analysts for the NFL currently.

Please suggest other's that should be put in the cage and let them all fight to the death and the winner will then be shot

[KChiefs1]

It's a giant pain in the ass to get to Soldier Field. Unless you're one of the privileged few there's no decent parking within a mile of the stadium, traffic is a nightmare, and public transit gets overwhelmed and generally sucks. Just like most everything else in this fucking sewer. Throw in darkness and a howling freezing gale coming in off the lake, and yeah, better to do it early.


Weather shouldn’t be too bad.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191214/d8bcf80d37baa5f70d205bc1c5d6721e.jpg

[ThyKingdomCome15]

I'm OK with that. I prefer day games.

If I were a betting man I'd say they're looking at Eagles Cowboys getting flexed.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

You realize it's Titans Saints being debated right?

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

They would have had to made the announcement LAST Tuesday, so it's really a moot point at this time. We're on to Chicago for a night game.

[ThyKingdomCome15]

You realize it's Titans Saints being debated right?

Nope.

I would think Mahomes going against that Bears D is more interesting than the second fiddle Saints and the wanna be Titans. Just my opinion.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

They would have had to made the announcement LAST Tuesday, so it's really a moot point at this time. We're on to Chicago for a night game.

They changed it to 6 days out for this one. Depends on Sundays results.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Nope.

I would think Mahomes going against that Bears D is more interesting than the second fiddle Saints and the wanna be Titans. Just my opinion.

They want the game with most implications

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

They changed it to 6 days out for this one. Depends on Sundays results.

Week 16 must be announced 12 days out.
Week 17 has the 6 day window

http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Week 16 must be announced 12 days out.
Week 17 has the 6 day window

http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules

Read the damn OP

[philfree]

They want the game with most implications

The Chiefs gunning for a bye is implications.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Pats play only dogshit offenses. They feast on them..

[BWillie]

Good, make it a noon game. I like those a lot better.

Why? Those are the worst and they ruin my day. I spend my entire Sunday just sitting on my ass watching Chiefs. I love SNF games.

[philfree]

Pats play only dogshit offenses. They feast on them..

I feel like those guys are vulnerable and are going to drop another game.

[BWillie]

Pats play only dogshit offenses. They feast on them..

Good offenses can beat elite defenses. Defense is overrated.

[KChiefs1]

Week 16 must be announced 12 days out.

Week 17 has the 6 day window



http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules


They changed it this week.



“The league typically has a 12-day window to ‘flex’ their Sunday night game. But when Tuesday came and went, the league confirmed that it shifted to a six-day window for the Week 16 game. “

“The game would likely be replaced by the Saints-Titans,” the Sun-Times wrote.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

. I spend my entire Sunday just sitting on my ass watching Chiefs. .

And???

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Good offenses can beat elite defenses. Defense is overrated.

Yeah and they play 3 horrible teams, so they will get a bye.

[Chief Roundup]

Why? Those are the worst and they ruin my day. I spend my entire Sunday just sitting on my ass watching Chiefs. I love SNF games.

Because then I don't have to suffer through other games that I don't really give a shit about. It frees up my evening and night time to do whatever I want.
I hate afternoon or night games. Football was meant to be a noon time game.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Trubisky and Mahomes are both exactly 253-392. Only difference is that Mahomes has 3266 yards to Trubisky’s 2440.

[Rasputin]

Because then I don't have to suffer through other games that I don't really give a shit about. It frees up my evening and night time to do whatever I want.
I hate afternoon or night games. Football was meant to be a noon time game.

All this.

[HemiEd]

I don't get all the hate for Cris Collinsworth, he is one of the least abrasive IMO. I like his enthusiasm and knowledge of the game.

[Rausch]

I don't get all the hate for Cris Collinsworth, he is one of the least abrasive IMO. I like his enthusiasm and knowledge of the game.

I hated him on Inside the NFL. He isn't bad on games or pregame commentary...

[treeguy27]

Collinsworth is great as long as he's not calling a Pats game.

[Bowser]

Trubisky and Mahomes are both exactly 253-392. Only difference is that Mahomes has 3266 yards to Trubisky’s 2440.

Lol, wow

[oldman]

I'm in on moving it to a noon game. Either #1 crew on FOX or CBS is better than the Sunday night crew and you don't have to listen to Tony Dungy before the game and at halftime. While I'm not a huge fan of Joe Buck, you do get Aikman for color and he's pretty good at it. The best crew, IMO, is Nance and Romo on CBS.

[Chieftain]

100% agree. Nantz and Romo are the best. I also like Tessitore but Booger ruins it with his dumb commentary.

[Frazod]

Bears getting their shit pushed in 21-3. Flex, flex, flex.

[MMXcalibur]

Oh yeah, this is getting flexed.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Bears will be eliminated today. It’ll get moved.

[BWillie]

Triblindsky vs the Chiefs on SNF. What could go wrong?

[DaFace]

https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1206335488505733125?s=19

No change.

[comochiefsfan]

Was kind of hoping this would get moved to noon.

Didn’t really want the Bears to get delusions of grandeur being in primetime.

[TomBarndtsTwin]

https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1206335488505733125?s=19

No change.

Well that sucks.

Was looking forward to the anticipated change to Noon after the Bears were eliminated from playoff consideration.

Oh well.

[KChiefs1]

https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1206335488505733125?s=19

No change.


Dammit!

[TwistedChief]

Only explanation is the NFL hates Frazod.

[Frazod]

Only explanation is the NFL hates Frazod.

:cuss:

[MMXcalibur]

Honestly, kind of surprised they didn't flex out the game.
The Bears are done.

[Bowser]

Honestly, kind of surprised they didn't flex out the game.
The Bears are done.

They want to showcase the playoff bound Patrick Mahomes.

[Hoover]

Mahomes = eyeballs
Eyeballs = $$$$

Saints/Titans game isn't that appealling

[Halfcan]

We will beat them Any time.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Good. I get off work on Sundays just in time for SNF.

[C3HIEF3S]

I'll be there in red. Looking like it will at least be in the 30s at kickoff. My family and I were hoping it would get flexed to the daytime.

[mnchiefsguy]

If you want to put your NFL conspiracy caps on, you could say that the NFL would want the Bills to beat NE Sunday afternoon...setting up the Sunday night game drama...can Mahomes and the Chiefs get the 2nd seed?

One can hope :)

[Hamwallet]

I hope they flex it. Sunday and Monday night games are terrible when you live on the east coast. Damn games don’t get over until midnight or 1am.

[ChiefsCountry]

If you want to put your NFL conspiracy caps on, you could say that the NFL would want the Bills to beat NE Sunday afternoon...setting up the Sunday night game drama...can Mahomes and the Chiefs get the 2nd seed?

One can hope :)

That game is Saturday.

[Flying High D]

I hope they flex it. Sunday and Monday night games are terrible when you live on the east coast. Damn games don’t get over until midnight or 1am.

Eastern time is the worst. Take Central time over it anytime.

[KChiefs1]

the NFL would want the Bills to beat NE Sunday afternoon...setting up the Sunday night game drama...can Mahomes and the Chiefs get the 2nd seed?

One can hope :)



It’s Saturday afternoon but I hope you are right.

[Nzoner]

If you want to put your NFL conspiracy caps on, you could say that the NFL would want the Bills to beat NE Sunday afternoon...setting up the Sunday night game drama...can Mahomes and the Chiefs get the 2nd seed?

One can hope :)

Ding ding ding

[Rasputin]

https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1206335488505733125?s=19

No change.


Well shit.


I'm getting next Sat night off but i'll probably have to call in on Sunday because of alcohol poisoning for a late game. Noon games are so much better.

[Hoover]

I typically want all Chiefs games played at Noon on Sundays.

However, since I have to go to my parents this weekend, the SNF game is perfect as I can leave after lunch and drive home and watch the game in peace and quiet in my basement.

Thanks NFL

[Nzoner]

Really strange,I just checked scores and odds and Saturdays 3 games have no spreads or totals listed yet all of the Sunday games do.

BTW KC opened at -4 and have now been bet to -5

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I don't understand them not flexing it, but I like it! I love primetime games.

[Dartgod]

Only explanation is the NFL hates Frazod.

Who could blame them?

[suzzer99]

If you want to put your NFL conspiracy caps on, you could say that the NFL would want the Bills to beat NE Sunday afternoon...setting up the Sunday night game drama...can Mahomes and the Chiefs get the 2nd seed?

One can hope :)

Is there anything in that game for the Bills other than pride and hurting NE? Assuming no one believes the Pats will lose to Miami the next week.

[Why Not?]

I don't understand them not flexing it, but I like it! I love primetime games.

Due to the Saturday games, they didn’t have many options. No way Fox was giving up Cowboys vs Eagles. I guess Saints Tits but Mahomes vs Chicago probably moves the needle more than an all southern small market game.