2024 NFL Season Thread

GBP4EVER said:
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NFL prioritizing expanding international series to Australia, pondering holding Pro Bowl Games there in future

There could be a game Down Under as early as the 2026 season
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16 hour time difference between Australia and east cost time. Which means you would need to kickoff a game like 5pm on a Monday in Australia and have it start the normal time of a 12pm central/1pm eastern on a Sunday in the USA.
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Actually a noon start Eastern time Sunday is about 4am Monday Sydney/Melbourne time. It seems like they'd have to do it as a Fri/Sat night game Eastern time. Friday 8pm Eastern time is Noon on Saturday in Melbourne according to Google. That would seem to be the NFL's best option.
 
Why wouldn't they play Saturday Night in Australia to have a Sunday game here?
 
Keg Man said:
Why wouldn't they play Saturday Night in Australia to have a Sunday game here?
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because that's not the way time works.

if you want a normal sunday noon game (EST), the game would have to be played at 4am on monday in australia.
not many people going to attend a game at 4am on a monday.
 
It’s a stupid idea to begin with. Foreign games a huge middle finger to the domestic fans here in the US. Just another way the NFL is losing me.
 
Cheesedog said:
It’s a stupid idea to begin with. Foreign games a huge middle finger to the domestic fans here in the US. Just another way the NFL is losing me.
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Just money look at how big basketball and baseball is over there. NFL wants a piece of the pie also.
 
Recovery from knee injuries is not guaranteed to be smooth.
 
We all know what will happen after the season ends he will say he needs time to think about his future and will be like March or April before he decides.

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Rodgers to play in 2025? 'I think so,' QB says

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, mired in one of the worst statistical seasons of his legendary career, said Wednesday he wants to play in 2025.
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