1. We are knee-deep in the flex scheduling portion of the NFL schedule with Sunday Night Football. NBC already used the flex in Week 11 when it dumped Steelers-Bengals for Chiefs-Chargers. The network will use the flex again in Week 14, saving the nation from having to watch another Denver prime-time game and airing Dolphins-Chargers instead of Broncos-Chiefs.
But NBC will air a rough game this Sunday, with the 4-7-1 Colts visiting the 8–3 Cowboys. While there are a slew of better matchups earlier in day (Titans-Eagles, Jets-Vikings, Commanders-Giants, Dolphins-Niners, Chiefs-Bengals), you can’t blame NBC for not wanting to give up Dallas because it is a ratings juggernaut and the top draw in the NFL.
During this week’s SI Media Podcast, which dropped Thursday morning, I asked the voice of Sunday Night Football, Mike Tirico, if he would prefer to call Colts-Cowboys or one of the better games on the schedule.
