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Daniel Frankel

NFL Cuts Amazon a Break, Votes to Pass 'Flex Scheduling' for 'Thursday Night Football'

Thursday Night Football

The National Football League passed on Monday a vote by the narrowest of margins to allow Amazon to change out up to two games on its late-season Thursday Night Football schedule should they start appearing in advance to be uncompetitive matchups. 

Amazon is paying the NFL $1 billion a season for exclusive TV rights to Thursday Night Football, and the package's turkey 2022 schedule is widely believed to be a key reason why total TNF viewership was down 41% last year. 

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