The NFL must determine quickly in the event that they need to flex out of the Cowboys recreation on Sunday Night time Soccer

The Dallas Cowboys are 5-8 as a soccer workforce. Amazingly, the Cowboys misplaced to a workforce with a worse file than them of their final outing. Dallas fell to the Cincinnati Bengals who really feel lots higher about their 5-8 file following Monday night time than Dallas does on condition that they gained.

Oh, yea, the sport was on Monday Night time Soccer. It was primetime tv that the entire world noticed. It sounds a bit bizarre for a 5-7 and 4-8 workforce to satisfy on MNF, however on condition that ESPN and Disney had arrange for an alt forged involving The Simpsons to be carried out round this recreation the Cowboys and Bengals stayed put even supposing the NFL now has the power to flex out and in of sure video games on Monday nights.

The topic of flexing is why we’re right here immediately because the Cowboys have one other recreation set for primetime arising and in contrast to this previous week there aren’t any animations made for Bart Simpson that will prohibit the sport from being moved.

The NFL should determine quickly on if they’re going to flex out of the Cowboys recreation in Week 16

In case you might be unaware, the Cowboys are at the moment set to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. What’s notable concerning the recreation, relative to our dialogue, is that it’s set to happen on Sunday Night time Soccer.

It’s price noting that NBC took over the SNF bundle in 2006 and in that point the Cowboys have been flexed out of certainly one of their Sunday night time video games solely as soon as. The sport in query was in 2020, one other misplaced 12 months for the Cowboys, the place Dallas hosted the San Francisco 49ers. Dallas entered that recreation 4-9 the place San Francisco was 5-8 for context.

Listed here are all the matchups for Week 16 in case you are questioning what might exchange Cowboys/Buccaneers:

The primary and final recreation listed (Broncos/Chargers and Saints/Packers) are different primetime contests so they don’t seem to be shifting. In actual fact, that Broncos/Chargers recreation was already flexed into by the NFL. The sport between the Browns and Bengals was moved out in order that one appears an unlikely candidate to switch Dallas/Tampa.

CBS will possible have the Steelers/Ravens recreation and never need to give it up. FOX will possible wind up with Eagles/Commanders on their aspect of issues so (that is all guessing) essentially the most logical choices are: Texans/Chiefs, Lions/Bears and Vikings/Seahawks.

It definitely appears doable that certainly one of these video games could possibly be given some deference as two of them (sorry Bears) characteristic two groups which are going to be within the playoffs in all probability.

In case you might be curious, the minimal quantity of discover that the NFL has to offer for a flex at this level within the season is 6 days. They nonetheless have a while, however we’re getting shut.

For Sunday Night time Soccer in Weeks 14-17, the versatile scheduling resolution will typically be made no later than 6 days previous to the sport.

That is one more guess, however assume that the league would like to flex one thing out and in with greater than six days discover in order to permit time for followers who will probably be in attendance to regulate. That’s admittedly a guess, however that will imply we might get an announcement this week.

The Cowboys are the Cowboys and will probably be a rankings draw it doesn’t matter what and that is a crucial ingredient on this dialogue, however maybe the NFL seems like one thing else will probably be a greater watch in certainly one of their most vital home windows.