Thursday games pretty dumb

[pbmax]

Does the math work with the beginning of the season creating a weird situation where a team will play its first game four days after all the others? And no one will be happy with a team having a bye at the end of the season just before the playoffs get underway.

Rodgers was asked about a second bye week yesterday for this express purpose and he didn't like it. He thought a second bye week just made the season longer. Not the same as seven days off.

He also mentioned that the ultimate goal of a second by week would be to usher in an 18 game season.

[MadScientist]

Does the math work with the beginning of the season creating a weird situation where a team will play its first game four days after all the others? And no one will be happy with a team having a bye at the end of the season just before the playoffs get underway.

There's no need to have a bye before week 1 because teams play on Thursday the previous week and mostly don't play their starters.

A bye before the last game is only a little advantage (no team would have a bye on the last week).

[pbmax]

There's no need to have a bye before week 1 because teams play on Thursday the previous week and mostly don't play their starters.

A bye before the last game is only a little advantage (no team would have a bye on the last week).

Week One:
Thursday Night Launch
Sunday Games

Week Two:
first regular Thursday night game*
Sunday Games

Either Week 2's teams are coming off 4 days rest or they had a bye Week One.