May 16, 2023

NFL Teams Want to Permanently Host Black Friday Game: Now that the NFL has invaded college football's turf on Black Friday with an annual game beginning this year, several NFL teams want to be the Detroit Lions or Dallas Cowboys of that day -- including the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals. The inaugural game will feature the Miami Dolphins facing the Jets on Amazon Prime.

posted by rcade to football at 11:59 AM - 3 comments

The Jets were on the first MNF broadcast as I recall.

They need to show that they're on a path to relevance before permanently hosting a national game.

All those years of the noncompetitive Lions hosting Turkey Day games, ugh. I want the Lions to be relevant. They're getting very close.

posted by beaverboard at 04:03 PM on May 16, 2023

I wasn't watching college football on Black Friday but I'm not that enthused about an annual NFL game on that date.

If a team is getting it every year, it should be a team like the Patriots, Steelers or Packers that has sustained excellence over decades.

posted by rcade at 10:48 AM on May 17, 2023

All those years of the noncompetitive Lions hosting Turkey Day games, ugh.

Counterpoint: my family would travel to Detroit almost every year to spend Thanksgiving with friends. We could always get good seats for cheap at the Silverdome.

posted by tahoemoj at 06:42 PM on May 17, 2023

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