Friday Night Football

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I think one reason we don't see more Friday games is that, if I remember right, some law was passed around the time the AFL folded into the NFL preventing the NFL from televising games on Friday night or Saturday if any high school or college football game was being played within 70 (or so) miles of the broadcast station that same day.

I think the NFL agreed to this in exchange for a law exempting their merger with the AFL from antitrust review.

Yeah, Friday Night is High School football night - and Saturday is College Football! I think having NFL games on Sunday is the best option.