Browns May Be Ready to Flex
We were looking at the NFL schedule today and noticed that the league had decided to not flex out of Sunday night’s Philadelphia vs. Dallas game.
Looking at Week 15 there’s no way NBC would give up the Green Bay at New England game.
But things get interesting in Week 16, when San Diego is scheduled to play Cincinnati in the Sunday night slot. There’s no way the NFL and NBC want to show the Bengals in primetime in front of a half-empty stadium. So that opens up the possibility for another game to move into the slot.
The game of the weekend, New Orleans at Atlanta, is already set for Monday Night Football. It’s doubtful that Fox would give up the Giants at Green Bay game as that will have major playoff implications.
That’s where the Browns come in.
It’s quite possible the Browns will have climbed back to .500 by Week 16 as they have the Bills and the Bengals the next two weeks. That means they would be returning home on a 6-2 streak to face Baltimore.
It will take a little bit of a leap of faith on NBC and the NFL’s part as they have to flex the game at least 12 days in advance. But if the Browns have a strong showing on Sunday in Buffalo they certainly should be under consideration.
With the way the season has been going so far, a primetime game against a hated division rival the day after Christmas feels just about right.
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