‘Thursday Night Football’ On Saturday Afternoon; Yeah, That Makes Sense

Huh? It's a football game on Saturday. But instead of calling it "Saturday Football" they called it "Thursday Night Football". On Saturday. In the afternoon. What??

The game was on both NFL Network and CBS. Instead of giving up the marketing brand "Thursday Night Football" and making it way more, oh I don't know, RIGHT. SB Nation explains.

This would kinda make sense if Thursday Night Football was immensely popular, a beloved brand everybody across the country was passionate about and excited to see more of. But it's not, really. Everyone kinda hates Thursday Night Football. Players complain they only had three rest days and cite a higher risk of injury on short play. Although fans like an extra night of football, many notice that without a full week of practice, games are a bit sloppier. Everybody generally acknowledges that Thursday Night Football is just a way for the NFL to make more money. Why would you want to associate more football with something everyone hates?

Remember this is the same NFL that wanted only suspend Ray Rice two games, then had to let him back in. Of course see all the teams lining up to sign him. Oh yeah, THAT NFL.