Patjew

I've wondered the same. Seems too logical to me.

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alamo

This is the first week there is a Thursday game, and it's the last week any team has a bye. So it's not worth doing.

As to why they don't schedule byes later in the season: probably because CBS/FOX lose a Sunday game to Thursday (and eventually another one to Saturday) and don't want to further thin their schedule with byes. Remember, TV is the reason byes exist in the first place.

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MoLewisrocks

LOL...and amazingly look who's the only one in this thread to even go there...

richpats

In the last 3 seasons the NFL has scheduled teams to have back-to-back Sunday-Thursday home games EIGHTEEN times.

JoePats

Before the Thursday games, they used to have, if I recall correctly, the home teams on Thanksgiving would play on the road the Sunday before, and the road teams on Thanksgiving would play at home the Sunday before. At least they would try to do it this way.

Patslifer

You mean aside from the OP who was hinting that the NFL gave us some kind of unfair schedule There's Charlie in the trees!!!!

PATSYLICIOUS

It works in our favor IMO. The short week is not an advantage for us or the Jets, and then we have a long week to rest up and prepare for Miami. Almost like coming off a bye week again.

The only downside may be the fact that you might as well count out Morris and Jordan for the Jets game, but i doubt they would've played Sunday either. Plus neither had a real impact in the first Jets game, other than Jordan having some nice runs in garbage time. And Morris had 0 yards on 8 carries.