It is the final week of the NFL regular season and there's no Thursday Night Football. Here's the reason why.
Week 17 in the AFC had a little bit of everything, but Tony Anderson breaks down the top storylines and how it all affects the playoff picture.The final week of the NFL regular season is slightly different from the typical schedule football fans have become accustomed to over the first 17 weeks of play. — featuring announcers Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit — already complete.
The league doesn't have a Thursday night game on the final week of the regular season because it doesn't have any scheduling flexibility with those games, and it doesn't want teams who could be competing for a playoff spot to have a short week of preparation. "Just an honor to work with you... obviously I watched you for so many years. I appreciate everything."- Kirk Herbstreit
"You're an animal. You do Thursday, you do Saturday, you do Gameday... it's impossible."- Al Michaels
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