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Thoughts? I'll start with a minor gripe that I've already said previously...two humdrum MNF matchups to start the season. Can we please just go back to the one, good MNF game first week?

And I see when showing logos in each week's matchups that the Rams got white horns again. Is that, indeed, going into effect this year? And if so, will it be just like (or close enough to) the Fearsome Foursome Era, or same unis as last few years but just white horns and that's it?

or same unis as last few years but just white horns and that's it?

^^^ I believe it is this.

All 4 games of Bills/Patriots and Bills/Dolphins will take place in December. Weird.

5 straight 1:00 games to start the Steelers season. What year is this?

ChrisBabcock wrote:

or same unis as last few years but just white horns and that's it?

^^^ I believe it is this.

All 4 games of Bills/Patriots and Bills/Dolphins will take place in December. Weird.

It seems to take a while for the NFL to catch up to reality: the Cowboys throwback uniforms in 1994 had the 1960-63 jerseys (with the stars on shoulder pads)) with the modern silver helmet.

MatthewToy wrote:5 straight 1:00 games to start the Steelers season. What year is this?

1969, before Monday Night Football, or 1972, before "The Immaculate Reception"?

74_75_78_79_ wrote:And I see when showing logos in each week's matchups that the Rams got white horns again. Is that, indeed, going into effect this year? And if so, will it be just like (or close enough to) the Fearsome Foursome Era, or same unis as last few years but just white horns and that's it?

We had a thread on it but yes, same jersey (white/blue/gold), changed the helmet and pants to white/blue. Basically the uniform they wore against the Seahawks last season in the 'color rush' game, except a blue stripe on the pants instead of gold.

My favorite type of games, looks-wise, are the games played on the east coast in the late afternoon slot. The 2017 Jets schedule features no 4:05/4:25 games on the east coast. That sucks. I loved back in olden times before Sunday Ticket when I'd get a Giants road game at 1:00 and a Jets home game at 4:00. The game would start in daylight and end after nightfall. It looks nice on tv and I just prefer watching football games at that time of day.

MatthewToy wrote:5 straight 1:00 games to start the Steelers season. What year is this?

I'll take an under-the-radar 5-0 start instead.

JWL wrote:My favorite type of games, looks-wise, are the games played on the east coast in the late afternoon slot. The 2017 Jets schedule features no 4:05/4:25 games on the east coast. That sucks. I loved back in olden times before Sunday Ticket when I'd get a Giants road game at 1:00 and a Jets home game at 4:00. The game would start in daylight and end after nightfall. It looks nice on tv and I just prefer watching football games at that time of day.

I wish we had more 4:00 games as well. I love those late autumn and winter games where it's already starting to dim when the game is beginning and eventually it gets dark under the lights of the stadium. Gives it a nice big fight feel. It's also a better tailgating experience as we would still get there early but pace/spread things out a little better (and watch the one o'clocks)

Something is planned for TV/internet/social/hologram coverage for one of the London breakfast games. Fox has a 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Eastern game each, NFLN has a morning game, but the one that would be on CBS ....

Sunday, September 24, 2017
Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars (London) 2:30p (BST) 9:30a TBD