NFL Network To Screw Everyone In Country.

This was a news flash to me, let's see if anyone else is surprised.

The Patriots last regular season game falls on Dec. 29 against the Giants. According to the NY Daily news, that game has been purchased for nationwide exclusivity by NFL Network.

So if you don't have access to the NFL network, or live in the greater New York or New England areas, you're shit out of luck.

That's a pretty big cross-section of the country that's going to miss a potential history-making game.

My question: Shouldn't the NFL Network be advertising this NOW, so that people can call in and subscribe? cause god knows the week in advance might not be enough notice, and if the pats lose no one cares, so why not try and milk that cash cow while it's still standing?

Who's On This Week?

Do you ever wonder why certain NFL games are shown in certain cities? Do you wonder which game you or the majority of the country will get to see this week? For those of us who don't have the Sunday Ticket (giving that up was one of the toughest decisions I've ever made), this website is invaluable to learning more about how the decisions to show certain games are configured.

http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/

Points of note:

Local affiliation trumps all.
National game of interest usually carries.
Games involving your team's rivals (usually in division).

But then, there's a funny fourth category: where a star may have played high school or college football. There's always a shred of red in the map in Southern Mississippi, that carries Bret Favre's Packers games more reliably than Milwaukee. Knoxville, TN has an affinity for Peyton and the Colts. As Ian can tell you, you used to not go anywhere on a fall Sunday in Danville without seeing local-boy Tim Couch's Browns on TV (and he was just holding a clipboard!).

Anyway, hope you enjoy this an interesting and useful resource.