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FOX has protected Packers games vs. Vikings on 11/21, vs. Giants on 12/26. NBC can't steal them for Sunday night game.

FOX, CBS each can protect five games. That means FOX used two of its five protections on the Packers.


http://blogs.greenbaypressgazette.com/blogs/gpg/insider/2010/11/04/fox-tv-protects-two-packers-games/

I'm not sure if its fox liking the packers packers but rather a case of Favre bowl IV and the Giants matchup possibly being for the NFC home field advantage game.

It would have been weird to be on Sunday night 3 times in a month.

The Patriots game will likely stay Sunday night. New Orleans/Baltimore is a possibility or maybe Jets/Steelers.

If San Diego loses 2 or 3 more it's possible Green Bay/Atlanta would replace Chargers/Colts but Manning is a draw and Atlanta is not.

These games will probably be 3:15 games. Interesting that they didn't protect Packers/Falcons, like MD mentioned.

Atlanta is good but not a big TV draw. If San Diego gets back on track NBC will be happy to stick with Chargers/Colts that night.

I can see the Falcons game being moved to 3:15, depending on doubleheader rules for that week. The late games that week are KC/Seattle, Miami/Oakland, STL/Denver. CBS probably has the doubleheader national game that week. VIking game will probably stay at noon. CBS has the national doubleheader game that week, Indy/NE.

I'd say NBC likes us too, considering this is the 2nd time we're on SNF in the last 3 weeks.