{"id":14800,"date":"2024-11-22T16:51:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14800"},"modified":"2024-11-22T16:51:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:51:24","slug":"nfl-makes-massive-decision-to-flex-upcoming-thursday-night-football-game-that-was-supposed-to-feature-one-of-the-leagues-elite-qbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14800","title":{"rendered":"NFL Makes Massive Decision To Flex Upcoming \u2018Thursday Night Football\u2019 Game That Was Supposed To Feature One Of The League\u2019s Elite QBs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0has opted to flex an upcoming game to \u2018<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/thursday-night-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thursday Night Football<\/a>\u2019 as it appears to have given up on one of the league\u2019s best quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are having a torrid campaign despite the QB\u2019s high-level play, but it appears the NFL is ready to move on as they are taking Cincy off a primetime game slot.<\/p>\n<p>That is according to MLFootball.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe #Chargers \u2013 #Broncos game is being FLEXED to Thursday Night Football in Week 16, league sources exclusively tell @_MLFootball,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1859828163083370861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported on Friday morning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chargers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chargers<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Broncos<\/a> game is being FLEXED to Thursday Night Football in Week 16, league sources exclusively tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@_MLFootball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Browns<\/a> game is being moved.<\/p>\n<p>BO NIX VS. JUSTIN HERBERT IN PRIMETIME. We should be in for a great one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ZxkZ2vmJf\">pic.twitter.com\/6ZxkZ2vmJf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1859828163083370861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The league had likely envisioned an all-time showdown between Ohio rivals, the Bengals and Cleveland Browns but couldn\u2019t have expected the former to suck this badly and the latter to lose its starting QB, although\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jameis-winston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jameis Winston<\/a>\u00a0is cooking something, having stepped into the role.<\/p>\n<p>So Bo Nix and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/justin-herbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Herbert<\/a>\u00a0are going to go head-to-head on the TNF slot while a date and time for the Browns-Bengals game remains TBA, at least according to said source.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-thursday-night-football-flex-claim-hasn-t-been-confirmed-by-the-nfl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Thursday Night Football\u2019 Flex Claim Hasn\u2019t Been Confirmed By The NFL<\/h2>\n<p>The NFL hasn\u2019t made an official announcement, with the schedule remaining unchanged on its official website.<\/p>\n<p>The league implemented the flex option to give teams exuding potential the opportunity to show out in primetime games.<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals have not been great this season despite having one of the best signal-callers under center, and it\u2019s not like he\u2019s playing poorly. But if MLFootball\u2019s information is correct, they will ride with the Nix vs. Herbert clash instead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0NFL\u00a0has opted to flex an upcoming game to \u2018Thursday Night Football\u2019 as it appears to have given up on one of the league\u2019s best quarterbacks. 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