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NFL Owners Set for Another Vote on Flexing Thursday Night Football Games

  • NFL owners will vote next week on whether to allow games to move between Sunday afternoons and Thursday nights on just 15 days notice.
  • A similar proposal failed to pass in March, lacking the necessary three-quarters approval from owners.
  • The push comes after ratings fell 4 million viewers on average for the 15 Thursday Night Football games on Amazon's streaming service compared to last year.
  • The quick scheduling changes proved too disruptive for enough owners to block the initial change.
  • Owners did approve having some teams play twice on Thursdays this season, with four teams - the Jets, Saints, Bears and Steelers - playing two Thursday night games each.
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