Minnesota a Possible Flex Game???

[kurgan74]

If the Bengals do win tomorrow, I would think a game between the Bengals and Vikings

would make a very attractive Sunday night game. I know it is likely not to happen

since it is currently scheduled to be the Eagles @ Giants, but we can always hope.

[Stripes]

Prime time is too infatuated with the NFC East for that game to be replaced, I think. If both teams are still in the thick of the race, I could see the San Diego game getting flexed.

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

Right on with the damn NFC east. I'm so sick of those losers, especially where I live.

The NFL needs to consider exposure of playoff-bound teams - when you have a division leader go the entire season without a single prime-time game, come one.

[Esiason#7]

Prime time is too infatuated with the NFC East for that game to be replaced, I think. If both teams are still in the thick of the race, I could see the San Diego game getting flexed.

CBS has already designated the Bengals-Chargers game as the one game that week that cannot be flexed. There was an article about this earlier and I believe it said the best bet for a Bengals game to be flexed is the NY Jets game at the end of the season.

[HoosierCat]

Prime time is too infatuated with the NFC East for that game to be replaced, I think. If both teams are still in the thick of the race, I could see the San Diego game getting flexed.

CBS has already designated the Bengals-Chargers game as the one game that week that cannot be flexed. There was an article about this earlier and I believe it said the best bet for a Bengals game to be flexed is the NY Jets game at the end of the season.

I'm pretty sure that there are no flex games in week 17. Flexing only goes through week 16.

As for the "infatuation" with the NFC East, hey, those are much bigger markets, which equals much bigger ratings. So no surprise there.

[gregstephens]

I don't know. Favre is a huge prime-time draw and if you put him up against the resurrgent defense of this year's 'Cinderella Team', it could have an appeal to flex over the battle between two teams that appear at this point to be 'mid-carders' at best.