Bengals to now pounce the colts at 4:15 pm

[turningpoint]

Kickoff time for the Bengals’ Nov. 20 home game against the Indianapolis Colts has been moved to 4:15 p.m., the NFL announced today. The game originally was scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

“Kickoff times are occasionally changed to help our network TV partners maximize ratings,” said Greg Aiello, NFL Vice President of Public Relations. “In this case, CBS wanted to take the Bengals-Colts game and move it into the national doubleheader window on Nov. 20. It shapes up as a very attractive game between teams with two of the league’s best records, and this switch will allow it to be shown to as many fans as possible across the country.”

[The_Next_Big_Thing]

Very nice, more public exposure.

[derekshank]

Very nice, more public exposure.

It's only nice if we play better than we did against Pitt.

[bengalboomer7]

It shows that nationally the Bengals have become a draw. I like this, and I think it will lead to more primetime games next year(but winning does things like this, we just never knew it)

Plus, I think it shows an amount of respect within the league.

[The_Next_Big_Thing]

They are going to bill this as Manning vs. Palmer, Indy's new D, Bengals new D.

MOre than anything, this is a move towards better matchups on MNF in years to come.

[Bobcat Bengal]

Kickoff time for the Bengals’ Nov. 20 home game against the Indianapolis Colts has been moved to 4:15 p.m., the NFL announced today. The game originally was scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

“Kickoff times are occasionally changed to help our network TV partners maximize ratings,” said Greg Aiello, NFL Vice President of Public Relations.

Hey man, at least the suit was being honest.

[Ox]

F'n A, brother, F'n A. I'll be at that game. Hopefully it ends in Indy's first loss.

[Stripes]

F'n A, brother, F'n A. I'll be at that game. Hopefully it ends in Indy's first loss.

I'll be there too. This is great news, maybe the entire country will see me run out onto the field when I take the ball from Manning's hand...

[bengalindian]

I'll be there. We were gonna start tailgating at midnight Sunday either way, so just more time to get pumped for this game!

[turningpoint]

just had to sell my ticket to my friend.

Have 2 exams that saturday and 1 that monday, at my college 3 hrs from cincy, Ohio U.

f**king Ohio U, o well i have my hidef tv here, and we all know this will be in hidef.

[membengal]

Yeah, the time change is killing me. I am driving up from Memphis for that game, and, the drive back will now be hellacious. Won't get back home until 3 or 4 am with work the next day.

A win would make that all worth it.

[bengalindian]

Good thing Dayton is only an hour away.

[BengalszoneBilly]

Seeing as how I live in Az, that's the ONLY way I'll get to see the Bengals play on free TV! I'm stoked! Now if I could only score one of these cool caps: like ol' Bobcat here, I'd be deliriously happy!

[buck3y3d]

I'll be gone to Chicago that weekend and now i get to watch the game!

This just made my day.

[bengalboomer7]

Slide me a PM Billy and I'll make all your dreams come true

[bengalindian]

Yeah, Billy, you could slide me a PM, and I'll make all your dreams come true for just 15 bucks. I lower my prices just for you guys.

[HoosierCat]

Funny footnote to the time change: look who we punked :lmao:

Steelers Notebook: Start time of Nov. 20 game against Ravens changed

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Ravens' unexpected poor season has prompted officials from the NFL and CBS to pull their game off national television with the Steelers Nov. 20 in Baltimore.

The kickoff, originally set for 4:15 p.m., was moved to 1 p.m. The game will be replaced by one involving another AFC North Division opponent, the Bengals against the unbeaten Colts in Cincinnati. That game will be shown at 4:15 p.m. to most of the nation on CBS.

[jditty47]

lol that game got moved? haha

[MacD BengalFan]

What a hypocritical move. If they pulled the Pitt/Baltimore game because of the bad season the Ravens are having, then this game should be moved to Monday Night!!! That game is Minnesota/Green Bay. Oh, that's a real big game. What a bunch of crap. While I am happy to see the game time changed and the increased coverage, they didn't go far enough. It should be on Monday Night! The NFL can be such hypocrites!

[rudy_johnson_2010]

If we playe like we did against pittsburgh we wont get past indy. but i think we will get past them because we want this game rally bad.i hoppe we kill them.

[HoosierCat]

What a hypocritical move. If they pulled the Pitt/Baltimore game because of the bad season the Ravens are having, then this game should be moved to Monday Night!!! That game is Minnesota/Green Bay. Oh, that's a real big game. What a bunch of crap. While I am happy to see the game time changed and the increased coverage, they didn't go far enough. It should be on Monday Night! The NFL can be such hypocrites!

The new TV deal they struck that starts next year (and moves Monday games to espn) will allow them to move a limited number of games from Sunday to Monday. But this year they can't.

In any event, if the Bengals keep winning, they'll see more Monday night games regardless.

[BengalNation1281]

If we playe like we did against pittsburgh we wont get past indy. but i think we will get past them because we want this game rally bad.i hoppe we kill them.

We won't have another game like we had against Pittsburgh, not even in their house on 12-4. That loss was followed by the media jumping back on the "Bengals aren't good enough" bandwagon, and I know that it has to fire them up the rest of the way.

Unfortunately, I will already be drunk at 3:15 CST, so hopefully this drunk is better than the Jacskonville game drunk that I had.