Can be used a maximum of twice per season.Is only available during Weeks 13-17 of the NFL’s 18-week regular season.The New York Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel explains that the Thursday – Sunday flex option: This new wrinkle could cause problems for those of us who make travel plans months in advance. Now, that was a schedule change of a few hours. (And the Vikings lost.) The Minnesota Vikings - with Brett Favre at quarterback(!?!) - take on the Arizona Cardinals during Sunday Night Football in Glendale, Arizona. Sure enough, the game was flexed to Sunday night. Worst case scenario: I’d be wrong, kickoff remained at 2-ish, and our traveling party enjoyed a night out near our Scottsdale hotel. Arizona is a decent team and the Vikings might be. The game is going to be flexed to Sunday night, I thought. (Which skyrocketed about a day later.)īut I bought return flights for a (very early) Monday morning flight. That controversial addition to the team had prime-time drama written all over it.Īs soon as news broke in August that a Vikings owner’s plane was en route to Mississippi to fetch Favre, I bought game and plane tickets. The game was scheduled for around 2:00 PM Arizona time.īut that was before the Vikes signed Brett Favre - the former quarterback of their arch-nemeis, the Green Bay Packers. (Photo courtesy of Chris Carley.)Ībout 13 years ago, I planned to watch the Vikings play the Arizona Cardinals in person at their early December game in Glendale, Arizona. (L-R) Chris Carley, a fan dressed as Ragnar, and Chris’ father-in-law (not his real hair) during a tailgate party before a Minnesota Vikings football game in Glendale, Arizona. Since the 2006 flex option was put in play, I’ve tried to avoid Sunday night flights home if I hold Vikings tickets for a game scheduled that day. I’ve traveled to several Vikings home games in Minneapolis and road matchups somewhere close-Ish to my Los Angeles home. (The league must announce such a change at least 12 days ahead.) Flexing doesn’t happen often - maybe once or twice a season. In 2006, the NFL implemented a “flex” option to move a Sunday afternoon game to the prime time Sunday Night Football slot - while “demoting” the previously scheduled game to earlier in the day. What about the people who planned to travel to watch their team play on the originally scheduled day? That could cause significant problems for them! So, what happens to that game? you naturally wonder. National Football League team owners (barely) approved a policy allowing the league to “flex” games from Sunday to Thursday - and vice versa.īasically, this means the NFL can take a scheduled Sunday game featuring a great storyline (i.e., two teams with great records, exciting matchups involving high-profile players acquired after the trade deadline, etc.) and move it to the prime time Thursday night time slot - streamed on Amazon Prime Video who paid a bajillion dollars for the privilege.īut isn’t there already a game scheduled for that Thursday? you ask. (The first trip together my wife and I took together when we were dating was to San Diego to see my Minnesota Vikings play the Chargers.) Pay attention if you’re like me and enjoy traveling to see your favorite sports teams play. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities. Eye of the Flyer and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Eye of the Flyer, a division of Chatterbox Entertainment, Inc.
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