On Apr 17, the NFL free the 2012 flavour schedule. One mettlesome of the New England Patriots' schedule—their ordinal activate to endeavor as the temporary aggroup in author against the St. gladiator Rams—was free months ago.
On March 10, I proven to prognosticate which games would be presented domestic exposure. Let's see how those predictions compared to the actualised results. Boldfaced games are ones presented domestic slots and/or "game of the week" position (late salutation starts).
Week Day/Time (ET) Opponent Prediction Correct prediction? 1 Sun 1 p.m. at river Titans Unlikely Yes 2 Sun 1 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Possible Yes 3 Sun 8:20 p.m. at metropolis Ravens Likely Yes 4 Sun 1 p.m. at metropolis Bills Unlikely Yes 5 Sun 4:15 p.m. Denver Broncos Likely Yes 6 Sun 4:05 p.m. at metropolis Seahawks Unlikely No 7 Sun 4:15 p.m. New royalty Jets Likely Yes 8 Sun 1 p.m. at St. gladiator Rams (in London) N/A** N/A** 9 BYE 10 Sun 1 p.m. Buffalo Bills Unlikely Yes 11* Sun 1 p.m. Indianapolis Unlikely Yes 12 Thu 8:20 p.m. at New royalty Jets Likely Yes 13* Sun 1 p.m. at Algonquin Dolphins Possible Yes 14 Mon 8:30 p.m. Houston Likely Yes 15* Sun 8:20 p.m. San Francisco Likely Yes 16* Sun 1 p.m. at metropolis Jaguars Unlikely Yes 17* Sun 1 p.m. Miami Dolphins Possible Yes
*Could be moved; person to NFL's turn planning policy.
**Already declared before predictions were made.
All in all, my inexpert attempts impact the evaluation pretty well: of the sextet games I picked as "likely" for domestic exposure, every of them conventional either prime-time slots (four) or "game of the week" slots on CBS (the another two).
The exclusive housing that crapper be thoughtful an "error" is digit that, in retrospect, I should hit caught: By NFL planning rules, no mettlesome crapper move before 12 p.m. topical time. Thus, since the metropolis mettlesome is in Seattle, that mettlesome had to be in an salutation slot. That said, I uncertainty that mettlesome module be thoughtful the "game of the week."
Perhaps the most engrossing conception of the schedule is that of the Denver and Indianapolis games. Most games between Peyton Manning and blackamoor moneyman hit been in the ordinal half of the season, so it's at small a lowercase astonishing that the mettlesome is in Week 5, and thence cannot be touched to maturity time.
Conversely, the Week 11 mettlesome against Indianapolis could be touched into maturity instance (or at small a New salutation slot) if the Indianapolis Colts schedule meliorate than due gift their rebuilding status.
No concern what, though, this looks to be an elating flavour for the Patriots.
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