Why is the Ravens game this week on CBS?

[KSpan]

When NFC teams travel to play AFC teams, isn't it usually on Fox (and CBS when AFC travel to NFC)?

[lindseyj14]

AFC teams generally play on CBS. Baltimore is the host. Pretty simple concept.

[Wyank]

AFC teams generally play on CBS. Baltimore is the host. Pretty simple concept.

 

Actually that concept you wrote is flawed.  Usually the away team determines whether it is CBS or Fox.  

[The_Mango55]

Nevermind, brain fart

No idea

[Password is Taco]

AFC teams generally play on CBS. Baltimore is the host. Pretty simple concept.

 

i love whenever some idiot tries to be smug but is wrong.

[Peppers90 NC]

AFC teams generally play on CBS. Baltimore is the host. Pretty simple concept.

i thought that too, but the Giants were at home yesterday and it was also on CBS.

[Jeremy Igo]

AFC teams generally play on CBS. Baltimore is the host. Pretty simple concept.

Glib and wrong all at the same time.

Well done.

[Jase]

Some mysteries of the universe aren't meant to be explained.

[Cary Kollins]

I dunno but CBS > FOX so I'll take it.

[Wyank]

I feel like this was asked before and explained why but I don't remember.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

I noticed that too

I always thought of it like fox follows the NFC when it goes in the road with CBS doing the same for the AFC. It's not like that this time.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Aliens

[Guest Irv]

[Wyank]

Link

 

 

CBS can now air NFC games

Three of CBS’s Thursday night games are games between two NFC teams, as is its Thanksgiving game: Bears at Lions. This results in the first-ever Thanksgiving with all three games as divisional rivalries. Very interestingly, in Week 4, Panthers at Ravens is scheduled to be on CBS, although the road team is NFC.

In the past, interconference games were always decided by the road team, with AFC games on CBS and NFC games on Fox. I can’t find any explanation on any official NFL communications for why this game is scheduled to air on CBS, so I just have to assume that a side effect of CBS’s Thursday night deal is that it will sometimes have Sunday afternoon games that traditionally would have aired on Fox.

 

 

 

 

Still no answer to why though.