NFL moves back start time for afternoon games part of televised doubleheaders to 4:25 p.m.

[Car123]

The NFL has moved back the starting time for afternoon games that are part of a FOX or CBS doubleheader. Previously, the games began at 4:15 p.m., now they will start at 4:25 p.m so that there is less overlap between the beginning of those games and the end of the 1 p.m. games.

Afternoon games that are not a part of televised doubleheader will still kickoff at 4:05 p.m.

The goal is to allow viewers to see the end of the earlier game and not be whisked away to the start of the home-market late game that networks must switch to. A study done by the NFL saw that 44 games over the last three seasons were affected. With a 4:25 p.m. start time, only 15 games would have been switched over.

Their estimation was that 40 games would be impacted during the upcoming 2012 season, half coming in the Mountain or Pacific time zones.

http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2012/06/nfl_moves_back_start_time_for.html

[MadHatter]

Cool.....30 more minutes at the Panthers vs. Broncos Tailgate.

That is good for one more beer.

[Kettle]

There have been a few times that I missed the first bit of the first quarter do to the game not switching over. That pissed me off. Hopefully it doesn't happen now.

[Darth Biscuit]

Excellent. Hate it when we have the 4:15 game and the 1PM game runs long and we miss part of the first quarter.

[panthers04100]

Cool.....30 more minutes at the Panthers vs. Broncos Tailgate.

That is good for one more beer.

That games kick off is scheduled for 1. Unless youre assuming it will be moved.

[Jase]

charlotte market always gets the pre-empting switchover before kickoffs. Suck it, everyone else.

[Guest Bwood]

Fug this I like my games on at 10am.

[Inimicus]

home market always gets the pre-empting switchover before kickoffs. Suck it, everyone else.

/fify

They do the same here in Gboro

[Keep Pounding]

Well having the NFL Ticket, never had a problem....

[TruCatzFan]

If these cheap fuggers would buy the ticket, they wouldn't have this problem... Smh, po' folk win again... Damn!

[MadHatter]

That games kick off is scheduled for 1. Unless youre assuming it will be moved.

Meant the Seahawks game....I knew one of the home games was the 4pm start.

[Scrumtrilescent]

More time to get home after the 1 pm games and in front of the TV for the second round.

[Chaos]

More time to get home after the 1 pm games and in front of the TV for the second round.

You must live in the shadow of the stadium.

[KendrickPanther]

The Panthers website is updated. Currently our only 4:25 start is week one 1. Subject to change with flex scheduling.