Official Texans vs. Seahawks Game Thread, 12/13/2009

Arky · #1 12-10-2009, 07:03 AM

And the season goes on....

The Texans face the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday in a battle of two 5-7 teams.

The Texans will be without RB Steve Slaton (IR) and will more than likely go with Chris Brown and Ryan Moats. Rookie Arian Foster is also expected to see some action.

The Seahawks are coming off a 20-17 win over the 49'ers and have a 41-0 shellacking of the Jags on their resume so they can't be taken lightly.

Texans are currently favored by 6 to 6.5.

FOX announcers = Ron Pitts and John Lynch

FOX @ noon CST. Set your DVR's.

Houston area will only get two afternoon games this Sunday - Texans @ noon and the Cowboys @ 3pm.

nunusguy · #2 12-10-2009, 10:30 AM

Anybody know what the rules are for determining when a city does or doesn't get a third game (either early or late) on Sundays ?
I don't really dislike the Cowboys that much, but I do always watch the Texans and I tire of the Cowboys being the only choice I get when their
game (be it early or late) is on the other time slot Sunday afternoon ?

WMH · #3 12-10-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

Anybody know what the rules are for determining when a city does or doesn't get a third game (either early or late) on Sundays ?

I don't know the exact rules...BUT, since we are on FOX this week, CBS has the other noon game that is not shown here due to a rule/gentlemen's agreement regarding the hometown viewing audience for home games. Which I never really understand why it is just home games...Last week (at least I think it was last week) we were on CBS and there was another game on Fox at the same slot. PIP is nice!

How's that for not answering your question

Arky · #4 12-10-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

Anybody know what the rules are for determining when a city does or doesn't get a third game (either early or late) on Sundays ?
I don't really dislike the Cowboys that much, but I do always watch the Texans and I tire of the Cowboys being the only choice I get when their
game (be it early or late) is on the other time slot Sunday afternoon ?

Here's Wikipedia's answer.

The way I understand it, each Sunday between CBS and FOX, one of them will get a "doubleheader" - an early and late game. When they don't have the doubleheader and it is a home game, is when the 1-game-for-each-station kicks in. It's a little confusing....

Quote:

The NFL rules prohibit other NFL games from being shown on local television stations while a local team is playing a sold-out home game. The rules are designed to make sure ticket-holders show up at the stadium instead of watching the other game on TV. When the home team is being shown on the network with the NFL singleheader, the doubleheader station can only air one of its games. So when this happens, there are only two games shown in the market. When, however, the home team is being shown on the network with the NFL doubleheader, all three games can air in the market

Edit: As for the Cowboys game, I usually just put the TV on mute and listen to the post-game Texans stuff on the radio....

Fonz the Boss · #5 12-10-2009, 05:47 PM

I always watch the Texans first and as far as the second game goes I always watch the Cowboys game. Not becaue I like or dislike them, its just fun to watch games with big time matchups.... Boys vs. Chargers game will be packed with many of the league's top superstars and should be a fun game to watch.

As far as the Texans game goes, the Seahawks are a pass first team with Hasselbeck so I wont be surprised if our secondary gets torched... again.

nunusguy · #6 12-12-2009, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Arky

Here's Wikipedia's answer.

The way I understand it, each Sunday between CBS and FOX, one of them will get a "doubleheader" - an early and late game. When they don't have the doubleheader and it is a home game, is when the 1-game-for-each-station kicks in. It's a little confusing....

Edit: As for the Cowboys game, I usually just put the TV on mute and listen to the post-game Texans stuff on the radio....

Thanks Arky. I should have realized an explanation would be available on good ole Wiki since I use it all the time myself.
But below is more from the Wiki link you provided which explains how Fox and CBS decide who gets the doubleheader and singleheaer each weekend. Turns out there really is a method to their maddness in the process of determining who gets what each weekend.
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"During the first sixteen weeks of the schedule, both Fox and CBS are given eight doubleheaders apiece. The two networks alternate doubleheaders, but not necessarily week-in and week-out. For example, in early October, CBS typically airs two or three consecutive double-header weekends, while Fox opts for single-headers those weeks due to their concurrent coverage of the baseball playoffs. Due to CBS' annual coverage of the U.S. Open, Fox normally has had exclusive double-header coverage of opening weekend since 1998. This means that the three AFC West teams in the Mountain or Pacific time zones – Denver, Oakland and San Diego – cannot play at home during the opening weekend, unless they are hosting an NFC opponent (which would be aired by Fox) or scheduled in primetime (regardless of opponent).
Starting in 2006, both networks air a double-header in week 17."