NFL eyes exception to let teams play more than two 'short-week' games, helping Amazon. Owners will vote on a series of new proposals on Monday and Tuesday, this being one of them.

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“In practice, the rule ensures that teams are not scheduled for more than two games on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday each year.”

“According to a report by Ben Fischer in Sports Business Journal, the NFL is moving to reclassify Friday games as not subject to the “short-week” provision, thereby allowing teams to be hypothetically scheduled for two Thursday games in addition to a Friday game in the same season. The provision is especially important for Prime Video this season as Christmas falls on a Friday.”