No Friday Night or Saturday Football??

by user Pnatt

In the Australian Football League (AFL) games are played on Friday Nights, Saturday Afternoons, Saturday Nights, and Sunday Afternoons. However, I was surprised to learn that the NFL does not have games on Friday Nights or on Saturdays but instead only has games on Sunday Afternoons, Sunday Nights, and Monday Nights. Why doesn't the NFL have games on Friday Nights or on Saturdays??

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Tue 09/26/06, 9:58 am EST

Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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The NFL doesn't like to compete with college (which has Saturday cornered), it likes the stage ALL to itself... Aren't the Sunday NFL games on like a Wednesday morning in Australia?? PLus it's Spring there right??? NFL games later in the season start popping up on Thursday nights and even on the occasional Firday or Saturday

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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apparently, I just created "Firday"...not to be confused with Arbor Day... Happy Firday!

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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Fridays are the WORST night for TV ratings, so all sports (and Commercial TV shows) tend to shy away from Fridays... people are out having fun, not home watching TV...

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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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In the US Friday night (or Firday, as some would call it) is High School Football night for the majority of schools, some play on Saturday afternoon if they have problems with gangs/hoodlums/etc at night games. Saturday is, as Manny pointed out, dedicated to College football and Sunday is Pro football.

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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nice!

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PnattRed-Shirting

1165 days ago

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Nah they don't show any NFL games here, only the Super Bowl. Umm I thought it had something to do with the Sabbath or something, cos there's a substantial population of Jewish people in America I think. Cos I thought that it's weird that there's no games on a Friday or Saturday.

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PnattRed-Shirting

1165 days ago

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oops bad comment. I mean I thought that one of the reasons that there's no NFL games on a Saturday is because of the Sabbath.

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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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You won't find any pro sports catering to any religions in the US, Pnatt.

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JoshkrossDraft Pick

1165 days ago

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And we don't have thaaaaaaaaaaaaat many Jews. Heh

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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There are more Jews in America than in Israel, look it up...

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JoshkrossDraft Pick

1164 days ago

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I'm aware of that. I am a Jew. sheesh. All I'm saying is that we don't have enough Jews to change the day of a professional sport.

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PnattRed-Shirting

1165 days ago

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yeah ok... it was just a thought, cos I couldn't think of any other reasons why there's no NFL games on a Saturday...

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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer

1165 days ago

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There are, just late in the season after college games are over.

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Jgov05All-American

1165 days ago

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The NFL does have Saturday Night Football late in the season.

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PnattRed-Shirting

1164 days ago

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Wow it does I just looked at the NFL schedule again and noticed it. I should have noticed it before. Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

1164 days ago

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For religious reasons, until 1982, the British Grand Prix was always held on a Saturday (uniquely). Then F1 said move it to Sunday or else. In Britain, there was once never any sport on Sunday. Football was confined to Saturday. Cricket missed out Sunday. Golf was the only exception I can think of. Even today, things such as the middle Sunday of Wimbledon, has no play on it due to traditional religious reasons.

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PnattRed-Shirting

1162 days ago

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So is it confirmed that the reason that the NFL don't have games on Saturdays early in the season is because of college football?

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XinophDraft Pick

1159 days ago

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Yes. Several people wrote that above. Friday is high school, Saturday is college, Sunday (and Money) are NFL. Preseason NFL games are held on a variety of days, as they're in summer before the college season begins. The NFL kickoff game is usually on a Thursday, in recent years anyway. Late in the NFL season, after the college football season is over, the NFL schedule will expand to include Saturday.

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XinophDraft Pick

1159 days ago

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That would be Monday*, not Money. Money is not a day of the week :)

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