Jeers to Tony Dungy for knocking Rex Ryan for his rough language on Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets.
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The Dallas Cowboys host the Green Bay Packers Thursday in what is arguably the NFL season’s biggest game to date not involving the New England Patriots. Yet much of the country won’t be able to watch the contest, which is airing on the fledgling NFL Network. The league-owned channel is available in only 43.5 million of the country’s 112.8 million households because many cable companies, like Time Warner, don’t feel it’s worth the price the NFL is charging. (Satellite providers Dish Network and DirecTV do offer the network, and NFL Network games are also shown on free TV in the local markets of the teams playing.) The NFL has attempted to make its network more appealing by adding eight regular-season games this fall, including Thursday’s meeting (Nov. 29, 8 pm/ET) between NFC rivals Dallas and Green Bay, both 10-1.One cable company that does offer the NFL Network is Comcast, but only as part of its Sports Entertainment Package, which requires an addition...
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A different style of football invades London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 28, when the NFL hosts its first regular-season game outside North America.The matchup between the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins will start at 1 pm/ET (6 o'clock local time in London) on Fox, but will only be aired in scheduled regional markets. Thom Brennaman, Daryl Johnston and sideline reporter Tony Siragusa will call the game. ESPN’s Rachel Nichols will be in England the entire weekend providing updates and conducting interviews with players for SportsCenter and Sunday NFL Countdown."Our goal is to translate America's obsession into the world's passion," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said at a sports business conference in London yesterday. If this game is a success, the league will schedule more regular-season games abroad next year. — Reporting by Rob Moynihan
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