The NFL’s Loophole: How the Eagles and Packers are Playing on a Friday Night Despite Federal Regulations

It’s illegal for the NFL to have football games on Fridays. So how are the Eagles and Packers doing it this week? See, the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 ban the NFL from having football games on Friday and Saturday nights. The federal government did this to protect high school and college football. The NFL followed this for decades. But now with how much money there is on the table, the NFL is going to play every Friday they possibly can by using loopholes. Last year we were able to see a game on Black Friday because it was played at three PM, so it technically wasn’t a night game. And now this week a different loophole is being used. The government technically says you can’t play on Fridays from the second weekend of September through the second weekend of December. The NFL always begins their season the Thursday after Labor Day. And because Labor Day came early this year, the NFL will be able to squeeze in a Friday night game before the second weekend of the month. This allows the NFL to have primetime games on four different days in Week 1. And by hosting this Friday game in Brazil, not only is the league getting a bag from Peacock, but they’re also able to continue to grow their international fan base even though the players don’t want to be playing outside the country in Week 1. Now if you want to hear all the top football stories this season, all You have to do is drop me a follow