[BigdaddyQH]

Even the most degenerate, desperate, crazy wanna-be gamblers have to hate this. Thursday Nights match up features the 1-7 Oakland Raiders against the 1-7 San Francisco 49ers. Can it possibly get worse? As a matter of fact, yes it can. If the 49ers manage to find a way to lose to the Raiders (and this may be the only game that Gruden really wants to win), they will fall to 1-8. Their next game will be on a Monday Night, against a 1-7 New York Giant team who has a bye this week, and will remain at 1-7. I do not think that MNF has ever had a game between two teams that may be a combined 2-15 on the season.

Now I know that there is nothing that can be done on Thursday Night Football to avoid a mess like this, but Monday Night Football is a different story. There is absolutely no excuse for the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers to be on two Monday Night games while the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are on only once. Jacksonville and Indy are not on at all. The last Monday Night Game of the year is a perfect example of the stupidity of ESPN. While such critical games as Pitt at New Orleans, Minnesota at Detroit, and Jacksonville at Miami and Baltimore at the L.A. Chargers are on the schedule, these fools schedule the Denver Broncos at the Oakland (soon to be Las Vegas) Raiders to be their last Monday Night Game. This is pathetic.

[sheedy17]

Before the season started, you had Johnny G going to Oakland to face off against Mack.

Theres no way 2 know about injuries and trades

[Renegades]

Basically no game prep or planning and guys are playing while still nursing bumps and bruises from the previous week. Usually the more talented team wins on thurs night because there is very little strategizing with such little prep time.

Agreed though its a joke