How times have changed: The power of TV
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A comparison of Steelers schedules from 1969 (the season before "Monday Night Football" began to change the TV sports landscape) and 2006 (the season the NFL Network and flex scheduling were born).
The league in conjuction with the networks now determine the schedule.
1969DateOpponentTimeSun., Sept. 21Detroit1:15 p.m.Sun., Sept. 28at Philadelphia1:15 p.m.Sun., Oct. 5St. Louis1:15 p.m.Sun., Oct. 12at New York1:30 p.m.*-Sat., Oct. 18at Cleveland8:30 p.m.Sun., Oct. 26Washington1:15 p.m.Sun., Nov. 2Green Bay1:15 p.m.x-Sun., Nov. 9at Chicago2 p.m.Sun., Nov. 16Cleveland1:15 p.m.x-Sun., Nov. 23at Minnesota2:30 p.m.x-Sun., Nov. 30at St. Louis2 p.m.Sun., Dec. 7Dallas1:15 p.m.Sun., Dec. 14New York1:15 p.m.x-Sun., Dec. 21at New Orleans2 p.m.*
-Game traditionally played on Saturday nights by arrangement of the teamsx-Games played in Central Time Zone. All were in the 1 o'clock hour local time.
2006DateOpponentTimeThu., Sept. 7Miami8:30 p.m.Mon., Sept. 18at Jacksonville8:30 p.m.Sun., Sept. 24Cincinnati1 p.m.Sun., Oct. 8at San Diego8:15 p.m.Sun., Oct. 15Kansas City4:15 p.m.Sun., Oct. 22at Atlanta1 p.m.Sun., Oct. 29at Oakland4:15 p.m.Sun., Nov. 5Denver4:15 p.m.y-Sun., Nov. 12New Orleans4:15 p.m.Sun., Nov. 19at Cleveland1 p.m.Sun., Nov. 26at Baltimore1 p.m.y-Sun., Dec. 3Tampa Bay4:15 p.m.Thu., Dec. 7Cleveland8 p.m.z-Sun., Dec. 17at Carolina1 p.m.z-Sun., Dec. 24Baltimore1 p.m.z-Sun., Dec. 31at Cincinnati1 p.m.y--originally scheduled for 1 p.m.; changed at request of TV
z-subject to flex scheduling
First Published December 3, 2006 12:00 am
