(Audacy Sports/WGR 550) - The country was enthralled watching Zach Wilson and Aidan O'Connell face off in a "Sunday Night Football" matchup for the ages in Las Vegas.
The New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders combined for just one touchdown in a 16-12 win at Allegiant Stadium.
Meanwhile, there were a handful of entertaining games throughout the day that didn’t get the attention they deserved due to the NFL’s lack of flex scheduling.
Andrew Fillipponi of the Audacy original podcast “1st & Pod” ripped the NFL for its lack of flex scheduling after, yet, another pitiful prime-time matchup on Sunday night.
“What an atrocious job by the NFL in their flex schedule that they just sold out to the idea that it was the New York market and stuck us with the Jets and Raiders tonight, because they knew having New York on in prime-time was good for them,” Fillipponi said. “Come on. There were three or four games, including [Chargers - Lions]. Ravens and Browns, which was not a protected game today, that could’ve been flexed in. Just awful.”
The Detroit Lions and Chargers facing off in Los Angeles was clearly going to be an entertaining game.
“It had the highest total of the day. We said it on Thursday that other than Jags and 49ers this was the best game on paper in the NFL,” Filliponi continued. “This game lived up to that billing and instead we got to watch a field-goal fest and two green quarterbacks play in primetime in a standalone spot. Just awful. And next week they’re doing the same thing!”
The Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos are slated to face off next Sunday night in Denver. While Minnesota has a decent storyline with Josh Dobbs coming out of nowhere, the Broncos aren't as exciting.
“Come on, NFL,” Fillipponi exclaimed. “Wake up here with these Sunday night games that they’re forcing us with. Exercise the flex!”
Monday night will feature the Broncos in prime-time in Buffalo to take on a 5-4 Bills team with a slumping offense.