The Facts: What started on Nov. 23, 2006 when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos 19-10 at Arrowhead Stadium in NFL Network's first-ever "Thursday Night Football" broadcast will expand to a 13-game schedule of games being played on the NFL Network in 2012.
Diehards Line:The "Thursday Night Football" prime-time games will be played from Weeks 2 to 15, which increase the NFL Network schedule from the eight games it broadcast during the 2011 regular season. "This will result in every team appearing in Thursday football games and every team having a prime-time appearance throughout the season," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at his annual state of the NFL news conference Friday. ... That means Fantasy owners will be more affected by Thursday night kickoffs more than we have been in the past. Fortunately, there have been enough Thursday games to know the drill when it comes dealing with lineup issues.