The last couple of years have been a depressing tradition in NFL scheduling: the San Francisco 49ers get the BOGO treatment on Thursday Night Football, as in the maximum of two games a year, while some teams get one or none. This year, that tradition might be broken.
Thanks to a 2023 rule change, the 49ers were “beneficiaries” of having two prime time games on Thursday Night in 2023 and 2024. Before the rule change, every team did the Thursday Night thing once a season, and you can ask the players why, given how dangerous it is.