We're a couple of weeks away from the "flex" portion of the NFL schedule.
This is how I see see it shaking out at this time:
WEEK 11 PROTECTED: SD-PIT (CBS) and CHI-GB (FOX)
WEEK 11 SNF SCHEDULED: Dallas at Washington..... No question that this one stays.
WEEK 12 PROTECTED: NYJ-TEN (CBS) and NYG-ARZ (FOX)
WEEK 12 SNF SCHEDULED: Indianapolis at San Diego....At the beginning of the year, this game looked untouchable, but that's not the case any longer.
WEEK 12 POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS: PHI-BAL, CAR-ATL, or NE-MIA
PREDICTION: NBC sticks with IND-SD, only because of lack of an obvious replacement.
WEEK 13 PROTECTED: PIT-NE (CBS) and NYG-WSH (FOX)
WEEK 13 SNF SCHEDULED: Chicago at Minnesota.....This one is in danger of getting the boot
WEEK 13 POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS: DEN-NYJ, CAR-GB, IND-CLE, NO-TB
PREDICTION: DEN-NYJ replaces CHI-MIN
WEEK 14 PROTECTED: JAX-CHI (CBS) and DAL-PIT (FOX)
WEEK 14 SNF SCHEDULED: New England at Seattle........Bye-Bye
WEEK 14 POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS: PHI-NYG
PREDICTION: No doubt..........PHI-NYG replaces NE-SEA
WEEK 15 PROTECTED: NONE
WEEK 15 SNF SCHEDULED: NY Giants at Dallas....No-Brainer, this game stays put.
WEEK 16 PROTECTED: PIT-TEN (CBS) and PHI-WSH (FOX)
WEEK 16 SCHEDULED: San Diego at Tampa Bay........ 50/50 chance of staying
WEEK 16 POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS: CAR-NYG (but ONLY if NBC doesn't choose PHI-NYG in week 14, because that would put the Giants over the limit of six primetime games), ARZ-NE or BUF-DEN
PREDICTION: SD-TB gets replaced by either ARZ-NE or BUF-DEN
WEEK 17 PROTECTED: NONE
WEEK 17 SNF SCHEDULED: NONE
WEEK 17 POSSIBILITIES: DAL-PHI, NE-BUF, CLE-PIT, TEN-IND, DEN-SD and CAR-NO
PREDICTION: DAL-PHI