Black Friday is usually about grabbing cheap TVs, discounted hoodies, and maybe a toaster if you’re feeling fancy. But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seems to think America needs something else that day — more football, a LOT more football. So now the league is “seriously considering” adding not one, but two Black Friday games. Basically, NFL wants to turn the day into a football buffet.
Honestly, the league sounds like that pizza place that keeps stuffing more cheese into the crust because “people love cheese.” And of course, adding more $$ into their pockets doesn’t hurt either.
Goodell told the Wall Street Journal that the NFL is exploring multiple scheduling tweaks, and yes, a second Black Friday matchup is on the table.
On Black Friday 2025, the Bears beat the Eagles. On a future Black Friday, there could be a second game. https://t.co/w7CSlYMBBw
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 4, 2025
But here’s the catch: The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961. This lovely old law says the NFL can’t televise games after 6 p.m. ET on Fridays or at all on Saturdays from early September to mid-December.
Which means a Black Friday doubleheader must finish before 6 p.m. ET. One game at noon, the other at mid-afternoon — basically scheduling games like trying to squeeze into skinny jeans.
Still, the NFL has options. One of them? Lobby Congress.
Yup — the league might try to tweak the law itself. And would a Black Friday night game really hurt high-school football? According to the argument: nope. By late November, all states are in postseason anyway, so fans can attend the local game while streaming the NFL matchup on their phones. American multitasking at its finest.
And if the NFL really wants to go nuclear, they could push to eliminate the Friday/Saturday restrictions entirely. Imagine: Friday night football, Saturday night football, and the rest of the week filled in like a binge-worthy TV series.
Honestly, it’s surprising the NFL hasn’t already turned Tuesday and Wednesday into football nights. The pandemic proved they totally can.
The only downside? Sunday afternoon games might get diluted.
The solution? Easy — expand the league.
More teams, more games, more days to cram football into America’s schedule.
Because one thing is absolutely clear: People love football. People watch football. People would watch football every night if you let them — and the NFL definitely wants to let them.
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