[newzjunkey]

If you don't have cable, you can't get it. If you have cable but it doesn't carry NFL Network, you can't get it. If you have to get DirecTV to see it, how is it not PAY to view (if not exactly per view)? Want Monday Night Football? Need cable or satellite carrying ESPN.

This is greed fueled stupidity. No skin off my back.

I like the idea of local media charging to carry scores and highlights. It does amount to free advertising for entertainment. While I'm at it, we need to end every single cent of taxpayer subsidies for sports. They can build their own venues.

[holymoly]

If you don't have cable, you can't get it. If you have cable but it doesn't carry NFL Network, you can't get it. If you have to get DirecTV to see it, how is it not PAY to view (if not exactly per view)?

Nice strawman. I never said cable/satellite was free, I said the NFL Network isn't "pay-per-view".

Want Monday Night Football? Need cable or satellite carrying ESPN.

This is greed fueled stupidity.

Yes, it is. And it's on the part of ABC, who was losing money on MNF. So they moved it to ESPN (which is owned by ABC).

The Sunday night games, which were previously carried by ESPN, will now be broadcast by NBC. So, in regards to MNF/SNF, there is no net loss of "free" NFL games.