NFL fans have made their feelings clear about the upcoming Cowboys-Eagles matchup on Monday Night Football: they do not want it in primetime.
The reaction comes as the NFC East has stumbled badly this season. It has been the first division in league history to go two straight weeks without a victory when all of its teams were in action, and that rough stretch has put the spotlight on a game that looked a lot bigger before the season began. Dallas and Philadelphia enter Week 7 with a combined 4-8 record, even though both were widely viewed as the leading candidates to win the division.
That gap between expectation and reality is exactly what has fueled the backlash online. Social media lit up with fans mocking the matchup and offering their own suggestions for where it should be shown instead.
“They gonna have to flex this game to Comedy Central man,” one said. “Nickelodeon slime game,” another said. “they can’t flex this fr?
like to sunday at some bs hour,” another wrote. “Joe Milton revenge game or Sirianni fired I can’t lose,” a fourth added.
“Ironically probably the most important game of the week. Winner makes the playoffs,” a fifth added.
“Nah put that s**t on Cartoon Network man,” a sixth wrote.
Even with the ridicule, there is still a serious angle to the game. The winner could end up in a much better position in the playoff race, which is why some fans pushed back on the idea that the matchup is meaningless.
Still, the broader mood around both teams has been bleak. The Cowboys have been up and down all season, while the Eagles are dealing with the loss of Jalen Hurts for the year.
For now, the game remains on the schedule as originally set, and nothing points to the league making a change. Fans had also wanted the league to cancel the upcoming Paris game, but that matchup is still on as planned.
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