Quote:It's not about wins and losses it's about Market size. How did the 49ers, Rams, and bears earned it with their play?

And that is why winning is important, you aren't putting a loser, relatively young, small market team on national TV, it will not draw ratings. However, a 10-1 Jaguars team hot and primed for a Superbowl push would certainly warrant a push to SNF, as your every day average casual fan just wants to watch great football teams play together. If it were solely based on market size the Colts, Bills, Chiefs, Chargers, Titans and Saints would never see prime time. The Packers also are in the smallest city with an NFL team. They all have smaller overall regional markets than us, yet they all get prime time games. Win( or at least be relevant every so often) and you're in, its that simple. 

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