On Monday, the NFL approved a new rule proposal that will allow the league to flex games in and out of the “Thursday Night Football” spot for the 2023 season. Under this proposal, the NFL may choose to move no more than two games between Week 13 and Week 17 to the Thursday night spot, provided they do so with 28 days notice.
The rule required 24 out of 32 teams to approve of the change, and that’s the exactly amount of votes that it got. The Detroit Lions were one of eight teams to vote against the proposal, joining the Giants, Jets, Packers, Bears, Raiders, Bengals and Steelers, per Adam Schefter.