The NFL had a fun time unveiling the schedules for its 100th season, but it didn’t soften the blow for those who felt they got a bad draw.
One NFL executive agrees, telling USA Today Sports if the league could do it over, it would tweak the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers schedules.
Raiders, Bucs to spend 6 weeks away
Five teams have schedules in which they have only one home game over a six-week span: Raiders, Bucs, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks.
It’s especially brutal for the Raiders and Bucs, both of whom won’t actually play at their home stadiums in that six-week stretch due to international games.