Last year, the Thursday night game was great for the Kansas City Chiefs because they were in the friendly confines of Arrowhead while welcoming the Oakland Raiders who were flying in a few hours from the west in California.
That’s quite a trip for a team on a short week. Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio suggested this week that perhaps Thursday night games should stay in the same time zone rather than having someone from Kansas City go back two time zones in Oakland.
“It’s demanding for anybody that has to travel more than one time zone,” Del Rio said of Thursday night games.