The Thursday Night Football matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens was highly anticipated.
Not only was this expected to be a great game between divisional rivals, but an opportunity for both teams to come away with a statement win.
The Ravens ended the game with a victory, although it came at a cost.
Mark Andrews went down with a severe ankle injury during the first quarter and was shortly ruled out.
Joe Burrow also suffered a wrist injury in the second quarter and did not return for the rest of the game.
After seeing these two injuries to marquee players, Robert Griffin III made a strong statement directed towards the NFL.
Griffin believes that Thursday Night Football games are not in the best interest of players.
Tonight’s injuries continue to drive home the fact that Thursday night games are not in the best interests of the players’ health.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) November 17, 2023
This has been a common theme among analysts, especially those who are former players.
They are under the impression that teams do not have enough time to get ready for these games, especially if they play on the prior Sunday.
In Griffin’s eyes, he sees Thursday night games as an increased opportunity for players to get injured.
Burrow and Andrews are the latest stars to get injured in a Thursday night game.
While these injuries might suggest a potential change to current programming, it isn’t likely to change shortly.
Amazon Prime has an exclusive deal to stream Thursday Night Football, a deal that took a long time to materialize.
They are not likely to give this up, given the amount of revenue this brings to their organization.
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