NFL Network pulls re-air of Vikings-Saints NFC title game
If you were looking forward to analyzing and scrutinizing the 2009 NFC Championship Game between the Vikings and Saints -- perhaps henceforth known as the Bounty Bowl in light of recent revelations about the New Orleans defense -- well, so were we.
The game had been scheduled to air on NFL Network at 3 p.m. ET Monday, though it had been slotted to run before the news about former Saints DC Gregg Williams and his pay-for-play scheme broke last Friday. But the re-air was pulled yesterday from the league-owned network in favor of the 1992 NFC Championship Game between the Cowboys and 49ers.
Coincidence?
We asked and received the following response from an NFL Network spokesman regarding the programming change:
"Since last Friday, NFL Network has extensively aired video clips of plays related to the Saints bounty investigation on NFL Total Access and during other news reports that are available on NFL.com. At this time, we decided not to air the complete three-hour game and will reschedule the program for a future date."
Hopefully that's soon, with all the game's warts included.
This article was written by Nate Davis and appeared in USA Today.
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