i was thinking the same thing. however, there are a lot of dogcrap match-ups this week and CBS and FOX can protect a game a piece so there probably wasn't a better option in this case.
No Ben, no freaking way. Cowboys will draw viewers just because, and Eagles are a fun team to hate especially when they blow. It'll still get ratings.
yes, i think cbs has to protect the games 12 days in advance, so if they thought there was a chance Ben would be playing, they may have protected the steelers-ravens. we could probably find out. they may publicize the protected games somewhere.