As noted above, teams will blackout dates where their home venue is in use for concerts. That happened with several teams last year when Taylor Swift had the joint booked for the Eras Tour. The league did work around the schedules for Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and Green Day this year, but nothing out of the ordinary.

This year, the NFL opted to go very big for the late-afternoon Thanksgiving game. Chiefs at Cowboys will move the needle until it uncontrollably vibrates and shatters. It'll generate the biggest audience for any regular-season game in league history.