Before 2010, the NFL avoided scheduling Sunday night games on the days reserved for the World Series. That year, the league decided to challenge baseball directly.
In every year since then, the NFL has scheduled a Sunday night game against the World Series. This year, the Packers visit the Saints for the Sunday night of Week Eight, against what likely will be Game Four of the World Series.
Then, the next night, the Redskins face the Cowboys in Dallas on Monday Night Football. The game will be played against what likely will be Game Five of the Fall Classic, which has in recent years taken a back seat to the Boys of Fall.
It’s too bad Mark Cuban never bought a baseball team.