One of the great things about Central Iowa is that the Des Moines market is a melting pot when it comes the various fan bases of NFL teams. You will find large fan bases of all of the regional NFL teams in the market. For the most part, broadcast affiliates have no control over what NFL game they are assigned, but they do have some limited say.
Rule of thumb for KCCI is that when they have the opportunity to televise an NFC North team on the road at an AFC stadium, KCCI will request to air that game, which reflects my prediction for week 1. In addition, if the Chiefs are playing an AFC West team on the road with a 3pm start, KCCI will often request to opt out of the telecast so that they can get their evening news in. Finally, if the Chiefs are a terrible team, KCCI will request to air the most competitive game available.
So, here are my predictions for KCCI NFL telecasts for the 2013 NFL season. This does not take into consideration flex out's that NBC may have late in the season.
Week 1: Chicago @ Cincinnati
Week 2: Miami @ Indianapolis (early) & Denver @ New York Giants (late)
Week 3: Cleveland @ Minnesota (early) & Indianapolis @ San Francisco (late)
Week 4: Pittsburgh vs Minnesota (London game)
Week 5: Kansas City @ Tennessee (early) & Denver @ Dallas (late)
Week 6: Oakland @ Kansas City
Week 7: Houston @ Kansas City (early) & Cleveland @ Green Bay (late)
Week 8: Cleveland @ Kansas City
Week 9: Tennessee @ St. Louis (early) & Pittsburgh @ New England (late)
Week 10: Cincinnati @ Baltimore (early) & Denver @ San Diego (late)
Week 11: Baltimore @ Chicago
Week 12: San Diego @ Kansas City
Week 13: Denver @ Kansas City (early) & New England @ Houston (late)
Week 14: Kansas City @ Washington
Week 15: Houston @ Indianapolis
Week 16: Indianapolis @ Kansas City (early) & Pittsburgh @ Green Bay (late)
Week 17: Baltimore @ Cincinnati (early) & Kansas City @ San Diego (late)
I'll do predictions for KDSM later this week.
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