The NFL season is about to kick off and we always wonder who has the most primetime games? and why?

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This year the schedule was created in large part by Mike North, NFL VP of Broadcast Planning, and Max St John, Manager of Scheduling Planning Analytics (and UVA Alum Go Hoos!).  The goal of the schedule, get the most eyes and views on the NFL.  This is why popular teams such as the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, and Philadelphia Eagles all have 7-8 primetime games and less popular or "bad" teams have 0 primetime games. 

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Two seasons ago it used to be that each team had at least 1 primetime game, giving opportunities for teams like Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and Las Vegas Raiders to showcase their talent.  However it looks like theyve removed this constraint.  On one hand, putting each team in the spotlight is fair, however watching 2 teams play bad football is equally hard to watch.

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Ultimately the NFL went with the decision to have the more popular teams play in the spotlight, almost correlated with how good or big their market is.  What do you think they should do?