When he first decided to move down to Texas,
DT and I discussed how he could best watch his beloved New York Giants now that they wouldn't be the local team anymore. In the end, the decision was made to drop three bills on DirectTV's NFL Sunday Ticket package. My original estimate was that 6 games would definitely be available over the airwaves, and 8 games would not be available, leaving 2 up for grabs depending on the matchups. That meant, in the worst-case scenario, DT would be paying $300 for 10 games, for a cost of $30 per game. While Daytrader will undoubtedly argue that isn't fair because there is additional value to having the Sunday Ticket package in that he gets to watch every game, not just the Giants. Whatever.
Week 1 ResultsWhat DT said: "Both Dallas and Houston have a 1 PM game (or I guess 12 in
Texas) and the Giants play host to Washington at 4:15 on Fox. CBS
never has a late game the first weekend since that's when the US Open
Men's Final is. Looking at the other 4:15 games I'm sure that the
Giants game is the marquee match-up so do you think that we would get
that game? I give it a maybe."
What I said: "If the Giants-Redskins play at 4pm with no Dallas or Houston game at that
time, I guarantee that Redskins-Giants would be the game here, so put
that one as a yes."
What actually happened: Giants-Redskins was indeed broadcast.
The ScoreDT so far needed to spend: $0
