Early Nfl Result

[goodgoalie]

It's just after 11am on Monday as I write, but the result of the Monday (night, presumably) game between Pittsburgh and Baltimore is already posted on the BBC Sport webpage. How can that be?

[Stephen_G]

Didn't it kick off in the early hours of this morning, UK time, but it was the late game on Sunday night, US time?

[THECORBYLOON]

Was the report done by the new Doctor Who?

[Stephen_G]

Chiefs v Broncos is the "Monday Night Football" game, and is on Sky Sports at 01:15 tomorrow.

[goodgoalie]

It's definitely billed as a Monday game on the BBC website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/results

[THECORBYLOON]

Is it not Monday to-day?

[Stephen_G]

The only thing I can think is the BBC website are basing the results on the UK time zone and not US time zones...

[THECORBYLOON]

There are plenty sites reporting the same score and it's the time difference, that's all.

[goodgoalie]

Yes, but on the east coast of the USA it's currently 4:41 am on Monday!

[goodgoalie]

Sorry, make that 6:41am

[ToraToraTora]

the Pittsburgh game was played last night, they quote Monday because it actually started Monday 1:15am BST, similarly the Actual Monday game is on Tuesday 1:15am, Denver v Kansas. The games are quoted in BST, so subtract 5/6 hours for the true time, eg see next weeks schedule: http://www.espn.com/nfl/schedule/_/week/5

[goodgoalie]

Thanks for the answers. I think you're right: they're basing it on when it's being played in BST. Just confused as I know the 'Monday Night Game' is a big thing in the States