The Cincinnati Bengals had just played a non-primetime game – but it's not the hyped Week 14 game on a Monday night with the Dallas Cowboys.
This particular competition in .
And that's why it can't be bent at all.
Sports Illustrated had the scoop: “For those asking, the MNF Bengals-Cowboys game cannot be expanded due to all the drawings, voice-overs and other work done for the Simpsons alternate cast airing that night .”
What seemed like a cross-conference heavyweight duel between two playoff contenders is, at this point, instead a battle between teams with a total of seven wins.
Even worse, the Cowboys won't have franchise passer Dak Prescott due to a season-ending injury.
If both teams continue as they are, it could be a clash between two teams with the head coaches in the hot seat and positioning in the top draft at stake.
