I don't mute, but the volume is turned down/almost zero most of the time, because the commentators never seem to take a breath. Collinsworth is the most knowledgeable analyst in his presentations that I have ever heard.....but I suffer from overload, and only listen to parts of the NBC broadcasts. I don't need EVERY play analyzed to death, and appreciate some silence from time to time.
Back to the schedules for a sec...
The Ravens FINALLY get a home MNF game, but as mentioned earlier, sooooo tired of finishing against the Bengals, as well as starting with Cincy (07, 08, 12, 14, 17). Also, every year, I see so many teams with tough or unfair schedules, due to the dates and times and travel. Here is Baltimore's schedule before the bye (why teams don't have it before TNF still makes no sense):
Week
1 Sun, Sep 10 @Cincinnati 1:00 PM
2 Sun, Sep 17 Cleveland 1:00 PM
3 Sun, Sep 24 @Jacksonville* 9:30 AM
4 Sun, Oct 1 Pittsburgh 1:00 PM
5 Sun, Oct 8 @Oakland 4:05 PM
6 Sun, Oct 15 Chicago 1:00 PM
7 Sun, Oct 22 @Minnesota 1:00 PM
8 Thu, Oct 26 Miami 8:25 PM
9 Sun, Nov 5 @Tennessee 1:00 PM
10 BYE WEEK
And to show I am by no means a 'homer' (some of the time), here is the ridiculous Patriots' ending schedule:
9 BYE WEEK
10 Sun, Nov 12 @Denver 8:30 PM
11 Sun, Nov 19 @Oakland 4:25 PM
12 Sun, Nov 26 Miami 1:00 PM
13 Sun, Dec 3 @Buffalo 1:00 PM
14 Mon, Dec 11 @Miami 8:30 PM
15 Sun, Dec 17 @Pittsburgh 4:25 PM
16 Sun, Dec 24 Buffalo 1:00 PM
17 Sun, Dec 31 N.Y. Jets 1:00 PM
I think it's one of the reasons that the quality of play continues to drop, due to the players never getting a chance to get into a 'rhythm' physically. Hopefully, other than T'giving, TNF becomes a set of long forgotten initials after this season.