So what kind of games will CBS be getting with its new Thursday night package?

One thing is for sure, any Thursday night game featuring Jacksonville will be on NFL Network.

You would have to figure the A games definitely will be on CBS. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the NFL gave the network a significant upgrade over last year’s Thursday games on NFL Network. Probably not to the level of what NBC gets on Sunday night, but close to ESPN’s for Monday night.

After all, if you want to make Thursday night a big night for football, the match-ups need to be there.

The 2013 NFL Network package included possible CBS-caliber games:

San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos (Week 15)

Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles (Week 3)

Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins (Week 9)

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (Week 7)

Games with big market appeal:

New York Giants at Chicago Bears (Week 6)

New York Jets at New England Patriots (Week 2)

Two games that looked great at beginning of season, but didn’t pan out:

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons (Week 12)

Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings (Week 10)

So-so games:

San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams (Week 4)

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans (Week 11)

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 8)

And no way will they be on CBS:

Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns (Week 5)

Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars (Week 14)