The full NFL schedule will be released at 8 p.m. ET tonight, but several games have already been announced . I spoke to Jim Nantz on Thursday morning about some of the matchups and how he feels about CBS’s upcoming season.

SI: How bummed were you that the NFL gave the Chiefs-Bills game to NBC on Thanksgiving night this season?

JN: That’s the rivalry of its time. But, you know, you’re not gonna get it every year. So, I’m O.K. with it. I have faith we’re going to get a very good schedule. I kind of had a sinking feeling that one of these years somebody else was gonna get the chance to have that great matchup. It’s O.K.

SI: With Chiefs-Bills off the board, is there a game you want the most for CBS?

JN: I’ve looked at the opponents’ schedule so many times to know the matchups that are out there, and I still play it kind of by the old rules of the AFC network travels with the AFC team.…