I agree but you kind of forget about impact of losing a road game (prior to the next one at home) on game receipts.
The impact on gate receipts is a marginal consideration in my opinion. First, the BBs have already said that losing at home impacts the fan survey more than losing on the road. Also, "last game" is only one element in the fan survey.
In addition, if a team is better than you, it is very difficult to beat them on the road unless you have some element of surprise (ie: they don't consider you a threat so they play their B-team and/or play TIE). Upsets on the road are more difficult to achieve than upsets at home.
However, I won't disagree that there is a time and a place to normal or crunch an away game.
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