Prescriptive models are designs for improvement. If normative models fall in the domain of philosophy (broadly defined) and descriptive models in the domain of empirical psychological science, then prescriptive models are in the domain of engineering (again, broadly defined).rescriptive models are designs for improvement. If normative models fall in the domain of philosophy (broadly defined) and descriptive models in the domain of empirical psychological science, then prescriptive models are in the domain of engineering (again, broadly defined).
Thursday Night Football started in 2006 with an eight-game schedule exclusively on NFL Network. By 2012, Thursday Night Football had grown to a 13-game schedule exclusively on NFL Network, where it remained through the 2013 season.
As you might guess, it went well. The Lions sold out the game and a tradition was born. Meanwhile, the Cowboys started playing a Thanksgiving day game back in 1966, and it, too, was a bit of a marketing ploy. The opportunity arose to host a game on Thanksgiving, and the Cowboys took a chance.