diff --git a/nflgame/__init__.py b/nflgame/__init__.py
index a2d308c0..0c3b9751 100644
--- a/nflgame/__init__.py
+++ b/nflgame/__init__.py
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ def combine_plays(games):
     return nflgame.seq.GenPlays(chain)
 
 
-def _search_schedule(year, week=None, home=None, away=None, kind='REG',
-                     started=False):
+def _search_schedule(year=None, week=None, home=None, away=None, kind='REG',
+                     started=False, eid=None):
     """
     Searches the schedule to find the game identifiers matching the criteria
     given.
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ def _search_schedule(year, week=None, home=None, away=None, kind='REG',
     for info in nflgame.sched.games.values():
         y, t, w = info['year'], info['season_type'], info['week']
         h, a = info['home'], info['away']
+        if eid is not None and eid != info['eid']:
+            continue
         if year is not None:
             if isinstance(year, list) and y not in year:
                 continue
@@ -459,5 +461,6 @@ def _search_schedule(year, week=None, home=None, away=None, kind='REG',
             now = nflgame.live._now()
             if gametime > now and (gametime - now).total_seconds() > 300:
                 continue
+
         infos.append(info)
     return infos
diff --git a/nflgame/game.py b/nflgame/game.py
index f2f7077f..a9b39727 100644
--- a/nflgame/game.py
+++ b/nflgame/game.py
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ def __new__(cls, eid=None, fpath=None, **kwargs):
             return None
         if rawData is None or rawData.strip() == '{}':
             gameData = dict()
+
+            # find the schedule data if it wasn't supplied in the kwargs
+            if len(kwargs) == 0 and eid is not None:
+                kwargs = nflgame._search_schedule(eid=eid)
+
+            if len(kwargs) == 0:
+                return None
+
+            # Flatten the search results
+            kwargs = kwargs[0]
+
             gameData = {
                 'home': {
                     'abbr': kwargs['home'],