NFL, Week 16
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The NFL has removed the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles from a primetime slot amid their recent struggles.
Patriots-Ravens was picked as the flex in a week that has a number of other big games. Significant matchups around the league that week also include the Packers at the Bears, Jaguars at the Broncos, and Buccaneers at the Panthers (there's also a Rams-Seahawks matchup, but that is already in primetime as Thursday Night Football).
The NFL on Dec. 8 announced the Bengals' previously-scheduled Dec. 21 Sunday Night Football (NBC) game against the Dolphins was being "flexed" out of the primetime slot and moved into a 1 p.m. scheduled start for the same date. The game is now scheduled to air on CBS.
The Eagles’ Week 16 matchup against the Washington Commanders was originally locked into a primetime Saturday night slot on December 20. But on Tuesday, the NFL announced it was sliding the NFC East rivalry game out of the spotlight, moving it up to 5 p.m. ET that same day.