NFL Announces Schedule Change For Week 17 Games
12/23/2024 01:13 PM
The National Football League announced on Monday a schedule change for the league's Week 17 games.
Week 16 of the 2024 NFL regular season is set to wrap up on Monday night, when the Packers host the Saints at Lambeau Field. The weekend has been highlighted by the Chiefs' close win over the Texans, the Commanders' wild comeback win over the Eagles, the Bills vs. Patriots close game and the Cowboys' impressive showing against the Buccaneers.
Week 17 is just days away, as we'll have two games on Christmas, with the Steelers hosting the Chiefs and the Texans facing the Ravens. The NFL announced on Monday that two Week 17 games have had their kickoff times changed.
The NFL announced on Monday afternoon that two games for Week 17 have been changed.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter shared the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday afternoon.
"Schedule change: NFL shifted Sunday's Cowboys-Eagles game to 1 pm ET and the Packers-Vikings game to 4:25 pm ET," he announced.
Schedule change: NFL shifted Sunday's Cowboys-Eagles game to 1 pm ET and the Packers-Vikings game to 4:25 pm ET.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 23, 2024
The Cowboys are a big draw, but they've been eliminated from playoff contention, so it's not too surprising that the league would push their game to the 1 p.m. E.T. window.
The Vikings, meanwhile, remain in play for the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC. The Packers are a playoff contender, as well.
It'll be interesting to see if the NFL decides to flex any other games around. Pat McAfee has made it clear that he believes the league should use its flex options more. He had it No. 2 on his Christmas wish list.
"Number two for my special Christmas wish list, I want that fat man to go over to NFL and say 'Hey, we need better weekly slates and schedule management,'" McAfee said. "Listen, I know it's not easy, 32 teams, you never know when injuries are going to hit, you never know what teams are going to be good.
"But whenever we stare down the primetime schedule in the middle of the season and there's five straight primetime games with some New York team, and some Dallas team, and inevitably we think they're going to be good. … What happens is these networks get scared to flex these games, so we end up with 'crahp' games … 'crahp' games … 'crahp' games. These people need to know that every single week, we are living and dying by their decisions."
He's not wrong, is he?
