There was some discussion of it a few weeks ago, but now it’s official. The NFL announced the Eagles vs. Seahawks Week 12 matchup has been moved from Sunday Night Football and will kick off at 1 p.m. ET.
The NFL announced the Week 12 matchup between the Eagles and Seahawks on Sunday, November 24 at Lincoln Financial Field has been moved from an 8:20 p.m. kickoff on NBC to a 1 p.m. kickoff on FOX. pic.twitter.com/sbvaDqq77M
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 12, 2019
The NFL set up its schedules with the flexibility to move certain late-season games around, thus avoiding low ratings when two poorly performing teams match up.
NFL rules state that Sunday night games can start being flexed as early as Week 5.
The league bases the decision off of the possibility that two hotter teams could possibly take that spot on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
The NFL has deemed the Packers vs. 49ers matchup as the bigger game. For the Eagles, the flex isn’t necessarily that bad, and with the Seahawks traveling east, the early start could play in the Birds favor.
NFL has flexed the Week 12 Packers-49ers game to Sunday Night Football on NBC.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 12, 2019