You don’t see a lot of 4-10 teams get flexed in the NFL. It’s happening this week, though. The league just announced a scheduling change for Week 16. Specifically, the Carolina Panthers’ Sunday matchup with the Washington Football Team has been flexed to the late time slot. Instead of kicking off at 1:00 p.m. ET, it’s now scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.
Here’s a look at the league’s statement.
Week 16 change here. Penultimate Week coming up. pic.twitter.com/lO1oIJRJ1z
— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) December 22, 2020
It’s not hard to see why the NFL wants a bigger audience for this one.
While neither team is a contender, there a lot of interesting storylines to follow here, including a potential revenge game for Ron Rivera and two hot Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates in Chase Young and Jeremy Chinn.
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