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Eagles-Jaguars flexed out of Sunday Night Football on NBC slot in Week 9

The Philadelphia Eagles game against the Jacksonville Jaguars has been flexed out of the Sunday Night Football on NBC slot in Week 9

The Philadelphia Eagles are must-see television, but for the second time this season, they’ll have a late afternoon or primetime contest flexed out for a potentially more entertaining matchup.

Last week, it was announced that the Eagles game against the Bengals on Oct. 27 in Cincinnati has been moved from a 4:25 p.m. kickoff to 1 p.m. on CBS.

The Bears and Commanders have been moved to that national 4:25 p.m. slot, which features an exciting matchup between rookie quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels. In a bit of irony, Daniels could miss that matchup with a rib injury suffered in the team’s win over the Panthers.

Now, the NFL just announced that Philadelphia’s Week 9 Sunday night matchup against Doug Pederson and the Jacksonville Jaguars has been flexed to the late afternoon game on CBS, replaced by the Vikings matchup against the improved Indianapolis Colts.

That’s twice this season Philadelphia has had a game moved, and as one of the NFL’s best primetime draws, will Roger Goodell and the league return the favor and potentially move a late-season contest against the Ravens, Steelers, Cowboys, and Commanders could all potentially be flexed.

Start time for Eagles-Bengals in Week 8 moved as NFL flexes Bears vs. Commanders

The NFL is flexing Week 8 Bears at Commanders from 1 pm ET to 4:25, and moving the Eagles vs. Bengals to the early game on CBS

The NFL loves to hype young quarterbacks, and with the Bears and Commanders much improved, the league is flexing its muscle for Week 8.

The league announced today that the Week 8 Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders game will be played on CBS at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 27. The Philadelphia Eagles-Cincinnati Bengals game on CBS will also be played at 1 p.m. ET.

The 2024 matchup between No. 1 pick Caleb Williams and No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels will be seen by a national audience on CBS.

For the Bengals who’ll be participating in a ‘White Out,’ a good portion of America will see Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts dual at quarterback, while A.J. Brown-DeVonta Smith will dual with Ja’Marr Chase-Tee Higgins on the outside.

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National reaction to Eagles-Seahawks matchup in Week 15 getting flexed to MNF

We’re looking at the national reaction to the Philadelphia Eagles Week 15 matchup at the Seattle Seahawks getting flexed to Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC

The Eagles are the biggest show in the NFL, and with the Patriots struggling, the NFL is flexing a game out of Monday night for the first time.

In Week 15, Kansas City and New England will move to the afternoon slot, while Philadelphia’s matchup against the Seahawks in Seattle will now be flexed to Monday Night Football on ABC.

With the matchups against Kansas City (MNF), Buffalo (CBS), San Francisco (Fox) and Dallas (SNF) all being respective games of the week, it will mark their fifth straight nationally televised game.

The NFL reacts to everything, and here’s the national reaction to the Eagles getting another primetime matchup.

National reaction to Eagles Week 15 matchup vs. Seahawks getting flexed to MNF

We’re looking at the national reaction to the Philadelphia Eagles Week 15 matchup at the Seattle Seahawks getting flexed to Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC

The Eagles are the biggest show in the NFL, and with the Patriots struggling, the NFL is flexing a game out of Monday night for the first time.

In Week 15, Kansas City and New England will move to the afternoon slot, while Philadelphia’s matchup against the Seahawks in Seattle will now be moved to Monday Night Football on ABC.

The NFL reacts to everything, and here’s the national reaction to the Eagles getting another primetime matchup.

How will Thursday Night Football flex scheduling impact the Eagles?

We’re looking at how the NFL new flex scheduling for Thursday Night Football could impact the Philadelphia Eagles

The NFL is the most significant business in town, and that could have teams playing two games in four or five days multiple times thanks to a new proposal.

Adam Schefter reports that NFL owners have approved a proposal allowing flex scheduling for Amazon’s Thursday Night Football in a move that will undoubtedly impact the Philadelphia Eagles.

The scheduling can start in weeks 13-17, teams can only be flexed twice on Thursday night, and the NFL has to give the selected teams 28 days’ notice before announcing the move.

Raiders owner Mark Davis was among a group led most notably by New York Giants co-owner John Mara – who didn’t support the proposed scheduling tweak in primetime Thursday games.

The move now provides the NFL’s newest streaming partner with more attractive matchups later in the season.

 

 

NFL sets time for Falcons’ Week 15 matchup vs. the Saints

The Falcons’ Week 15 matchup against the Saints will be played at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 18

The Atlanta Falcons (5-8) have the week off before taking on the New Orleans Saints (4-8) in Week 15. The date and time of this upcoming NFC South rematch has finally been determined by the NFL, and it won’t be in prime time.

On Monday, the league officially flexed three Week 15 games. As reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Colts-Vikings, Ravens-Browns, and Dolphins-Bills matchups will be played on Saturday, December 17.

Atlanta will instead play New Orleans on Sunday, December 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX. It’s not surprising to see the NFL go in a different direction since both teams are multiple games under .500.

As for the Falcons’ brewing quarterback controversy, head coach Arthur Smith said a decision would be determined next week. He explained that QB Marcus Mariota‘s Monday absence from the facility was due to his wife going into labor, per ESPN’s Michael Rothstein.

We’ll see if the Falcons look to rookie Desmond Ridder to take over for Mariota against the Saints, which would be an ideal time to make the switch since the team has an extra week to prepare.

Ridder, a third-round pick out of Cincinnati, was the second quarterback selected in the 2022 NFL draft behind Kenny Pickett.

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NFL Schedule: 3 late season game the Eagles could have flexed to Sunday night

NFL Schedule: 3 late season games the Philadelphia Eagles could have flexed to Sunday night

The 2022 NFL schedule has been released and the Eagles landed five prime-time matchups amid a short-term rebuild that sees the organization returning to prominence after returning to the playoffs in 2021.

One reward that comes with playing good football and being relevant late in the season is the opportunity to have a less important matchup switched out in place of a matchup with significant meaning and postseason implications.

The formula was created by the NFL to prevent fans from having to sit through meaningless football late in the season.

During the 2022 season, flexible scheduling for Sunday night may be used twice between Weeks 5–10, Weeks 11–15, and Week 17. In those select flex scheduling weeks, the games listed for the Sunday night window are tentative and subject to change.

In Week 18, two Sat. p.m. and Sun. p.m. games will be announced no later than Jan. 3.

With the Eagles facing five NFC teams in their final five and three within the division, here are the games that could be flexed to prime time.

Eagles announce official start time for Week 15 matchup against Washington

Philadelphia #Eagles Week 15 matchup against #Washington will be played on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 1 PM

When the 2021 NFL schedule was announced, the league put in place a flex scheduling format that would make every primetime matchup in the second half of the season meaningful.

Flexible scheduling will be used in Weeks 11-18. Additionally, in Weeks 5-10, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. In Weeks 5-17, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time.

For Week 18, two Saturday games and the Sunday night game will be announced no later than six days prior to January 9. The schedule does not list Saturday games or a Sunday night game in Week 18, but games with playoff implications will be moved to those time slots. Flexible scheduling ensures quality matchups in all Sunday time slots in those weeks and gives “surprise” teams a chance to play their way into prime time.

On Tuesday, the Eagles announced that the Week 15 home matchup against Washington will be played on Sunday, December 19, at 1:00 P.M.

As the Eagles continue on towards the final weeks of the season, they could be in a position to have a matchup flexed to primetime, especially Week 18 at home against Dallas.

If Philadelphia isn’t flexed, they’ll have all 1:00 P.M. games from Week 12 on through Week 18.

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