NFL Flexes Pats-Ravens Out of Primetime in Week 16 of the 2013 Season

The NFL and NBC have announced a flex for Week 16. Patriots-Ravens which was the originally scheduled game for Sunday Night Football on NBC has been jettisoned out. In its place will be the Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles game which was a Fox 1 p.m. ET game.

Pats-Ravens goes to CBS and is now a 4:25 p.m. game where it might get more viewers had it remained in primetime.

We have the official word from the National Football League.

NFL shieldWeek 16 Flex Scheduling: December 22 Bears-Eagles Game Moves To NBC Sunday Night Football Patriots-Ravens Goes To 4:25 PM ET On CBS

The Week 16 Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles game on Sunday, December 22 will be played at 8:30 PM ET on NBC and the New England Patriots-Baltimore Ravens game at 4:25 PM ET on CBS, the NFL announced today.

Following is the final Week 16 NFL schedule:

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22

MIAMI AT BUFFALO 1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

NEW ORLEANS AT CAROLINA 1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

MINNESOTA AT CINCINNATI 1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

DENVER AT HOUSTON 1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

TENNESSEE AT JACKSONVILLE 1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

INDIANAPOLIS AT KANSAS CITY 1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

TAMPA BAY AT ST. LOUIS 1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

DALLAS AT WASHINGTON 1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

NEW YORK GIANTS AT DETROIT 4:05 PM (ET)

FOX

ARIZONA AT SEATTLE 4:05 PM (ET)

FOX

*NEW ENGLAND AT BALTIMORE 4:25 PM (ET)

CBS

PITTSBURGH AT GREEN BAY 4:25 PM (ET)

CBS

OAKLAND AT SAN DIEGO 4:25 PM (ET)

CBS

*CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA 8:30 PM (ET)

NBC

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23

ATLANTA AT SAN FRANCISCO 8:40 PM (ET)

ESPN

That is all.

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