NFL Does Its First Flex of 2013 Season in Week 7

The very first flex of the 2013 NFL season comes in Week 7 and it has nothing to do with moving a game from Sunday afternoon into primetime. It all has to do with CBS’ schedule and it’s moving the Houston at Kansas City game from 1 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. due to “accommodate regional broadcast patterns” or in layman’s terms, Kansas City has a better record than predicted and the Texans-KC game is more attractive than it was when the schedule was originally revealed.

Here’s the official announcement from the National Football League.

NFL shieldOCTOBER 20 TEXANS-CHIEFS GAME MOVES TO 4:25 PM ET ON CBS

The October 20 Houston Texans-Kansas City Chiefs game will move from 1:00 PM ET to 4:25 PM ET on CBS, the NFL announced today. The move was made to accommodate regional broadcast patterns.

Following is the final Week 7 NFL schedule:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 (WEEK 7)

SEATTLE AT ARIZONA 8:25 PM (ET)

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

TAMPA BAY AT ATLANTA

1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

ST. LOUIS AT CAROLINA

1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

CINCINNATI AT DETROIT

1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

SAN DIEGO AT JACKSONVILLE

1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

BUFFALO AT MIAMI

1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

NEW ENGLAND AT N.Y. JETS

1:00 PM (ET)

CBS

DALLAS AT PHILADELPHIA

1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

CHICAGO AT WASHINGTON

1:00 PM (ET)

FOX

SAN FRANCISCO AT TENNESSEE

4:05 PM (ET)

FOX

CLEVELAND AT GREEN BAY

4:25 PM (ET)

FOX

BALTIMORE AT PITTSBURGH

4:25 PM (ET)

CBS

HOUSTON AT KANSAS CITY

4:25 PM (ET)

CBS

DENVER AT INDIANAPOLIS

8:30 PM (ET)

NBC

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21

MINNESOTA AT N.Y. GIANTS 8:40 PM (ET)

ESPN

That is all.

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