From the NFL, we learn that after the Chicago Bears’ loss to Green Bay last night, their next game against Minnesota will stay at 1 p.m. ET. The only game still to be determined is Carolina-New Orleans.
If the Saints beat or tie Atlanta tonight on Monday Night Football, Panthers-NO will remain a 1 p.m. game. But if the Falcons beat the Saints outright, then Panthers-NO gets flexed to 4:15 p.m. on Fox.
We have the NFL press release for you.
WEEK 17 FLEX SCHEDULING UPDATE:
BEARS-VIKINGS REMAINS AT 1:00 PM ET ON FOX;
PANTHERS-SAINTS GAME TIME SCENARIOSThe Week 17 Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings game on Sunday, January 1 will be played at 1:00 PM ET on FOX, the NFL announced today. Following are the game time possibilities for the Week 17 Carolina Panthers-New Orleans Saints game to be determined based on tonight’s Atlanta-New Orleans game (ESPN, 8:30 PM ET):
If Saints win or tie:
Carolina at New Orleans will be played at 1:00 PM ET on FOX.If Falcons win:
Carolina at New Orleans will be played at 4:15 PM ET on FOX.Following is the Week 17 NFL schedule (asterisk and bold/italics represents changed game time, **denotes game time pending outcome of Monday night game):
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 (WEEK 17)
DETROIT AT GREEN BAY 1:00 PM (ET) FOX TENNESSEE AT HOUSTON 1:00 PM (ET) CBS INDIANAPOLIS AT JACKSONVILLE 1:00 PM (ET) CBS N.Y. JETS AT MIAMI 1:00 PM (ET) CBS MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO 1:00 PM (ET) FOX BUFFALO AT NEW ENGLAND 1:00 PM (ET) CBS WASHINGTON AT PHILADELPHIA 1:00 PM (ET) FOX SAN FRANCISCO AT ST. LOUIS 1:00 PM (ET) FOX CAROLINA AT NEW ORLEANS* TBD FOX SEATTLE AT ARIZONA 4:15 PM (ET) FOX TAMPA BAY AT ATLANTA* 4:15 PM (ET) FOX BALTIMORE AT CINCINNATI* 4:15 PM (ET) CBS PITTSBURGH AT CLEVELAND* 4:15 PM (ET) CBS KANSAS CITY AT DENVER 4:15 PM (ET) CBS SAN DIEGO AT OAKLAND 4:15 PM (ET) CBS DALLAS AT N.Y. GIANTS* 8:20 PM (ET) NBC The NFL utilizes “flexible scheduling” on Sundays in Weeks 10-15 and 17 to ensure quality matchups in all NFL Sunday time slots.
And that will do it.
