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As if this year's Chiefs-Broncos matchup wasn't special enough, the NFL decided it deserved to be flexed - again.
First Look: Kansas City Chiefs
Our first look at Denver's Week 11 opponent, the 9-0 Kansas City Chiefs.
The NFL has announced that the Week 13 matchup AT Arrowhead on December 1st will be flexed to an afternoon timeslot with national CBS coverage. Kickoff will be 3:25 CT / 2:25 MT. Below is the NFL's release.
As we're sure you know, the NFL earlier flexed this week's Chiefs at Broncos matchup to Sunday Night Football. This change is only for the Week 13 game on December 1st.
Go Broncos!
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The Week 13 New England Patriots-Houston Texans game will be played at 1:00 PM ET on CBS and the Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs game will be played at 4:25 PM ET on CBS, the NFL announced today.
The New York Giants-Washington Redskins game on Sunday, December 1 is still tentatively scheduled for NBC's SundayNight Football. The final Week 13 schedule will be announced no later than Tuesday, November 19.
Following is the updated Week 13 NFL schedule:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 (WEEK 13)
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GREEN BAY AT DETROIT |
12:30 PM (ET) |
FOX |
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OAKLAND AT DALLAS |
3:30 PM (CT) |
CBS |
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PITTSBURGH AT BALTIMORE |
8:30 PM (ET) |
NBC |
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1
|
TAMPA BAY AT CAROLINA |
1:00 PM (ET) |
FOX |
|
JACKSONVILLE AT CLEVELAND |
1:00 PM (ET) |
CBS |
|
TENNESSEE AT INDIANAPOLIS |
1:00 PM (ET) |
CBS |
|
CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA |
12:00 PM (CT) |
FOX |
|
MIAMI AT N.Y. JETS |
1:00 PM (ET) |
CBS |
|
ARIZONA AT PHILADELPHIA |
1:00 PM (ET) |
FOX |
|
*NEW ENGLAND AT HOUSTON |
12:00 PM (CT) |
CBS |
|
ATLANTA AT BUFFALO (TORONTO) |
4:05 PM (ET) |
FOX |
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ST. LOUIS AT SAN FRANCISCO |
1:05 PM (PT) |
FOX |
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CINCINNATI AT SAN DIEGO |
1:25 PM (PT) |
CBS |
|
*DENVER AT KANSAS CITY |
3:25 PM (CT) |
CBS |
|
*N.Y. GIANTS AT WASHINGTON |
8:30 PM (ET) |
NBC |
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
|
NEW ORLEANS AT SEATTLE |
5:40 PM (PT) |
ESPN |
The NFL uses "flexible scheduling" on Sundays in Weeks 11-17. Flexible scheduling ensures quality matchups in all NFLSunday time slots in those weeks and gives teams a chance to play their way onto primetime and into the late-afternoon4:25 PM ET time slot on CBS or FOX.
For each flexible scheduling week with the exception of Week 17, the NFL announces the start times of games on Sundays no later than 12 days prior to that weekend. To ensure a Sunday night game and doubleheader games with playoff implications in Week 17, flexible scheduling decisions for that Sunday can be made on six days notice.
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