The Week 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-11) at New Orleans Saints (10-5) game originally scheduled for Noon CT on Sunday, December 29 has been flexed to 3:25 PM CT on FOX, the NFL announced Sunday night.
Most markets will see four Sunday afternoon games (two on CBS and two on FOX) plus the NBC Sunday night game with the NFL's Week 17 double doubleheader schedule, which was introduced in 2006.
The NFL uses "flexible scheduling" on Sundays in Weeks 11-17 to ensure quality matchups in all NFL Sunday time slots
*SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 (WEEK 17) *
CAROLINA AT ATLANTA
1:00 PM (ET)
FOX
GREEN BAY AT CHICAGO
12:00 PM (CT)
FOX
BALTIMORE AT CINCINNATI
1:00 PM (ET)
CBS
JACKSONVILLE AT INDIANAPOLIS
1:00 PM (ET)
CBS
N.Y. JETS AT MIAMI
1:00 PM (ET)
CBS
DETROIT AT MINNESOTA
12:00 PM (CT)
FOX
WASHINGTON AT N.Y. GIANTS
1:00 PM (ET)
FOX
CLEVELAND AT PITTSBURGH
1:00 PM (ET)
CBS
HOUSTON AT TENNESSEE
12:00 PM (CT)
CBS
SAN FRANCISCO AT ARIZONA
2:25 PM (MT)
FOX
DENVER AT OAKLAND
1:25 PM (PT)
CBS
KANSAS CITY AT SAN DIEGO
1:25 PM (PT)
CBS
ST. LOUIS AT SEATTLE
1:25 PM (PT)
FOX
*BUFFALO AT NEW ENGLAND
4:25 PM (ET)
CBS
*TAMPA BAY AT NEW ORLEANS
3:25 PM (CT)
FOX
* PHILADELPHIA AT DALLAS
8:30 PM (ET)
NBC
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