The nfl has the ability to change some games and, like every year, they choose to make some matchups more flexible. The Week 11 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Chargers will now air on “Sunday Night Football,” CBS Sports’ lead nfl expert Jonathan Jones confirms. The game was originally on November 17 at 4:25 pm ET, as the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts would face off under the lights.
The game between the Jets and Colts, who have struggled so far this season, was moved to 1 pm ET. The game will be broadcast on CBS (streaming on Paramount+)
That means the long-awaited AFC battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills will now be a standalone national game at 4:25 pm ET airing on CBS (streaming on Paramount+). As two of the best teams in the conference, with the Chiefs currently 7-0 and the Bills 7-2, this has the potential to be a lead-up to the AFC Championship.
As for the new “Sunday Night Football” matchup, the Bengals are currently 4-5 and are coming off a Week 9 win in which quarterback Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes. They defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 41-24, but will have a challenge when they face the Baltimore Ravens this Thursday night. The Chargers also picked up a win in Week 9, defeating the Cleveland Browns, 27-10, while on the road. The victory improved Los Angeles to 5-3 and second in the AFC West, behind the undefeated Chiefs.
New York began the season with a collection of primetime games, but didn’t look like the team Aaron Rodgers and company expected it to be at this point. The Jets are 3-6, and while they did get a win on Thursday Night Football against the Houston Texans last week, it wasn’t always pretty.
Their Week 11 opponent, the Colts, are also going through some issues. They just benched former No. 4 pick Anthony Richardson after just 10 career starts in favor of veteran Joe Flacco. Indy did not have much success in its first game under new leadership, losing 21-13 to the Minnesota Vikings on “Sunday Night Football.”
The league implemented a “flex schedule” procedure for “Sunday Night Football” beginning in 2006. For this season, the flex schedule includes games on Monday and Thursday nights, as well as ” proof”.
The official nfl website states that “the nfl is continually reviewing its scheduling procedures to ensure that exciting and meaningful games are available for the greatest number of fans to watch.”
For “Sunday Night Football”, the push-up can be performed twice between weeks 5-10 and, at the league’s discretion, during weeks 11-17.
