The NFL announced a couple changes to its Week 15 schedule.
The New England Patriots used to be a strong candidate to be flexed into primetime NFL games late in the season. But with a 2-9 record at the bottom of the AFC standings entering Week 13, the Patriots are no longer a must-see team.
The league announced Thursday that the Week 15 matchup between the Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs has been flexed out of “Monday Night Football.” The game will now take place Sunday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX. The Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks game has been flexed to the Monday night slot.
This is the first season in which games can be flexed in and out of “Monday Night Football” on ESPN. The Patriots and Chiefs are now the first teams to be moved out, although in fairness to Kansas City, this is all about New England.