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NFL Flexes Week 16: PatriotsRavens to Sunday Night Football, Bengals–Dolphins to 1 p.m.

The league shifted the slot to showcase New England’s AFC-leading run against a Baltimore team still chasing postseason position.

Overview

  • Patriots at Ravens will kick off on Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET on Dec. 21, the NFL and the Ravens announced.
  • Cincinnati at Miami has been moved to 1 p.m. ET on CBS on the same day after being flexed out of the primetime slot.
  • New England is 11-2 and currently the AFC’s No. 1 seed, while Baltimore is 6-7 and one game back in the AFC North.
  • The decision marks the Bengals’ second flex out of a featured kickoff slot this season, reducing their late-season primetime exposure.
  • Cincinnati is now slated for three straight 1 p.m. kickoffs, with the Week 18 game time still to be determined.