The NFL's schedule for Week 17 just underwent a major makeover, John Breech of CBS Sports reports. The league has announced that a total of six games will be moved with the biggest shake up coming Dec. 28, when the NFL will play its first and only Saturday tripleheader of the season.
When the NFL released the 2024 schedule back in May, the league announced that there would be three games played on Saturday, Dec. 28, but the NFL didn't announce who would be playing in those games. That mystery was finally solved on Tuesday with the NFL revealing the six teams that will playing on Saturday in Week 17.
Here is the Saturday schedule:
- Chargers (8-6) at Patriots (3-11), 1 p.m. ET (NFL Network)
- Broncos (9-5) at Bengals (6-8), 4:30 p.m. ET (NFL Network)
- Cardinals (7-7) at Rams (8-6), 8:15 p.m. ET (NFL Network)
If the Broncos beat the Chargers in Week 16, then Denver will clinch a playoff spot, but even in that scenario, at least two of these Saturday games will have playoff implications.
When the NFL schedule came out in May, the league gave itself a total of five games to choose from that could be flexed to Saturday in Week 17. The other two games that didn't get picked for Saturday will now be played on Sunday, Dec. 29.
Those two games are Colts at Giants and Falcons at Commanders.
The Colts-Giants game has been moved Sunday afternoon while the Falcons-Commanders game is headed for prime time. The showdown in Washington will now be the Sunday night game in Week 17 with Dolphins at Browns getting bumped from the spot.
Here's a look at the schedule for those three games:
- Colts (6-8) at Giants (2-12), 1 p.m. ET (Fox)
- Dolphins (6-8) at Browns (3-11), 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Falcons (7-7) at Commanders (9-5), 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
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