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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold

NFL flexes Cowboys out of national window in favor of Packers-Vikings

The marquee NFC North matchup will now kickoff at 4:25 p.m. ET on Fox.

By Drew Lerner OnDec 23, 2024 0
NFL flex DK Metcalf

NFL flexing Eagles-Seahawks into ‘Monday Night Football’ in Week 15

We're getting the first primetime flex of the 2023 NFL season, and it doesn't involve Sunday Night Football.

By Joe Lucia OnNov 30, 2023 13
NFL reporter Ian Rapoport on the sideline before Super Bowl LVII

Ian Rapoport doesn’t expect TNF games to be flexed: ‘It’s only going to be used if they have literally no other choice.’

"There's a high bar for flexing Sunday. There's a higher bar for flexing Monday. And there's an even higher bar for flexing Thursday."

By Sam Neumann OnMay 24, 2023 0
thursday night football logo

NFL ownership passes ‘Thursday Night Football’ flex rule for 2023 season

TNF flex rules have been approved, but the bar is quite high.

By Joe Lucia OnMay 22, 2023 3
Amazon's Thursday Night Football logo on the L.A. skyline. (Supplied by Amazon.)

NFL owners considering flex scheduling for Thursday Night Football

This proposal could let Sunday afternoon games move to Thursday nights in weeks 14-17, and could also mean teams could play on Thursdays after Sunday games up to twice a season (above the current limit of once).

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 24, 2023 19
The XFinity Flex.

Charter partners with Comcast on Flex streaming devices/XClass smart TVs, projects customer base shift to streaming

Charter's decision to join Comcast's streaming device/smart TV project rather than do their own gives the combined venture significant scale, and perhaps paves the way for some eventual OTT service bundling deals.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 2, 2022 0
Monday Night Football

It looks like ESPN/ABC might add Super Bowls and Monday Night Football flex scheduling in the next NFL TV deal

MNF matchups may get better in the new round of TV deals if a reported flex option for ESPN comes through.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 16, 2020 14
Seahawks 49ers

Seahawks-49ers flexed to Sunday night for Week 17 NFC West showdown

The game will be played at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday Night Football on NBC.

By Sean Keeley OnDec 22, 2019 1

Bills-Steelers will be flexed to Sunday night for Week 15

Bills-Steelers will replace Vikings-Chargers in the NBC lineup.

By Phillip Bupp OnDec 1, 2019 5
The Packers won against the Panthers Saturday, and now their Week 12 game against the 49ers is heading to Sunday Night Football.

NFL announces Packers-49ers game in Week 12 is flexed to Sunday Night Football, confirms Dec. 21 NFL Network tripleheader

The Seahawks-Eagles game Nov. 24 is moving to the afternoon in favor of Packers-49ers. The NFL also confirmed a pre-Christmas tripleheader on Saturday, Dec. 21, and announced the teams involved.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 12, 2019 2

NFL flexes Chargers-Steelers and Rams-Bears to Sunday Night Football in early December

The Bears might end up with at least one more flex down the stretch, too.

By Jay Rigdon OnNov 14, 2018 3

Week 17 NFL schedule changes headlined by Packers-Lions flexed to Sunday Night Football

Week 17 on the NFL schedule typically has several games which could determine playoff spots and seedings, with a...

By Ian Casselberry OnDec 26, 2016 0

NFL flexes Tampa Bay-Dallas into primetime in Week 15, Cowboys on NBC three times in December

With the Dallas Cowboys guiding the NFL into a second-half ratings renaissance following downward spiraling numbers in the...

By Ken Fang OnDec 5, 2016 71
NFL shield

NFL makes some small flexes for Week 14, but no moves in primetime

Week 14 in the League Where They Play for Pay brings a few changes for fans. While we...

By Ken Fang OnNov 29, 2016 0
NFL shield

NFL announces its first primetime flex of 2016 season

It’s taken a while, but the National Football League has announced its first primetime flex of the 2016...

By Ken Fang OnNov 14, 2016 14
NFL shield

NFL can now flex any team into Sunday Night Football in Week 17; increases chances of play-in game

Ever since the NFL introduced the concept of flex scheduling, first for Sunday Night Football in 2006, and...

By Ken Fang OnMar 22, 2016 0

Minnesota-Green Bay on NBC in Week 17; for now, nothing else set (UPDATED)

Al Michaels announced it during the third quarter of the boring New York Giants-Minnesota Vikings game during Sunday...

By Ken Fang OnDec 27, 2015 0

NFL Week 16 flex: Giants-Vikings to primetime and a bunch of other stuff

On Monday, the NFL released a kooky schedule for Week 16 and it all depended on the results...

By Ken Fang OnDec 15, 2015 0

NFL Week 15: Cincinnati-SF flexed out of primetime; Arizona-Philly instead

The NFL has announced a change for Week 15. It exercised its flex option for primetime, jettisoning the...

By Ken Fang OnDec 8, 2015 1

NFL announces primetime flex for Week 14

The NFL has made its second primetime flex of the 2015 regular season. It has moved the originally...

By Ken Fang OnNov 30, 2015 50

NFL announces first flex of the 2015 season

Unlike last season when we had two flexes between Weeks 5 and 10, the NFL has elected to...

By Ken Fang OnNov 3, 2015 1

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