The Week 16 contest between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers is transferring sport days and into prime time, the first-ever flex on the “Thursday Evening Soccer” schedule on Amazon Prime Video.
Making approach for the AFC West conflict, which might have a bearing on the postseason schedule, is the AFC North sport between the Cleveland Browns and the host Cincinnati Bengals. The 2 sub-.500 groups now will play Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. ET, flexed out of the Dec. 19 slot, giving the Broncos and Chargers the Thursday night time highlight from Inglewood, Calif.
The league introduced the swap on Friday.
In Might 2023, NFL homeowners authorised transferring a most of two Thursday night time video games scheduled in Weeks 13 via 17. It was to be a trial program for the 2023 season however prolonged to 2024 if no video games had been flexed within the earlier yr. None had been.
Coming into Week 12 play, each the Chargers (7-3) and the Broncos (6-5) sit in wild-card place, with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (9-1) penciled right into a spot in addition to leaders of the AFC West.
The Bengals (4-7) have a playoff chance of 13 p.c, whereas the probabilities of the Browns (3-8) stand at lower than 1 p.c, in keeping with the NFL.
Each groups have already got performed a Prime Online game this season. The Bengals misplaced to the Baltimore Ravens 35-34 in a Lamar Jackson vs. Joe Burrow traditional on Nov. 7, whereas the Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-19 after scoring a landing on a snow-covered area in Cleveland on Thursday.
Below the settlement struck with homeowners, the NFL can flex video games by giving groups a minimum of 28 days’ discover.
The leaves solely the Week 17 sport scheduled between Seattle and Chicago on Dec. 26 eligible to be flexed. Coming into Week 12 play, the Seahawks are 5-5 and the Bears sit 4-6.
Probably the most engaging possibility on the schedule for a possible flex is the showdown between NFC North rivals Inexperienced Bay and Minnesota. The Packers (7-3) and Vikings (8-2) at the moment are in wild-card place.
–Subject Stage Media