Week 17: Vikings-Packers Flexed to Sunday Night Football

By Kevin Kelley -

The Week 17 Vikings-Packers game (Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016) has been moved to Sunday Night Football in accordance with the league’s flexible scheduling rules.

Minnesota at Green Bay was originally scheduled for 1:00pm ET on FOX. The Vikings will now take on the Packers at Lambeau Field at 8:30pm ET on NBC.

Two other Week 17 games also had their kickoff times changed. The Buccaneers at Panthers and Raiders at Chiefs games were both moved from 1:oopm ET to 4:25pm ET.

All game times for Week 17 have now been finalized. Network designations will be finalized and released later this week.

WEEK 17 NFL SCHEDULE
*All times Eastern.

Sunday, January 3
NY Jets at Buffalo – 1:00pm ET, CBS
New England at Miami – 1:00pm ET, CBS
New Orleans at Atlanta – 1:00pm ET, FOX
Baltimore at Cincinnati – 1:00pm ET, FOX
Pittsburgh at Cleveland – 1:00pm ET, CBS
Jacksonville at Houston – 1:00pm ET, CBS
Tennessee at Indianapolis – 1:00pm ET, CBS
Washington at Dallas – 1:00pm ET, FOX
Philadelphia at NY Giants – 1:00pm ET, FOX
Detroit at Chicago – 1:00pm ET, FOX
Oakland at Kansas City – 4:25pm ET, FOX
San Diego at Denver – 4:25pm ET, CBS
Seattle at Arizona – 4:25pm ET, FOX
St. Louis at San Francisco – 4:25pm ET, CBS
Tampa Bay at Carolina – 4:25pm ET, FOX
Minnesota at Green Bay – 8:30pm ET, NBC

NFL Schedules

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