Week 17: Packers-Lions flexed to Sunday Night Football

By Kevin Kelley -

The Week 17 Packers-Lions game (Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017) has been moved to Sunday Night Football in accordance with the league’s flexible scheduling rules.

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

Additionally, the New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants at Washington Redskins games have both been moved from 1:00pm ET to 4:25pm ET and both games will be televised on FOX.

2016 NFL Schedule – Week 17
*All times Eastern.

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017
Baltimore at Cincinnati – 1:00pm, CBS
Jacksonville at Indianapolis – 1:00pm, CBS
Chicago at Minnesota – 1:00pm, FOX
Buffalo at New York Jets – 1:00pm, CBS
Dallas at Philadelphia – 1:00pm, FOX
Cleveland at Pittsburgh – 1:00pm, CBS
Carolina at Tampa Bay – 1:00pm, FOX
Houston at Tennessee – 1:00pm, CBS
New England at Miami – 1:00pm, CBS
New Orleans at Atlanta – 4:25pm, FOX
Oakland at Denver – 4:25pm, CBS
Arizona at Los Angeles – 4:25pm, FOX
Kansas City at San Diego – 4:25pm, CBS
Seattle at San Francisco – 4:25pm, FOX
New York Giants at Washington – 4:25pm, FOX
Green Bay at Detroit – 8:30pm, NBC

2016 NFL Schedule

Comments (8)

Vikings fan chiming in here, seeing as the Lions have a reputation for collapsing completely down the stretch, personally I think that the Packers will win on Sunday Night.