NFL Removes Steelers, Eagles Game From National TV Slot

The NFL has moved the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 11 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers out of a national broadcast slot.

The game, billed as the “Battle of Pennsylvania,” will be played Sunday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. It had been scheduled for 4:25 p.m.

The league moved the Jacksonville Jaguars-New York Giants game into the later national window. Jacksonville is 6-2, and New York is 5-2-1.

It is the first time this season the Eagles have been moved out of a national broadcast. The team could face another schedule change: Its Week 17 game against the 7-1 San Francisco 49ers is scheduled for “Sunday Night Football.” If San Francisco has little at stake, the NFL could replace it with a game that has playoff implications.

The league also could move Philadelphia’s Week 16 game against the 3-5 Houston Texans, scheduled for Christmas Eve on Prime Video, but a change is considered unlikely. The NFL would have to announce it by Dec. 3, and the week’s schedule has limited flexibility because it includes three Christmas games and two Saturday games.

The Eagles are also scheduled for two other national broadcasts: a Thanksgiving Day game against the 4-5 Dallas Cowboys on Fox and a Week 15 game against the 5-4 Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, Dec. 19.

Under the NFL’s current flex rules:Sunday Night Football: 

• The league can make two flex changes between Weeks 5 and 10 for games in Weeks 11-17. Changes through Week 13 require at least 12 days’ notice; changes in Weeks 14-17 require at least six days’ notice.
• Monday Night Football: Games in Weeks 12-17 can be moved with at least 12 days’ notice.
• Thursday Night Football: Two games in Weeks 13-17 can be moved with 21 days’ notice.