NFL announces time change for Patriots’ Week 16 matchup with Bills
Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills will now be played at 4:25 p.m. ET instead of the originally scheduled 1:00 timeslot.
On Monday afternoon, the NFL announced schedule changes for this upcoming Sunday – Week 16. That includes a move of this week’s New England Patriots game.
This week’s game on the road against the Buffalo Bills will now be played at 4:25 p.m. ET. The game was originally scheduled for 1:00.
Coverage of Sunday’s game can be heard on 98.5 The Sports Hub and the Patriots Radio Network. The pregame show will now begin at 1:30.
Patriots-Bills will now be one of four games in the late afternoon window along with Vikings-Seahawks (at 4:05), Jaguars-Raiders, and 49ers-Dolphins.
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Meanwhile, this may not be the only Patriots scheduling change in the near future. ESPN’s Mike Reiss wrote in his Sunday notes that the team’s Week 17 game at home against the Los Angeles Chargers could get flexed to Saturday afternoon.
Heading into Sunday’s game against the Bills, New England is coming off of a 30-17 loss to the Cardinals in Arizona on Sunday. This week’s game will be the second road game for them in a row, and their final road game of the year.