Payments vs Patriots recreation flexed by NFL to new time: What to know – Democrat & Chronicle

For causes that basically don’t add up, the Buffalo Bills’ recreation Sunday at Highmark Stadium towards the New England Patriots is being flexed from 1 p.m. into the rather more seen 4:25 window on CBS.
Why the NFL would need extra eyeballs on a recreation between the red-hot 11-3 Payments and the putrid 3-11 Patriots is sort of a thriller, however there you will have it.
It will make 5 straight Payments video games not at 1 p.m., and the fourth out of the 5 that begins at 4:25.
Flexing video games is comprehensible for a big-time matchup that would not have been foreseen when the schedule was being created, however to inconvenience followers who had already made their journey plans for a 1 p.m. begin, for a recreation that figures to be one-sided, is sort of a transfer by the NFL.
There are two inconsequential video games initially scheduled on CBS within the late window – Dolphins vs. 49ers and Raiders vs. Jaguars. As a result of the Raiders received’t be pushed into a ten a.m. West Coast begin, we will assume Payments-Patriots might be changing Dolphins-49ers, however once more, if that’s the case, it is unnecessary. Each the Dolphins and 49ers are nonetheless clinging to life within the playoff race.
Sal Maiorana has coated the Buffalo Bills for 4 a long time together with 35 years because the full-time beat author for the D&C, and he has written quite a few books concerning the historical past of the group. He might be reached at maiorana@gannett.com, and you’ll observe him on X @salmaiorana and on Bluesky @salmaiorana.bsky.social. Join his Payments Blast publication right here:  https://profile.democratandchronicle.com/newsletters/bills-blast

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