The Denver Broncos‘ showdown with the Atlanta Falcons in Week 11 will remain an afternoon game.
The Broncos-Falcons game was a candidate to be flexed from a 2:05 p.m. MT timeslot on CBS to a 6:20 p.m. MT Sunday Night Football window on NBC. Following Denver’s ugly loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, the NFL has decided to go a different route.
The Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) and Los Angeles Chargers (5-3) have been flexed into the SNF window for Week 11, the league announced Monday. That matchup was picked over the Broncos (5-4) vs. Falcons (6-3).
The original SNF game scheduled for Nov. 17 featured the Indianapolis Colts (4-5) against the New York Jets (3-6). To make room for the Bengals-Chargers game, the Colts-Jets matchup was flexed to 11:00 a.m. MT on CBS.
Denver’s game against Atlanta will remain an afternoon kickoff on CBS. The Broncos have one more scheduled prime-time game this season — a Monday Night Football showdown with the Cleveland Browns in Week 13.
The NFL is also yet to finalize dates and times for Weeks 17 and 18. Denver could be flexed to a Saturday for either of those two weeks later this season.
