{"id":11963,"date":"2024-12-18T03:14:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T03:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11963"},"modified":"2024-12-18T03:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T03:14:24","slug":"breaking-nfl-announces-massive-schedule-change-for-week-17-sunday-night-football-that-will-make-every-fan-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11963","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : NFL Announces Massive Schedule Change For Week 17 \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d That Will Make Every Fan Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2222661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/criscollinsworthmiketirico-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/criscollinsworthmiketirico-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/criscollinsworthmiketirico-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/criscollinsworthmiketirico-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/criscollinsworthmiketirico-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/criscollinsworthmiketirico-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/criscollinsworthmiketirico-1.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Cris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico speaking in &quot;Sunday Night Football&quot; broadcast booth.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico (Photo via NBC Sports)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0has flexed out the\u00a0Miami Dolphins-Cleveland Browns Week 17 \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d game for a more enticing game that should make everyone happy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"pwMobiMedRectBtf1\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_btf\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, the league\u00a0announced\u00a0that the Dolphins-Browns game has been removed from the Sunday Night Football slot. The\u00a0Atlanta Falcons-Washington Commanders showdown at Northwest Stadium has been inserted into prime-time.<\/p>\n<p>Miami and Cleveland both qualified for the postseason last year, but they enter Week 16 with records of 6-8 and 3-11, respectively. The 7-7 Falcons are one game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the NFC South, while the Commanders (9-5) occupy the conference\u2019s last wild card spot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1869083084534288523&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fnfl-announces-massive-schedule-change-for-week-17-sunday-night-football-that-will-make-every-fan-happy%2F&amp;sessionId=be264b838ce5d734b7ee4b7c39240214b7d39fdd&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1869083084534288523\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>The Buccaneers will visit the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football this week. 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