Pats-Seahawks Swapped for Ravens-Skins

The NFL is pulling rank, and New England fans are on the bottom of the current heap. Following a solid performance where thousands of diehard Patriots fanatics watched New England beat up on the Miami Dolphins, New England was ecstatic, but next week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks might just end up being one that many fans miss because of flex scheduling.

December 7’s Patriots-Seahawks game was originally scheduled to be the Sunday night game on NBC, but earlier this week the NFL announced that the matchup will take the backseat to the Baltimore Ravens-Washington Redskins game, which will now replace the Pats-Seahawks game on national television. The New England game that was supposed to be at 8:15 p.m. EST will now take place at 1 p.m. EST, and the Redskins game will take its place in the Sunday night slot. This decision isn’t so much because of the Patriots as it is the Redskins and Ravens, who are both 7-4 and in contention for the playoffs race. This game may be a more important one for the playoffs, but not necessarily one that will draw in a bigger audience for Nielsen ratings. Regardless, Patriots fans with regular cable will just have to hope their game gets priority over the other Sunday games!

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