Cardinals’ game at Eagles flexed to NBC, primetime
Dec 7, 2015, 3:16 PM | Updated: 3:28 pm
Arizona Cardinals free safety Rashad Johnson (26) and Deone Bucannon (36) celebrate their win after an NFL football game as Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz (86) looks on, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardianls won 24-20. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The NFL apparently cannot get enough of the Arizona Cardinals.
The team announced Monday its Dec. 20 road game at the Philadelphia Eagles has been “flexed” into a Sunday night game on NBC. Kickoff, which was originally slated for 11 a.m., will now take place at 6:30 p.m. Arizona time.
This is the second time a Cardinals game has been moved from a regular time slot into a prime time one, following the team’s Week 11 home matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The game being moved to Sunday night gives the Cardinals a franchise-record five prime time appearances in the 2015 regular season, with all coming in a span of eight games. Arizona joins the 2013 Eagles as the only teams in NFL history to be flexed into Sunday’s final game twice in a single season.
Heading into Week 14 the Cardinals lead the NFC West with a 10-2 record while the Eagles, at 5-7, are tied for second in the NFC East. The teams met in Week 8 last season, with the Cardinals prevailing 24-20 in Arizona.
