NFL Sources: Eagles Games Down Final Stretch in Mix for Flex Scheduling

Philadelphia PA: We are at the point of the NFL Schedule where the league can decide how to move games to fit the networks better and if the game has some meaning for the playoffs. For the Philadelphia Eagles, who are 9-2 on the season, a lot of people want to see them play.

The Eagles Schedule the Rest of the way:

Week 14: home vs Panthers at 1 PM- NO Flex
Week 15 Home vs Steelers at 4:25- Possible Flex
Week 16 at Commanders at 1 PM- Possible Flex
Week 17 at Home vs Cowboys at 4:25 PM- Possible Flex
Week 18 at Home vs Giants at TBD

NFL sources have mentioned that 3 possible Eagles games down the stretch are in the mix for flex scheduling.

The NFL has a 6-12 day window if they want to keep a game or move it – NBC has been doing flex scheduling since Week 5 while ESPN & Amazon Prime Video start their Flex Schedule in Week 13.

Before the season, CBS and Fox can mark certain games that are untouchable to be moved – for those asking about Eagles Ravens, NFL sources said CBS made that game untouchable and so it will not be moved.

The first game in question that is an option for flexing is Week 15 – Steelers at Eagles, which is currently set for 4:25 on FOX. NFL sources did say that FOX may have protected this game at the start of the season but that couldn’t be verified so there is a possibility that it could be moved to Monday Night December 16. ESPN/ABC has 2 games that night and one of the games is not a good one: Falcons at Raiders. The headline game at 4:25 for Week 15 is Bills at Lions. The Sunday Night game that week is Seahawks at Packers.

The Second Eagles game that could get flexed is Eagles at Commanders, which is set for 1PM. That game could be flexed to 4:25 as this could be the decider for the NFC East.  Sunday Night could also be an option as the current game that week is Buccaneers at Cowboys.

The third Eagles game in play for the flex schedule is Week 17 as the Eagles host the Cowboys at 4:25. Honestly, I don’t think FOX wants to lose this game as it is also the 2^nd game the Eagles will wear the Kelly Green jerseys. If it were to be moved to Sunday Night, it’d have to replace Browns at Dolphins

Week 18 is up for grabs for everyone as ESPN & ABC have two games on Saturday and the rest on Sunday with schedules pending what the standing look like.

NFL sources also said that NBC wants to get the Eagles on Sunday Night one more time after NBC gave up the game against the Jaguars earlier in the season.

Last season, the NFL flexed the Eagles at Seahawks game.  It was a 4 PM game but was flexed to Monday, being the 1st ever Monday Night flex.