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Jacksonville Jaguars bounced from 'Sunday Night Football' to 4 p.m. on Nov. 3
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- Jacksonville Jaguars bounced from 'Sunday Night Football' to 4 p.m. on Nov. 3
(This story has been updated to add new information.)
The NFL announced Monday that the Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles game scheduled for Nov. 3 will now be at 4:05 p.m., rather than on Sunday Night Football at 8:15 p.m.
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The game will be broadcast nationally by CBS and locally on WJAX-CBS47.
The Jaguars were expected to be a contender in the AFC this year, but are just 2-5 heading into a home game against the Green Bay Packers , one week before the Eagles game.
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The Eagles are 4-2 and in second place in the NFC East. They play at Cincinnati on Sunday at 1 p.m., a week prior to their matchup with the Jaguars.
According to NFL.com , in 2006, the NFL implemented a "flexible scheduling" procedure for Sunday Night Football. Flexible scheduling ensured quality matchups on Sunday night in all weeks and gave surprise teams a chance to play their way onto primetime. For the 2024 season, flexible scheduling will also include Monday Night Football, as well as Thursday Night Football on a trial basis.
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The Jaguars played once in prime time this season, getting blown out 47-10 on Monday Night Football by the Buffalo Bills .
The Jaguars recently had the early-morning spotlight after playing in London two weeks in a row, defeating the New England Patriots and losing to the Chicago Bears .
The Jaguars will not be featured on Thursday Night Football this year.
Aside from the 4:05 p.m. start at the Eagles, the only other late game the Jaguars will play is 4:25 p.m. at Las Vegas on Dec. 22.
They have seven more 1 p.m. games, and their season-ender at Indianapolis is still TBD.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars at Eagles flexed out of 'Sunday Night Football'
