Just announced on SNF

ETA: reasoning being it starts at the same time with GB/CHI & SEA/SF since those 3 games will determine the order of the top 3 seeds in the NFC playoffs

ETA 2: NewOrleansSaints.com link if you need it

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Posted by josh336

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:54 pm to rt3

Along with the green bay and seattle games. Good thinking nfl

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Posted by Morecowbell

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:55 pm to rt3

So was GB/Chicago.

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Posted by Ancient Astronaut

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:56 pm to Morecowbell

Rest the starters coach

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Posted by Jwho77

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:59 pm to rt3

The Week 17 schedule (all times ET):
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM CBS
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 PM CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM CBS
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions 1:00 PM FOX
New York Jets at New England Patriots 1:00 PM CBS
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants 1:00 PM FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 PM FOX

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 4:25 PM FOX
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 4:25 PM FOX
Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos 4:25 PM CBS
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs 4:25 PM FOX
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams 4:25 PM CBS
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers 4:25 PM FOX
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans 4:25 PM CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts 4:25 PM CBS

Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles 8:20 PM NBC

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Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 10:00 pm to rt3

Good thing for us. Otherwise, Seattle would have known whether they could rest their starters.

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Posted by rt3

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 10:01 pm to Jwho77

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Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles 8:20 PM NBC

consolation prize for NBC

you know they were hoping for a Steelers loss & a Browns win today so they could put Steelers/Browns in SNF for the AFC North Championship

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Posted by rt3

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 10:02 pm to Joshjrn

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Good thing for us. Otherwise, Seattle would have known whether they could rest their starters.

which is the exact reason why the NFL started doing this

about the 1 thing Goofdell has done that I believe is a legit good idea

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Posted by rt3

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 10:04 pm to Ancient Astronaut

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Rest the starters coach

you know there's still a chance we can still fall to the 3 seed right?

no way you're going to rest your starters and potentially lose a 2nd home game b/c you didn't want to put your top guys at risk

the 2nd home game is worth the risk

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Posted by Jwho77

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Posted on 12/27/20 at 10:04 pm to rt3

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you know they were hoping for a Steelers loss & a Browns win today so they could put Steelers/Browns in SNF for the AFC North Championship

No, I guarantee it was going to be WAS-PHI regardless because a Philly win today would have made that game the defacto NFC East title game.

Key words there? NFC East

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Posted by moock blackjack

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Posted on 12/28/20 at 12:39 am to Jwho77

Wonder what ref crew we will get

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Posted by rt3

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