Oct 2, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson questions an official during the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Eric Hartline
Week 9's Jacksonville Jaguars-Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field will no longer be on Sunday Night Football.
The NFL announced Monday that the Jaguars-Eagles game has been flexed out of Sunday Night Football, in favor of Indianapolis Colts vs. Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles will instead play at 4:05 ET on CBS.
🚨WEEK 9 SCHEDULE FLEX 🚨
Colts vs. Vikings will now be played at 8:20pm ET on NBC.
Jaguars vs. Eagles will move to 4:05pm ET on CBS. pic.twitter.com/8l7lROZGTk
This is largely an indictment on the Jaguars — who despite winning Sunday morning 32-16 over the lowly New England Patriots in London — are still only 2-5. Jacksonville obviously isn't a legacy franchise, so the only way they are going to be in primetime is if they are one of the best teams in the sport. Obviously, Doug Pederson's squad doesn't fit that bill.
Additionally, while the Eagles are a team who will draw a lot of eyeballs and are 4-2, none of their wins this season have been particularly well-played games. This is a team that's over-reliant on A.J. Brown and Saquon Barkley providing explosive plays, and hasn't demonstrated the ability to do a ton offensively when one of those two things isn't happening.
Frankly, a 4:05 start time might even be overstating the quality of this matchup.
