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Andy Nesbitt

NFL Makes Surprising Move By Flexing Cowboys-Eagles to Less Attractive Time

The Cowboys will now face the Eagles at 1 p.m. on Sunday. | Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys aren't going to make the playoffs this season, but they are still a team that brings in massive television audiences each week, which is what makes the NFL's move on Monday a bit surprising.

The league announced this Sunday's Week 17 Cowboys-Eagles game is being flexed out of the highly coveted 4:25 p.m. ET time slot and will instead be played at 1 p.m. ET.

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