The Eagles’ Week 16 matchup against the Washington Commanders was originally locked into a primetime Saturday night slot on December 20. But on Tuesday, the NFL announced it was sliding the NFC East rivalry game out of the spotlight, moving it up to 5 p.m. ET that same day.

A big change has been made to the NFL schedule for Week 16, with the Eagles and Commanders and Packers-Bears getting finalized times.

As for the Week 16 game against the Eagles, the NFL purposely left the time TBD. Regardless of whether it kicks off at 5:00 p.m. ET or later, it's still a standalone game, with the NFL world focused on just two games that day.

The NFC East was a one-team race just three weeks ago, but things have tightened up as the Philadelphia Eagles (9-4) have lost two games in a row. With the Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) now on a three-game win streak,