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The NFL shifted the kickoff times for two Week 11 games on Monday.
The league flexed a Sunday, Nov. 22 matchup between the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars to 4:25 p.m. ET. The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers will take their originally scheduled 1 p.m. ET slot.
CBS will broadcast both games, but the Giants-Jaguars game is one of just three contests in the Week 11 late-afternoon window. The first-place teams are now slated to receive a national spotlight later this month.
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The Jaguars have demanded respect as a legitimate Super Bowl contender amid a 6-2 start. They wield the league's highest point differential (+108) after last Thursday's resounding 33-10 road win over the Baltimore Ravens.
Trevor Lawrence has played his way into the MVP conversation with a career-high 111.7 quarterback rating in a breakout season. The Jaguars allowed an AFC-low 15.1 points per game before acquiring defensive tackle Davon Godchaux and Pro Bowl safety Jessie Bates III on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Giants are getting harder to ignore after back-to-back road wins over the Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles. At 5-2-1, they've already surpassed last season's win total under new head coach John Harbaugh.
The G-Men will enter Week 11 atop the NFC East regardless of how they fare against the Washington Commanders this Thursday night. Jacksonville will represent a huge test for Harbaugh's squad to prove they could make noise in the playoffs.
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On the other hand, the Steelers and Eagles no longer resemble a marquee matchup. Philadelphia will go into the matchup with seven straight losses, potentially after trading more players ahead of Tuesday's deadline.
The 6-2 Steelers should enter Lincoln Financial Field as notable favorites, especially if they play well against the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday night. They shouldn't take the Week 11 flex too personally, as three consecutive island games follow.
Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy wasn't upset upon learning about the earlier start time.
“I don’t mind it at all," McCarthy said Monday, per PennLive's Nick Farabaugh. "I think noon games, 1 p.m. games are great to get up in the morning and go play.”
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