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The Broncos’ game against the Patriots will not be moving to prime time.
The NFL was considering moving the Dec. 18 game to NBC’s Sunday Night Football slot instead of a Baltimore-San Diego matchup scheduled for that night. But CBS, which will show the game at its 2:15 p.m. kickoff, successfully fought the switch.
NBC has an agreement with the NFL that allows the network to pick a more compelling game than the one originally scheduled for prime time.
But instead of showing ratings monster Tim Tebow and the red-hot Broncos taking on Tom Brady and the Patriots, NBC will get the 5-7 Chargers (who snapped a six-game losing streak last week) take on the 9-3 Ravens.
