THE battle between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots has been moved to a national TV spot on Sunday afternoon.
The AFC East Game in Buffalo has been flexed into the 4.25pm ET slot by the NFL, having been originally pencilled in for 1pm ET.
The decision comes after the Bills ended the Detroit Lions‘ 11-game winning streak with an incredible 48-42 win on Sunday.
Moving the game will likely see the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins moved to regional broadcasters.
The announcement also means that the AFC North clash between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals has been moved from Fox to CBS – that will stay in its 1pm ET timeslot.
Week 16 will see two games on Saturday with four of the AFC’s top teams all meeting in what will be a big day in the playoff race, while the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers meet on Thursday Night Football.
The Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs go head-to-head at 1pm ET on NBC, before the Pittsburgh Steelers attempt to seal the AFC North title against the Baltimore Ravens at 4.30pm on Fox.
Bills fans had a scary moment on Sunday afternoon when star quarterback Josh Allen took a hit.
He was sent for an X-ray for a potential shoulder injury after the game, but later confirmed he was fine.
After the game, Allen said: “Just took a funky fall. More peace of mind than anything.”
Head coach Sean McDermott confirmed the good news on Monday, adding: “Josh is all good.
“He had some of those tests after the game. He’s all good.”
Allen is the frontrunner for the MVP race with 25 passing touchdowns and 11 rushing TDs – adding two of each against the Lions.
He has three games to four total touchdowns to reach 40 combined for the fifth consecutive year.
Allen is already the only player in NFL history to do it in four straight seasons.
The Patriots slipped to 3-11 after a 30-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Quarterback Drake Maye said: “Yes, it is definitely deflating.
“You want to get down there and put the defense in a good spot, get some points on the board and get down there and stall out.
“Getting a holding call, which you have to look back. I think it was a holding, I’m not sure what penalty it was, but some unfortunate things happened the whole game really.
“They had a basically a video game, Madden like touchdown in the corner of the end zone, the lineman falling on it.
“They had the interception that was a questionable call, but the refs called it.
“We have to live with it on the interception that we had.
“At the end of the day, I don’t think really any of that matters. I think we just have to execute better.
“Not let those things kind of just decide the game.”
