One of the biggest midseason scheduling changes in NFL history is taking place next month. On Friday, the NFL announced the Week 16 game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals will be flexed out of "Thursday Night Football" and replaced with the Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers.

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Last week, the NFL announced that the Los Angeles Chargers' game against the Denver Broncos in Week 16 had been flexed from Sunday, Dec. 22 to Thursday, Dec. 19. It marked the first Thursd

The league decided to make this change due to the Browns and Bengals being at the bottom of the NFL standings. Cleveland holds a record of 3-8 after they took down the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football yesterday.

The NFL is flexing a "Thursday Night Football" matchup in Week 16, an unprecedented move considering how different preparation is for Thursday and Sunday games.

The Week 16 matchup between the Broncos and Chargers will now be played on Thursday Night Football, taking the place of Browns-Bengals.

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The NFL's first flex of a Thursday Night Football game has occurred with an AFC West matchup between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers moving

The Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers game, previously scheduled for 4:05pm ET on FOX on Sunday, December 22, has been flexed to Thursday Night Football. The Broncos and Chargers will now play on Thursday, Dec. 19 with streaming coverage via Amazon’s Prime Video at 8:20pm ET.

There are three games set to be played on Thanksgiving: Bears at Lions (12:30 p.m. ET) Giants at Cowboys (4:30 p.m. ET) Dolphins at Packers (8:20 p.m. ET) The Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions Rams will air on CBS at 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.

CBS Sports’ Amy Trask, who used to work in front offices in the AFC West, has suggested the NFL should reimburse impacted fans. “There are business reasons for flexing games, but I believe it appropriate to reimburse fans who can’t adjust to a schedule flex for reasonable out of pocket costs,” Trask said on social media.