The showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings in Week 17 will be viewed by a larger television audience. On Monday, the NFL flexed the important NFC North battle from noon to 3:25 p.m. CT on Sunday, Dec. 29.
Packers-Vikings will be “America’s Game of the Week” on FOX for Week 17, meaning Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will be on the call from the booth at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The game was originally scheduled for noon. Given the playoff implications, the NFL moved it into the top FOX billing and sent the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys from 3:25 p.