NFL Flex Schedule

NBC Sunday Night Football has the option of changing one scheduled game from Sunday afternoon to Sunday night during weeks 11 through 17 of the NFL football season.

Fox and CBS are able to protect 5 of their games for weeks 11 through 16, but no games can be locked in the final weekend. 

Only three teams can appear 6 times in primetime on NBC, ESPN or NFL Network throughout the course of the season, and the remaining teams can only appear 5 times in primetime.  No team is able to appear on NBC Sunday Night Football more than 4 times in one season.

NBC Sports must make their decision about any flex schedule changes 12 days in advance of the scheduled game for weeks 11 through 16, and they are able to decide 6 days in advance of the final game on week 17. 

Once the 2008 NBC Sunday Night Schedule is announced, a chart will appear below indicating the running count of scheduled primetime appearances for each team, and indications of which games are available for Flexing during weeks 11 through 17.  Towards the middle of the season, after FOX and CBS make their selection about the games which will be protected, the chart will be updated and the week-to-week speculation will begin!