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  "id": 17257059,
  "title": "Why the NFL didn’t flex the Eagles vs. Commanders out of ‘Sunday Night Football’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/why-the-nfl-didnt-flex-the-eagles-vs-commanders-out-of-sunday-night",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SB Nation",
    "slug": "sb-nation",
    "url": "https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1134224/eagles-vs-commanders-flex-sunday-night-football"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NFL has struggled to replace Sunday Night Football matchups between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders with more appealing games despite having the flexibility to do so. This is due to a combination of factors, including the unique broadcast agreements between FOX, CBS, and NBC, and the general unattractiveness of the remaining schedule options. The NFL has made it increasingly challenging to move bad games out of prime-time, as it seems unlikely the situation will improve before the end of the 2029 season.",
  "summary": "For 20 years, the NFL has made Sunday Night Football on NBC the marquee prime-time game of the weekend. Flexible scheduling was one of the selling points of SNF on NBC, with the league having the ability to swap out lackluster games for higher quality matchups. For several years, SNF has had its flex scheduling […]",
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        "published": "2026-10-29T22:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Love throws 3 TD passes as the Packers beat the Panthers 27-19",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/love-throws-3-td-passes-as-the-packers-beat-the-panthers-27-19",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:37:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Love leads Packers to win over Panthers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/love-leads-packers-to-win-over-panthers",
        "published": "2026-10-30T11:30:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}