NFL flexes Chicago Bears’ Dec. 7 road game vs. Green Bay Packers into late-afternoon window

The NFL is excited about the Chicago Bears.

The league on Thursday flexed the Dec. 7 matchup between the Bears and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field from a noon kickoff to 3:25 p.m. In a corresponding move, the league moved the Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills game from 3:25 to noon.

The Week 14 game, which will be broadcast on Fox-32, will be the first of two Bears-Packers meetings in a three-week span. The teams also will play Saturday, Dec. 20, at Soldier Field at either 4 or 7:20 p.m.

The Bears lead the NFC North at 7-3, with the Packers (6-3-1) and Detroit Lions (6-4) on their heels.

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