Ravens Knocked from Prime-Time in Week 14

The Baltimore Ravens (3-7) and Seattle Seahawks (6-5) have been knocked out of week 14’s prime-time spot on NBC.

Instead, the New England Patriots (10-1) and the Houston Texans (6-5) will play during the coveted 8:30 p.m. slot on Dec. 13, according to the NFL.

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Previously, the Patriots were set to play the Texans at 1 p.m. on Dec. 13.

The league is allowed to elevate Sunday afternoon games into the prime-time slot in certain weeks to ensure “quality matchups,” according to the NFL’s flexible scheduling policy.

“The Patriots remain one of the league’s two undefeated teams, so the league is always happy to showcase them in prime time,” NBC Sports reported on Sunday.

Since that report, however, the Patriots fell to the Denver Broncos, 30-24; so technically the only undefeated team in the NFL is the Carolina Panthers.

Moving the Ravens to a 1 p.m. spot on Fox was not a shock to some.

”With a losing record, the Ravens have unsurprisingly been flexed out of Sunday Night Football on Dec. 13,” the BaltimoreRavens.com reported Monday morning.

In early November, The Washington Post predicted the Ravens-Seahawks game would be bumped but incorrectly guessed the replacement would be the Falcons-Panthers or Cowboys-Packers matchups.

The newspaper predicts the week 16 matchup between the Ravens and Steelers may also be moved out of prime-time.

Pictured, M&T Bank Stadium, where the Ravens and Seahawks will face off at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. The teams were originally slotted for prime-time. The NFL is allowed to reschedule prime-time games as long as it gives 12 days’ notice.