The Dallas Cowboys aren't going to make the playoffs this season, but they are still a team that brings in massive television audiences each week, which is what makes the NFL's move on Monday a bit surprising.

The league announced this Sunday's Week 17 Cowboys-Eagles game is being flexed out of the highly coveted 4:25 p.m. ET time slot and will instead be played at 1 p.m. ET.

The game that's taking the spot of that NFC East heated rivalry? A NFC North showdown between the 13-2 Vikings and the 10-4 Packers (who play the Saints on Monday).

By just looking at records and playoff implications, it makes complete sense that Vikings-Packers would be the big 4:25 p.m. game. It's just wild to see the league kicking the huge Cowboys audience away.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as NFL Makes Surprising Move By Flexing Cowboys-Eagles to Less Attractive Time.

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