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Kickoff for Browns' game against Oakland Raiders on Dec. 2 pushed back 10 minutes
The NFL announced today that kickoff times for Sunday late-afternoon doubleheader games on CBS and FOX will be pushed back from 4:15 p.m. to 4:25 p.m.
For now, only one game on the Browns’ schedule is affected by the change. Kickoff for the Browns’ road game Dec. 2 against the Oakland Raiders will be moved from 4:15 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. The game is set to be televised on CBS.
The NFL stated it made the change to reduce instances in which the telecasts of 1 p.m. games overlap with those of 4:15 p.m. games. The league said research from the 2009-11 seasons shows that 44 games required part of the audience to be switched to a mandatory doubleheader game kickoff. With a 4:25 p.m. kickoff time, that number would have been reduced by 66 percent to only 15 games, according to the NFL.
Here's an updated schedule:
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Week
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Date
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Day
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Time (TV)
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Opponent
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Preseason
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1
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Aug. 10
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Friday
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7:30 p.m. (TBA)
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at Detroit Lions
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2
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Aug. 16
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Thursday
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8 p.m. (TBA)
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at Green Bay Packers
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3
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Aug. 24
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Friday
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7:30 p.m. (TBA)
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Philadelphia Eagles
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4
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Aug. 30
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Thursday
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7:30 p.m. (TBA)
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Chicago Bears
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Regular Season
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1
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Sept. 9
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (Fox)
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Philadelphia Eagles
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2
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Sept. 16
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (CBS)
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at Cincinnati Bengals
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3
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Sept. 23
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (CBS)
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Buffalo Bills
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4
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Sept. 27
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Thursday
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8:20 p.m. (NFLN)
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at Baltimore Ravens
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5
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Oct. 7
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (CBS)
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at New York Giants
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6
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Oct. 14
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (CBS)
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Cincinnati Bengals
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7
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Oct. 21
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (CBS)
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at Indianapolis Colts
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8
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Oct. 28
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (CBS)
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San Diego Chargers
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9
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Nov. 4
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Sunday
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1 p.m. (CBS)
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Baltimore Ravens
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10
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-
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-
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-
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BYE
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11
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Nov. 18
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Sunday
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#1 p.m. (CBS)
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at Dallas Cowboys
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12
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Nov. 25
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Sunday
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#1 p.m. (CBS)
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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13
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Dec. 2
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Sunday
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#4:25 p.m. (CBS)
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at Oakland Raiders
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14
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Dec. 9
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Sunday
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#1 p.m. (CBS)
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Kansas City Chiefs
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15
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Dec. 16
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Sunday
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#1 p.m. (Fox)
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Washington Redskins
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16
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Dec. 23
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Sunday
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#4:05 p.m. (CBS)
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at Denver Broncos
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17
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Dec. 30
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Sunday
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#1 p.m. (CBS)
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at Pittsburgh Steelers
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Notes: # denotes games that are subject to flex scheduling; all games will be broadcast locally on WMMS (100.7-FM).
