#GAME 256: Green Bay and Detroit to Meet for NFC North Title January 1 on Sunday Night Football on NBC

#GAME256: GREEN BAY & DETROIT TO MEET FOR NFC NORTH TITLE JANUARY 1 ON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON NBC

The NFC North title will be determined in the last game of the 2016 NFL season (#Game256) when the Green Bay Packers visit the Detroit Lions on January 1 at 8:30 PM ET on NBC, the NFL announced today. 

The New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants at Washington Redskins games will both move from 1:00 PM ET to 4:25 PM ET. Both games are on FOX. 

The New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins game will be played at 4:25 PM ET unless both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs win today, in which case the game will remain at 1:00 PM ET. 

Following is the preliminary Week 17 NFL schedule with the New England at Miami game to be finalized later today (all times ET): 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1          

BALTIMORE AT CINCINNATI	1:00 PM	CBS
JACKSONVILLE AT INDIANAPOLIS	1:00 PM	CBS
CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA	1:00 PM	FOX
BUFFALO AT NEW YORK JETS	1:00 PM	CBS
DALLAS AT PHILADELPHIA	1:00 PM	FOX
CLEVELAND AT PITTSBURGH	1:00 PM	CBS
CAROLINA AT TAMPA BAY	1:00 PM	FOX
HOUSTON AT TENNESSEE	1:00 PM	CBS
* NEW ENGLAND AT MIAMI	1:00 or 4:25 PM	CBS
NEW ORLEANS AT ATLANTA	4:25 PM	FOX
OAKLAND AT DENVER	4:25 PM	CBS
ARIZONA AT LOS ANGELES	4:25 PM	FOX
KANSAS CITY AT SAN DIEGO	4:25 PM	CBS
SEATTLE AT SAN FRANCISCO	4:25 PM	FOX
NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON	4:25 PM	FOX
GREEN BAY AT DETROIT	8:30 PM	NBC

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