The Week 17 showdown for the NFC South title between the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers has been flexed from 1 p.m. ET on Fox to 4:25 p.m. on CBS this Sunday, the NFL announced late Monday night.

Gates at the Georgia Dome will open at 2 p.m. and parking lots will open at 11 a.m., the Falcons announced.

The 6-9 Falcons look to become the first team in NFL history to go undefeated in the division with a losing record. They defeated the Panthers, 19-17, in November in Charlotte and currently sit at 5-0 in division play. But the Panthers are in first place with a 6-8-1 record.

"I think that we will definitely get their best shot, just like we're going to give them our best shot," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "It ought to be a hell of a football game."

In last year's season finale at the Georgia Dome, the Panthers walked away with a 21-20 win while sacking Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan a franchise-record nine times. Carolina won the division title last season.

The NFC South, first established in 2002, has never had a repeat champion.