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

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#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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