The Panthers' game on Dec. 21 against the New York Giants has been moved to the NFL's Sunday night time slot on NBC. The league considers the Sunday night game its premiere matchup each week -- even ahead of Monday Night Football on ESPN (where the Panthers just beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-23).
The game, with an 8:15PM kickoff at Giants Stadium, will feature the teams with currently the NFC's two best records -- the defending Super Bowl champ Giants at 11-2 and the Panthers at 10-3 -- and will likely have huge ramifications for home-field advantage in the playoffs.
The game was originally scheduled for 1 p.m., but the league has the flexibility to change attractive late-season games with playoff implications to more optimum TV times.
The Panthers' home game this Sunday against the Denver Broncos has already been changed from 1PM to 4:15PM.
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