By Nick Kosmider, Daniel Popper and Zac Jackson
The NFL has flexed a game into a “Thursday Night Football” for the first time, moving the Denver Broncos’ Week 16 matchup at the Los Angeles Chargers into prime time on Dec. 19.
The two teams, led by former Oregon quarterbacks Bo Nix and Justin Herbert, were originally set to play on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22. The Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals game that was originally slated for Thursday night will now be played that Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on Fox.
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