Bengals will play Chargers on Sunday Night Football in Week 11

The NFL has decided to flex the Cincinnati Bengals' Week 11 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 17 into “Sunday Night Football.”

Kickoff will start now start at 8:20 p.m. ET instead of 4 p.m. ET. With the Bengals getting to 4-5 and Chargers at 5-3, the NFL opted to put the Joe Burrow vs. Justin Herbert matchup into prime time.

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Prior to the decision to flex the Bengals vs. Chargers game, the NFL had scheduled the New York Jets to face the Indianapolis Colts. Both teams are struggling and the NFL wanted a better game.

This means the Bengals will now play two prime time games in a row with an upcoming “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the Baltimore Ravens up next.