NFL changes its Sunday divisional playoff games schedule, with a possible impact on network TV primetime

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Games kicking off the second Sunday of the NFL playoffs used to start at 1 p.m. ET and 4:40 p.m. ET. The second game would usually be over by 8 p.m. ET. But that's changing next season. The NFL is moving the start times to 3 p.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET. The move will give the second game much more of a primetime showcase, putting it in line with the second game of the following week's NFL Championship Sunday, which usually starts at 6:40 p.m. ET, and the Super Bowl, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET.