A 2018 wait ends as Jaguars break notable streak in flexed Week 11 game against Giants

Jaguars take the late window

The league announced Monday that Steelers-Eagles will leave CBS’s 4:25 p.m. ET national slot and move to the 1 p.m. regional window. Jaguars-Giants takes its place in the late-afternoon schedule, after originally being set for an early regional broadcast.

The matchup features Jacksonville at 6-2 and New York at 5-2-1. The change gives the Jaguars a featured spot on CBS’s schedule.

A long gap ends

The Jaguars’ last appearance in a network’s featured 4:25 p.m. game was in Week 6 of the 2018 season, when they played Dallas on CBS, according to Sports TV News & Updates on X.

The report describes Jacksonville’s absence as the second-longest drought of its kind. Atlanta had the longer wait, with no featured 4:25 game since the 2017 season.

More national games ahead

Jacksonville has had several primetime games in each of the last few seasons, though it had only one last year. Three are currently scheduled this season.

A different motivation

The Jaguars have often spoken about feeling overlooked by the NFL and media. The move into CBS’s featured window is a notable change in their national visibility. The article suggests head coach Liam Coen may need another motivational theme beyond perceived disrespect.