Sep 14, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Detailed view of NFL footballs on the field during warmups before the game between the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers at Caesars Superdome. Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
By Ross Jackson
The NFL has made a schedule change for the New Orleans Saints’ Week 6 matchup with the New England Patriots.
The game was flexed from its originally planned 3:25 p.m. CT time slot back to the early kickoff window at noon.
Flex! For Week 6 on CBS:
— #49ers–#Bucs is moving to 4:25 pm
— #Patriots–#Saints is moving to 1 pm. pic.twitter.com/3JSSNKY1o3— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 29, 2025
This game was one of the Saints’ few non-west coast afternoon kicks. With the shift happening after an 0-4 start for the Saints and 2-2 start for the Patriots, neither team is currently commanding prime real estate in market viewerships beyond their own.
The Saints have no primetime games this year, but still have afternoon kicks Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Week 9 at the Los Angeles Rams, Week 12 as they host their rival Atlanta Falcons and Week 14 at home against the Carolina Panthers. Some of those games could end up being flexed as well.
