NFL Fans Already 'Annoyed' With Week 17 Schedule Plans

The NFL announced on Monday that two more games have been awarded to NBC for Week 17 of the 2026 regular season. However, the two games will not both be airing live on NBC. Instead, one of them will be airing exclusively on Peacock.

NBC, Peacock will broadcast Week 17 doubleheader on Saturday, January 2

There will be a pair of games played on Saturday, January 2. The first will kick off at 4:30 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast on both NBC and Peacock. The second game will be at 8 p.m. ET and will be streaming exclusively on Peacock. NBC and Peacock will also show the usual Sunday Night Football game on January 3.
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NBC adds Week 17 NFL game with Peacock exclusive

Extra game added: NBC secured rights to an additional Week 17 NFL game on January 2, 2027, airing at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Peacock exclusivity backlash: The second Saturday game at 8 p.m. ET will stream only on Peacock, prompting fan complaints ...

NBC secures extra NFL game Saturday of Week 17, announces Peacock exclusive

The 2026-27 NFL schedule is beginning to come together, and NBC is getting an extra slice of pie. On Monday, the network announced it has secured the rights to an extra NFL game during Week 17 of the regular season.
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NFL Week 17 Team of the Week: Drake Maye and Derrick Henry Dominate In Wins

Each week, we offer up the very best of the NFL on a given Sunday, kind of like the fantasy football team you wished you had. All year, we’ve picked one quarterback, two running backs, two receivers and a tight end — OK, this sounds a lot like a super ...
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NFL Week 17 Player Props: Monday Night Football

The Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons will close out Week 17 on Monday Night Football. The Rams will play in the playoffs, but they can’t win the NFC West. They can scrap for seeding, but it’s reasonable to wonder if they’ll take the opportunity ...
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Rams vs. Falcons Final Score Prediction for NFL Week 17 (Rams Primed to Bounce Back)

Monday Night Football in Week 17 features a major NFC battle between the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons have been playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture as of late, knocking off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 15, but they are ...
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NFL Week 17 winners and losers: Steelers, Packers stumble; who's still alive in playoff race?

There is plenty of nail-biting going on in the NFL right now -- for the four teams that will vie to fill the final two unoccupied playoff spots, for the franchises that might be contemplating regime change and, especially in personnel offices, for those ...