NFL makes rare double flex move by tweaking the schedule in Week 9 and Week 11

The NFL just tweaked the schedule for two different weeks in November. The NFL rarely announces two weeks' worth of schedule changes at the same time, but that's exactly what the league did Monday. For just the second time this year, the NFL has decided to utilize its flex scheduling powers. This time around, the league is changing the television network for four games while tweaking the kickoff time for one of them. Of the games that were rescheduled, two will kick off in Week 9, while the other two will take place in Week 11. Let's take a look at the changes, starting with the two moves that got made in Week 9.
With this change, the Raiders-49ers game will now be moved into the prime viewing window for Week 9. Fox has the national doubleheader that week, and the network will now have three games to feature in the 4:25 p.m. ET window, with Packers-Patriots and Cardinals-Seahawks also airing on Fox at that time. With 49ers-Raiders moving to Fox, the Texans at Chargers will be the only CBS game in the late window, kicking off at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Bills will be moving from Fox to CBS in Week 11, which is certainly the notable news here. Fox actually had a Bills game earlier this season, which
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