Dolphins-Bills Dec. 17 game switched to 4:05 p.m. ET

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The starting time for the Miami Dolphins' game at Buffalo against the Bills on Dec. 17 has been moved to 4:05 p.m. ET.

Also moved, from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET, was the Philadelphia Eagles at the New York Giants.

The game between AFC East rivals Miami and Buffalo also was initially scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The changes, announced Tuesday, came a day after NBC moved the Dec. 17 game between San Diego and Kansas City to its nighttime slot.

The moves are part of the network's flexible scheduling, a feature of the new television contract with the NFL that's meant to ensure contending teams play in prime time late in the season.

The Eagles are Giants both are 6-6 and tied for the NFC wild-card slots with Carolina and Atlanta.

With the Dolphins and Bills currently at 5-7, the game is unlikely to have any playoff implications, although both teams have been playing better of late.

Buffalo, coming off a 24-21 loss to San Diego, has gone 3-2 in its past five games. The Dolphins had a four-game winning streak snapped with a 24-10 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday.

The Bills announced there are still about 7,000 tickets available for the Dolphins game.