NFL announces schedule updates for Week 17: Cowboys showdown with Cardinals flexed

The Cowboys and Cardinals NFC clash will be nationally televised

The NFL announced two schedule changes for Week 17, the main one involves a matchup the Dallas Cowboys have to have in their quest for the top seed in the NFC. 

The league announced Thursday The Cowboys' Week 17 showdown with the Arizona Cardinals will be flexed from 1 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. ET as the game will air on Fox in the national window on Sunday, January 2. Another change to the league's schedule involves the Las Vegas Raiders matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, which will stay at 1 p.m. ET -- but moves from CBS to Fox. 

Dallas (9-4) is currently the No. 4 seed in the NFC, sitting one game out of the best record in the conference. Arizona (10-3) is the No. 3 seed in the NFC, losing the tiebreaker to the Green Bay Packers (No. 1 seed) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 2 seed). Green Bay is the top seed based on having the best win percentage in conference games while Tampa Bay is the No. 2 seed based on having the strength of victory tiebreaker over Arizona. 

Both Dallas and Arizona will need a victory in Week 17 in order to have an opportunity for home-field advantage in the conference. 

Here is the revised Week 17 schedule:

Sunday, January 2	Atlanta at Buffalo	FOX	1 p.m.
	New York Giants at Chicago	CBS	1 p.m.
	Kansas City at Cincinnati	CBS	1 p.m
	Las Vegas at Indianapolis	FOX	1 p.m.
	Jacksonville at New England	CBS	1 p.m.
	Carolina at New Orleans	FOX	1 p.m.
	Tampa Bay at New York Jets	FOX	1 p.m.
	Miami at Tennessee	CBS	1 p.m.
	Philadelphia at Washington	FOX	1 p.m.
	Denver at Los Angeles Chargers	CBS	4:05 p.m.
	Houston at San Francisco	CBS	4:05 p.m.
	Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore	FOX	4:25 p.m.
	Arizona at Dallas	FOX	4:25 p.m.
	Detroit at Seattle	FOX	4:25 p.m.
	Minnesota at Green Bay	NBC	8:20 p.m.
Monday, January 3	Cleveland at Pittsburgh	ESPN	8:15 p.m.