Steelers' Week 11 game at Philadelphia moved up to 1 p.m. kickoff

The NFL has moved the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 11 trip to Philadelphia up by three hours and 25 minutes. Kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Nov. 22, is now 1 p.m. ET instead of 4:25 p.m. CBS still has the game, and it will air on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, according to Steelers.com.

This is a swap between two Sunday afternoon games. Jaguars at Giants moves from the early slot into the 4:25 p.m. window, also on CBS, as SB Nation's Brandon Lee Gowton reported. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the change first, and the Eagles confirmed it on Monday, according to Yahoo Sports.

The move takes some of the shine off the cross-state matchup. Sports Illustrated noted that Philadelphia has lost seven straight to fall to 2-7, and that quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for the season with blood clots in his lungs. The Eagles will be coming off their Week 10 bye. Gowton wrote that more flexes could follow if Philadelphia keeps losing.

The earlier start helps Pittsburgh. The Eagles game opens a short week that ends with a Black Friday home game against Denver at 3 p.m. ET. Moving the Philadelphia game up gives the coaches and players a few more hours to prepare. As Steelers Depot noted, Pittsburgh's post-bye schedule had few 1 p.m. starts. It includes a Sunday night game against Houston in Week 13 and a Monday night game against Jacksonville in Week 14.

Cincinnati comes first

Before the Eagles game, the Steelers play at Cincinnati on Sunday night, Nov. 15, on NBC. Pittsburgh is 6-2 and has won four straight: 34-22 over Indianapolis, 26-19 at Tampa Bay, 16-10 over New Orleans and 27-6 over Cleveland. The defense allowed 16 points in the last two of those games combined. The Steelers' two losses both came on the road, 20-3 at New England and 27-24 at Cleveland. They already beat the Bengals once this season, 30-27 at home.

That record has not made Pittsburgh the favorite in Cincinnati. Across the 10 venues on this site's board, the Bengals are favored by 3.5 points. On the moneyline, Novig has Cincinnati at -182 and Pittsburgh at +170. The best Bengals price anywhere is -180 at DraftKings, so the venues are close on the favorite. Sportsbook hold on the moneyline runs from 3.1% to 6.1%.

On the spread, Novig lists the Steelers at +3.5 for -111, and the best Pittsburgh price is -107 at Pinnacle. Novig's Bengals side at -3.5 pays +102. The total sits at 48.5 on Novig, with -104 on both the over and the under. Hard Rock Bet has the best over price, at 48 for -110. Sportsbook hold on the spread ranges from 2.9% to 4.8%, and on the total from 3.8% to 5.0%.

A win in Cincinnati would sweep the season series. Pittsburgh would then head to Philadelphia at 7-2 to face a team that has not won since early in the season. More on the team is on the Steelers page.