"The Miami Dolphins ' finale at the New England Patriots will be a 4:25 p.m. kickoff airing on Fox next Sunday, as the NFL announced. The league unveiled the dates and times of Week 18's slate of games after the Sunday night game between Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers. The AFC East matchup between the Dolphins and Patriots, although Miami (7-9) is eliminated from playoff contention and New England (13-3) has clinched the division title, wasn't a 1 p.m. kickoff"
"because the Patriots are up for the No. 1 seed against the Denver Broncos. Their games are bound to kick off at the same time. The Broncos (13-3) host the Los Angeles Chargers in their finale, and playing in the Mountain time zone, they don't play 1 p.m. Eastern home games. Outside of scenarios involving ties, the Patriots need to win against the Dolphins and have the Broncos lose in order to claim the conference's top seed for the postseason."
Week 18 scheduling sets the Miami Dolphins at the New England Patriots for a 4:25 p.m. kickoff on Fox next Sunday. Miami (7-9) is eliminated from playoff contention while New England (13-3) has clinched the AFC East. The Patriots' kickoff time avoids a 1 p.m. window because their seeding depends on the Denver Broncos' result; Denver's home finale against the Los Angeles Chargers is in the Mountain time zone and cannot be a 1 p.m. Eastern start. Outside of ties, New England must beat Miami and have Denver lose to secure the AFC's top seed. The Week 18 slate also includes Panthers-Buccaneers (Saturday 4:30 p.m.), Seahawks-49ers (Saturday for the NFC West and top seed) and a Sunday night Ravens at Steelers game for the AFC North crown.
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