The NFL announced Wednesday that the Seattle Seahawks-San Francisco 49ers Week 13 and Pittsburgh Steelers-Oakland Raider Week 14 contests have been flexed out of Sunday Night Football.

The Steelers' home contest vs. the Los Angeles Chargers will replace the Seahawks-49ers game, while the Los Angeles Rams road game against the Chicago Bears will replace the Pittsburgh-Oakland contest.

The Seahawks sit at a mediocre 4-5 on the season, while the 49ers are struggling at 2-8. The loss of starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (torn ACL in Week 3), for the season has led to a wasted season in San Francisco.

San Francisco's Week 7 game against the Rams was scheduled for the prime time Sunday Night Football slot, but it was flexed out in favor of the Cincinnati Bengals-Kansas City Chiefs contest instead.

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Now, fans will get to see a pair of AFC heavyweights square off at Heinz Field on prime time instead. The Chargers (7-2), and Steelers (6-2-1), are both battling for home field advantage in the AFC right now. Another clash between Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger promises to deliver huge ratings for the league.

As for Week 14, the Steelers may be sitting pretty in the AFC right now, but the Raiders are a terrible 1-8 this season. The NFC-leading Rams will visit the surprising Bears, who enter Week 11 as leaders of the NFC North (6-3). That will surely lead to great ratings for the NFL as well.

What This Means

It's obviously great news for NFL fans in general, since the Seahawks and 49ers are both non-playoff contenders, while the Chargers and Steelers both look like Super Bowl championship contenders.

The Rams are vying for home field advantage in the NFC, while the Bears are leading an intense NFC North race - barely saying ahead of the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers.

This also promises to bring in better ratings for the NFL, since most fans care to actually watch two playoff contenders on television. You won't find many complaints about the NFL's decision to take out a pair of unexciting games, in exchange for two contests that have major playoff implications.

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