Packers to face Bears in Sunday night finale

NEW YORK – The Green Bay Packers will face the Chicago Bears in the final Sunday night game of the regular season on New Year’s Eve thanks to the NFL’s flexible schedule.

The Packers (7-8), one of five teams vying for the last playoff spot in the NFC, will take on the NFC top-seeded Bears (13-2) at Soldier Field.

The game, originally scheduled for 10 a.m., has been pushed back to a 5:15 p.m. kickoff.

In other changes announced by the NFL on Monday night following the New York Jets’ 13-10 road victory over the Miami Dolphins: Buffalo at Baltimore, Miami at Indianapolis, and Atlanta at Philadelphia were all shifted from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

The Seattle Seahawks play at Tampa Bay at 10 a.m.