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Falcons’ Monday game time pushed back to 9 p.m.

Passing the flag on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 at the opening of the brand new Mercedes Benz Stadium and pre-season NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

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Passing the flag on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 at the opening of the brand new Mercedes Benz Stadium and pre-season NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
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Oct 4, 2020

The game-time of the Falcons (0-3) game against the Green Bay Packers (3-0) was bushed back from 8:15 p.m. to 8:50 p.m., the team confirmed. On Monday, it was pushed back again to 9 p.m.

The New England and Kansas City game, because COVID-19 testing after New England quarterback Cam Newton tested positive on Saturday night, was moved back to Monday and will start at 7:05 p.m.

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