Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams Week 17 matchup is set for a Saturday prime-time slot

The Arizona Cardinals will be in the Week 17 spotlight.

The Cardinals’ road game against the division-leading Los Angeles Rams has been scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, in a matchup at SoFi Stadium in LA.

The game will be televised nationally on NFL Network and locally on NBC.

The Saturday slate will kick off with the Los Angeles Chargers at the New England Patriots, followed by the Denver Broncos at the Cincinnati Bengals with the Cardinals-Rams matchup capping the tripleheader. Like the Cardinals-Rams game, the other two games will also be broadcast on NFL Network.

The Saturday schedule:

Chargers at Patriots, 11 a.m. MST

Broncos at Bengals, 2:30 p.m. MST

Cardinals at Rams, 6:15 p.m. MST

For the Cardinals, the Saturday night game could have significant playoff implications. They are one game behind the Rams in the NFC West standings. Depending on results this week, a win could put them ahead of Los Angeles or draw them even. Plus, a win would give the Cardinals the tiebreaker, having already crushed the Rams, 41-10, back in Week 2.

Two other games under consideration were the Colts at Giants and Falcons at Commanders, both of which move to Sunday, Dec. 29.

The Falcons-Commanders game flexes into the Sunday Night Football slot, replacing Dolphins-Browns.

The Colts-Giants game will be played Sunday afternoon in New York.

(This story has been updated to add information.)