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NFL sets schedule for Week 16 Saturday games

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Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Peters, right, and Washington Redskins’ Chris Baker, left, tussle after a fourth-quarter play as line judge Darryll Lewis tries to break it up during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Philadelphia. Both players were ejected. Philadelphia won 37-34. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, David Maialetti)

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The league scheduled a pair of games for Saturday December 20th, but they held off on announcing kickoff times for the two games until Sunday.

They’ve now been set and the day will kick off with an NFC East matchup as the Redskins host the Eagles at 4:25 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on NFL Network and could feature the Eagles trying to jockey for a first-round bye if the next two weeks go well. Of course, games against the Seahawks and Cowboys could go the other way and that would leave the Eagles scrambling to make the postseason against their divisional rivals.

At 8:25 p.m. ET on CBS, the 49ers will play host to the Chargers in a game that could have major playoff implications for both teams. San Francisco will need wins in their next two games, including a Week 15 rematch with Seattle, for that to happen while the Chargers can help themselves a lot by winning at home against the Patriots and Broncos in the next two weeks.