The NFL announced Monday that the New Orleans Saints' Week 6 home game against the New England Patriots would kick off earlier than originally scheduled.

The Oct. 12 game will kick off at noon.

The coinciding move was to push the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' game against the San Francisco 49ers back to 3:25 p.m. — the time Saints-Patriots originally was scheduled.

The NFL has the ability to flex kickoff times as close to two weeks in advance and can even change prime-time games late in the season. The Saints (0-4) do not have a prime-time game scheduled this season.

They do have four other games scheduled for the late afternoon window, including three home games: Oct. 26 vs. the Buccaneers (3:05 p.m.), Nov. 23 vs. the Atlanta Falcons (3:25 p.m.) and Dec. 14 vs. the Carolina Panthers (3:25 p.m

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