The NFL announced Monday that the San Francisco 49ers‘ Week 6 game has been moved to the late afternoon window.
The Niners’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 12 has been flexed to a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS.
San Francisco  will now headline one of the weekendâs marquee matchups, with the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints sliding into the 1 p.m. slot.
Entering Week 5, the Niners and Bucs share 3-1 records, lead their divisions, and look the part of NFC contenders. In contrast, the Patriots (2-2) vs. Saints (0-4) matchup carries far less appeal, given New Orleansâ early struggles.
The CBS commentators havenât been announced but based on the slate of games that weekend, itâs possible that Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the call.
Brock Purdy Struggled with Consistency
For the Oct. 12 game, the Niners will be coming off a long week because they face the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, Oct. 2. The 49ers lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 26-21, in Week 4.
A strip-sack by former San Francisco star Arik Armstead on Brock Purdy inside the final three minutes clinched the Jaguarsâ (3-1) win. The contest closed in dramatic fashion as coach Liam Coen and Niners defensive coordinator Robert Saleh had to be separated after Saleh accused Jacksonville of sign-stealingâdone within the rules.
GettySANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 28: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers in action during the NFL 2025 game between Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
With 7:41 left, Purdy found Jake Tonges for a 21-yard score that pulled the 49ers within 26-21. A missed 47-yard attempt by Cam Little then opened the door for a potential comeback.
In his first game back from a two-game absence with a toe injury, Purdy struggled with consistency. He completed 22 of 38 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns, but his three turnovers proved costly.
Receiver Ricky Pearsall left the game in the third quarter due to a knee injury and didnât come back.
Buccaneers, Off to a Good Start, Lost to Eagles
For the Oct. 12 game, Tampa Bay will be coming off a matchup with the Seattle Seahawks (3-1) in Week 5 after falling to the Philadelphia Eagles (4-0) in Week 4.
Against the Eagles, quarterback Baker Mayfield attempted to rally the Bucs in the fourth quarter, which he has been accustomed to doing as of late, but the Super Bowl champions remained undefeated in the end, winning 31-25.
Mayfield, limited in practice by a biceps injury, tossed scores of 77 and 72 yards before being intercepted on first down from the Eaglesâ 11-yard line as his team trailed 31-23 midway through the final quarter.
With just under two minutes remaining, Tampa Bay had possession at the Eaglesâ 40, but a Moro Ojomo sack and a short 2-yard completion on fourth-and-9 ended the drive.
Mayfield led the Bucs to game-winning touchdowns in each of its first three games.
Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin made a 65-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, which was the longest in NFL history in an outdoor stadium. McLaughlin fell one yard shy of Justin Tuckerâs NFL-record 66-yard field goal, made for Baltimore against Detroit in a dome back in 2021. Dallasâ Brandon Aubrey also hit a 65-yarder last season with the roof closed at AT&T Stadium.
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