The National Football League announced it would be moving back the start time of 40 games in the coming season. All games that were the second half of a national network doubleheader will have their starts pushed back ten minutes, from 3:15 central time to 3:25. Four Denver Broncos games are affected by the change – home games against Houston September 23 and Kansas City December 30, and road games at New England October 7 and San Diego November 18. The NFL is making the move in order to try and avoid having to switch away from the finishes of exciting early games in order to accommodate local markets for the late games.