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The NFL has announced a surprise schedule adjustment for the highly anticipated Week 12 NFC North clash between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field. The change comes after a scheduling conflict with the 

Titletown Philharmonic Charity Festival | Symphony on the Tundra, a large-scale benefit event set to take over the stadium bowl the same weekend.

The festival, a black-tie-meets-parkas gala honoring Midwestern veterans and first responders, was locked in with local organizers long before the league finalized its 2025 regular-season grid. As the Nov. 23 date drew closer, it became clear that staging a full concert production and a sold-out rivalry game back-to-back at the same time simply wasn’t logistically possible. After days of talks between the NFL, the Packers, city officials and festival organizers, the league signed off on a kickoff time change earlier today.

The matchup was originally scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 23 at 12:00 p.m. CT at Lambeau Field, airing on FOX. While the new kickoff slot has yet to be announced, fans are already being urged to double-check TV listings, local broadcast guides, and official team and NFL channels for updates. “We know how much Packers and Vikings fans build their entire Sunday around this game,” an NFL spokesperson said. “This decision was made purely to ensure safety, comfort and a first-class experience for both football fans and festival attendees.”

For Green Bay fans, the adjustment means reorganizing tailgates, bar watch parties, and even travel plans — but not dialing back the hype. The Packers enter Week 12 still firmly in the NFC playoff picture after a roller-coaster start that saw them drop from first place in the NFC North to a tight wild-card race. Jordan Love is battling through a sore shoulder, and the offense could again be without star running back

Josh Jacobs, who is listed as day-to-day with a knee issue after exiting last week’s win over the Giants. Even so, Jacobs’ production — top-five in carries and among the league leaders in rushing touchdowns — has given Green Bay a physical identity they’ll need against a divisional rival.

On the other sideline, the Vikings arrive in Green Bay as underdogs, sitting at 4–6 but still very much alive in the NFC race. Young quarterback J.J. McCarthy has had a turbulent but fascinating debut campaign: he opened the season as NFC Offensive Player of the Week after a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback win in Chicago, then battled injuries and inconsistency as defenses adjusted. 

Justin Jefferson stretching the field and Jordan Addison back from suspension — and already back in the spotlight after a game-winning touchdown in London against the Browns — the Vikings still boast enough firepower to spoil a Lambeau party.

Online, the schedule twist has instantly become meme fuel. Social feeds are flooded with reactions ranging from anger to amusement as fans picture tuxedoed donors and winter-coated cheeseheads swapping places around the bowl. “Only in Green Bay could a charity orchestra and a light show push back a Packers–Vikings game on the Frozen Tundra,” one fan joked on X (formerly Twitter).

Behind the scenes, both teams are all business. The Packers have already tweaked their practice schedule and game-day operations, coordinating with stadium staff to flip Lambeau from “symphony mode” to “football mode” in a compressed window. The Vikings, meanwhile, are adjusting their travel itinerary and pre-game routine, knowing that even a few hours’ shift can alter recovery cycles and warm-up patterns for players and coaches.

Regardless of when toe finally meets leather, the stakes haven’t changed. It’s still a classic NFC North grudge match: Green Bay fighting to climb back toward the top of the conference, Minnesota trying to claw into the playoff picture and prove its young core can win in one of the NFL’s harshest environments. Expect heavy hits, emotional swings, and at least a few moments that feel as dramatic as anything the orchestra will play the night before.

Bottom line: keep an eye on official announcements for the updated kickoff time — and get ready for a Sunday in Green Bay where the lights, music, and playoff dreams

all collide at once on the Frozen Tundra. 🧀💚💜 #GoPackGo #Skol