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Defending champ Colts switched to prime time

Sunday's season finale at Indianapolis between the Tennessee Titans and coach Tony Dungy's Colts has been moved to prime time with Tennessee in position to secure an AFC wild-card berth.

The NFL said after Tennessee's 10-6 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday it was switching Titans-Colts from 1 p.m. EST to 8:15 p.m. under the flexible schedule for late-season Sunday games. The originally scheduled Kansas City-Jets game moves to 4:15 p.m. EST.

If the Titans beat the defending Super Bowl champion Colts, they will earn the sixth seed in the playoffs. They also will get that spot if Cleveland loses at home to San Francisco in an afternoon game.

The Titans and Browns, both 9-6, are the only teams in the running for the final AFC wild-card slot.

Tennessee will make its first appearance on Sunday night this season; the Titans have appeared on two Monday night games, beating New Orleans and losing to Denver, both on the road.

Indianapolis has been a regular in prime time. This will be the Colts' sixth night game and third on Sunday night.