The 49ers were revealed to be prime-time darlings when the NFL schedule was announced in the spring.
But, ultimately, the 49ers played themselves out of two of their scheduled five nationally televised prime-time games.
The 49ers’ Week 13 game at the Seattle Seahawks, originally scheduled for Sunday night, Dec. 2, was demoted to a 1:25 p.m. kickoff, the NFL announced on Wednesday. The game will be televised on FOX.
The 49ers enter their bye week with a 2-8 record. The Seahawks are second place in the NFC West with a 4-5 record. The only attraction to the game was the return of 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman to Seattle, where he played his first seven NFL seasons.
The Los Angeles Chargers (7-2) at the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2-1) takes over in the prime-time slot for the nationally televised game on NBC.
The 49ers previously were moved out of the flexible Sunday night slot for their Week 7 game against the Los Angeles Rams.
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The 49ers played three prime time games this season, including a mandatory Thursday night game in Week 9 against the Raiders. The 49ers also played two Monday night games, losing to the Green Bay Packers, 33-30, in Week 8, and to the New York Giants, 27-23, earlier this week.