NFL TV Schedule and Coverage Map Week 1

The NFL season is back upon us. The season really opened on Thursday night when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Green Bay Packers, but the majority of teams play on Sunday.

Here is the full schedule for games on Sunday:

Here is that schedule broken up in maps by 506 Sports.

First late’s take a look a the Fox map for thee early line up of games. For the most part it makes sense, games are divided by their relevant regions. The game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons dominates the map however.

For the second time slot, it is pretty much all Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. A little section of the country in the southeast corner will get Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, since it geographically makes sense. Surprisingly Atlanta, who plays in the division, isn’t getting the game. New Orleans is getting the NFC South match up over the Cowboys-49ers clash.

CBS doesn’t have any games in the second time slot on Sunday, so all their games are at 1 pm ET. It makes for a more colorful map. Dallas is getting the Jacksonville Jaguars game against the Philadelphia Eagles, presumably because of the NFC East connection. There are some weird pockets in Texas getting the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns game. The New England Patriots game against the Miami Dolphins dominates the market, not only getting the Northeast and South Florida, but the midwest and NFC North territory, stretching from the Florida panhandle to the Pacific Northwest.