NFL Week 3: Broadcast map
By John Buhler
With three nationally televised games on the slate for Week 3, let’s take a look at the broadcast maps for the other 13 NFL games on the schedule this weekend.
We will know a lot more about all 32 NFL teams after Week 3 is in the books after Monday Night Football on September 26th. The three nationally televised games in Week 3 are the Houston Texans at the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football, the Chicago Bears are the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football and the Atlanta Falcons at the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.
The NFL Network and CBS will simulcast the Thursday Night Football game in Foxboro. NBC has the Sunday Night Football game in Arlington. ESPN will be airing Monday Night Football from New Orleans. Here are the broadcast maps for the other 13 games on the Week 3 slate, courtesy of 506Sports.com.
In Week 3, CBS has four early games and three late games. Here are the four early games: Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns at Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Most of the United States will be getting Denver at Cincinnati, as this is the best game of the early CBS slate. All of California but San Diego, Western Nevada, Southern Oregon, and Tennessee will be getting Raiders at Titans. Oddly, Greater Portland doesn’t get this Marcus Mariota game.
Greater Baltimore and Jacksonville will be the only regions getting the Ravens at the Jaguars. Cleveland, Miami, Tampa, and the Southeastern corner of Alabama will be getting Browns at Dolphins.
Charlotte, Buffalo, and New York are blacked out due to a local game on FOX.
CBS has three late afternoon games on the schedule: Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, and San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts.
Most viewers will be getting Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Two 2-0 Pennsylvania professional teams going head-to-head is too exciting for most to not get this game. Denver, Kansas City, the Rocky Mountain region, Miami, New England, and New York will be getting Jets at Chiefs.
Indianapolis, Chicago, Jacksonville, Houston, most of California, Western Nevada, Southern Arizona, and the Smoky Mountains region will be getting Chargers at Colts. Tampa and Seattle are blacked out due to a local game in the late afternoon on FOX.
FOX has six games on Sunday in Week 3, four early and two late. The four early games are Washington Redskins at New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers. The two late games are San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston will be getting Redskins at Giants. This coverage extends into Arkansas, Shreveport, and Mississippi on account of Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott being on a rival team of the Giants and Redskins.
Arizona, Western New York, and Southeastern Kansas will be getting Cardinals at Bills. Most of the Midwest, Southwestern Louisiana, San Diego, and Fairbanks are getting Lions at Packers.
Minnesota, Oklahoma, the Southeast outside of Florida, and Southern Louisiana will be receiving Vikings at Panthers. NFC South cities outside of Tampa get this game because of the Panthers rivalry. Oklahoma is in on this game because former Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford now quarterbacks the Vikings.
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The West Coast, Miami, Nashville, Ohio, Baltimore, Anchorage, and Honolulu will receive 49ers at Seahawks. Florida and Los Angeles will be getting Rams at Buccaneers.