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NFL Week 16 2017: Broadcast map

By John Buhler

ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 03: New England Patriots line up against the Buffalo Bills at the goal line at New Era Field on December 3, 2017 in Orchard Park, New York. New England defeats Buffalo 23-3. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 03: New England Patriots line up against the Buffalo Bills at the goal line at New Era Field on December 3, 2017 in Orchard Park, New York. New England defeats Buffalo 23-3. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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It will be Week 16 in the NFL this weekend. Here are the broadcast maps for the 12 games being shown on either CBS or FOX on Sunday afternoon.

There are only two weeks left in the 2017 NFL regular season. That’s right. We’ve made it to Week 16. While a handful of teams have already seen their playoff dreams disappear into the ether, several will be punching playoff tickets in the next two weeks.

Since this week in the NFL falls on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there will be a few shifts to the national television schedule. There will be four nationally televised games this week, two on Saturday and two on Monday.

The Saturday afternoon game on Dec. 23 will be between the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens. Kickoff from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore will be at 4:30 p.m. ET. Greg Gumbel and Trent Green will be in the booth to call the game for the NFL Network.

The Saturday night game will be treated as Sunday Night Football. This game will be between NFC North rivals in the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. Kickoff from Lambeau Field in Green Bay will be at 8:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 23. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth will be in the booth to call the game for NBC.

The Monday afternoon game will be between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans. Kickoff from NRG Stadium in Houston will be at 4:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 25. Mike Tirico and Kurt Warner will be in the booth to call that game. It will air on booth NBC and on the NFL Network.

Monday Night Football will go on as scheduled. It will be between the Oakland Raiders and the Philadelphia Eagles. Kickoff from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will be at 8:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 25. Sean McDonough and Al Michaels will be in the booth to call the game for ESPN.

As for the other 12 games going on in the NFL this weekend, they will air either on CBS or FOX on Sunday afternoon. Here are the broadcast maps for those dozen games. Maps are by 506Sports.com.

CBS

CBS has six games on Sunday afternoon, five early and one late. The five early games are the Buffalo Bills at the New England Patriots, the Los Angeles Chargers at the New York Jets, the Miami Dolphins at the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos at the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns at the Chicago Bears.

Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be in the Gillette Stadium booth in Foxborough to call Bills at Patriots as the featured 1:00 p.m. ET game on CBS. Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts will be in East Rutherford to call Chargers at Jets from MetLife Stadium. Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon will be at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City to call Dolphins at Chiefs.

Spero Dedes and Adam Archulate will be in the FedEx Field booth in Landover for the Broncos at Redskins game. Tom McCarthy and Steve Beuerlein will be at Soldier Field in Chicago to call Browns at Bears.

The lone late afternoon game on CBS will be the Jacksonville Jaguars at the San Francisco 49ers. Andrew Catalon and James Lofton will be on the call from the Levi’s Stadium booth in Santa Clara on late Sunday afternoon.

FOX (1:00 p.m. ET)

FOX has six games on the slate Sunday afternoon, four early and two late. The four early games are the Atlanta Falcons at the New Orleans Saints, the Los Angeles Rams at the Tennessee Titans, the Detroit Lions at the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Carolina Panthers.

Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis will be at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans to call Falcons at Saints for the featured 1:00 p.m. ET game on FOX. Chris Myers and Daryl Johnston will be at Nissan Stadium in Nashville for Rams at Titans. Thom Brennaman and Chris Spielman will be at Paul Brown Stadium to call Lions at Bengals. Kenny Albert and Ronde Barber will be in Charlotte to call Buccaneers at Panthers from Bank of America Stadium.

Five metro areas will be blacked out on FOX during the 1:00 p.m. ET hour due to having a local home game airing on CBS simultaneously. Those five metro areas are Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, New York and Washington.

FOX (4:00 p.m. ET)

FOX has two late afternoon games. Those games are the Seattle Seahawks at the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants at the Arizona Cardinals. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be at AT&T Stadium in Arlington for Seahawks at Cowboys for the featured late afternoon game on FOX.

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Dick Stockton and Mark Schlereth will be at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale for Giants at Cardinals. The Bay Area will be blacked out on FOX during the late afternoon time slot due to having a local home game airing at the same time on CBS.