NFL coverage map 2018: TV schedule Week 1
By Dylan Broady
If you want to know which NFL games will be broadcast to certain markets this season, you came to the right place.
On Thursday night, the nation turns its eyes to the defending Super Bowl champions. The Atlanta Falcons will try and spoil the Philadelphia Eagles’ first game of the new season, with Philadelphia hoping to defend its crown. The game begins at 8:20 p.m.m ET on NBC, with the trio of AL Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya bringing us the action.
On Sunday afternoon there are 12 games split between CBS and FOX. Here’s how it all breaks down with coverage maps courtesy of the506.com.
The CBS slate has the top announcing duo of Nantz and Romo in New England for the Patriots hosting the Houston Texans. In the late window, the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers are the only option.
Over on FOX, the early window has four games including the Tennessee Titans and Miami Dolphins, which was flexed from CBS. Most of the country will see the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Minnesota Vikings.
In FOX’s late window, the Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers will be seen by most of the country, while the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos dominate the west coast.
On Sunday Night Football, the oldest rivalry in the NFL gets going with the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers makes his return from a broken collarbone and does it with a new weapon Jimmy Graham.
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Meanwhile, the Bears enter with Jordan Howard, Mitchell Trubisky and new head coach Matt Nagy. We also get a first glimpse of linebacker Khalil Mack in his new duds. This game also airs at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC with the broadcast team of Michaels, Collinsworth and Tafoya.
Monday night offers the New York Jets and Detroit Lions at 7:10 p.m. ET airing on ESPN. Monday’s late game we get to see the return of Jon Gruden in his coaching debut with the Oakland Raiders, who host the Los Angeles Rams. This game is at 10:20 p.m. ET and will also be broadcast on ESPN.