Which Week 14 games will be available in your local television market? We’ve got coverage maps and a full schedule for you.
Week 14 on the NFL slate could be very good. While some teams have some powder puff matchups, others are facing some interesting opponents. There is no real marquee matchup like Los Angeles Rams versus Kansas City Chiefs, but there is a lot of fun football to be had.
This will cause some people around the country to miss some of the best games of the week. Luckily, the primetime slate is mostly good. It starts with the Thursday night special, as the Tennessee Titans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. This used to be a game that was placed on Thursday night to get two boring teams a nationally televised game, but now it’s an interesting matchup.
As for Sunday’s action, here is a look at what markets will be broadcasting the day’s games on FOX and CBS, courtesy of 506 Sports.
CBS Single
With six games on the docket for CBS, it’s split the nation pretty evenly. The obvious best matchup is the Baltimore Ravens taking on the Kansas City Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium. Much of Middle America will receive that game, along with the Carolinas and most of Pennsylvania. New England and Miami is on the local TV stations, and that’s about it. The same goes for the New York Jets-Buffalo Bills matchup. The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans pick up a lot of the Central Time Zone.
At 4 p.m., the Denver Broncos-San Francisco 49ers matchup takes up a lot of the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones. The Cincinnati Bengals and LA Chargers play each other for fans in sporadic cities to fill the time slots.
FOX Early Games
The Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns game will mostly be local, but also in a majority of the Oklahoma viewing area. The other three matchups for the 1 p.m. games get a large coverage zone. The New York Giants and Washington Redskins cover from New England to Virginia along the East Coast, then most of Texas and all of New Mexico.
The rematch between the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fills out most of the U.S. Parts of 26 states will be able to see this matchup. The rest of the county will be able to see the first game the Green Bay Packers play without Mike McCarthy as they take on the Atlanta Falcons at home.
The majority of the nation will be watching one game during the 4 p.m slate on Fox. Philadelphia and Dallas play in the middle of Texas, and 90 percent of the country will be seeing that game. The only markets not getting this game are the local ones.
The other areas are Detroit, Arizona, Pittsburgh and Oakland and their immediate surrounding area. Parts of Maryland were also given the Steelers game, probably just so they could root against them.
On Sunday night, two of the NFC’s best face off with the Chicago Bears taking on the Los Angeles Rams. The Bears defense looks to give Jared Goff fits, and try and put themselves in a position for a better seed in the NFC playoff picture. On Monday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings look to hold off the Seattle Seahawks for the final spot in the NFC playoffs.