Big matchups between AFC East rivals and NFC powers headline Week 4, and here’s your guide to which games will end up being broadcast in your area.
Week 4 of the NFL season is here, and there are plenty of good matchups coming up for fans to enjoy. Bills-Patriots, Vikings-Bears, and Cowboys-Saints are among the must-see matchups, but which ones will be visible in your area? Let’s take a look, with NFL coverage maps courtesy of the 506Sports.
Bear in mind that the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers are on a bye this week.
Thursday Night Football (Fox/NFL Network): Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
The Thursday night games now shift over to Fox as well as NFL Network, so fans everywhere will be able to see this marquee showdown between the Eagles and Packers at Lambeau Field. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be on the call.
CBS Early
Red: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts)
Blue: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens (Greg Gumbel, Trent Green)
Green: Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts (Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon)
Yellow: Tennessee Titans at Atlanta Falcons (Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta)
Orange: Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins (Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely)
CBS has the doubleheader for the second straight week, and the majority of the country will receive the AFC East showdown between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills in the 1:00 window. It is worth noting that all home teams in Week 3 with Fox games have lifted blackout restrictions, so everyone will be getting a true doubleheader, so this is a win for football fans across America.
CBS Late
Red: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo)
Blue: Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos (Andrew Catalon, James Lofton)
The second half of the CBS doubleheader will see the majority of the country get the matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, with CBS’ A-team of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo on the call. Everyone else gets a chance to see Minshew mania in action as Gardner Minshew and the Jacksonville Jaguars hit the road to take on the 0-3 Denver Broncos.
Fox single-header
Red: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions (Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis)
Blue: Washington Redskins at New York Giants (Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman)
Orange: Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans (Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber)
Green (Late): Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth)
Yellow (Late): Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams (Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston)
Fox’s single header slate features three early games, headlined by Patrick Mahomes and the 3-0 Chiefs headed to Detroit to take on the undefeated Lions. Other games of note on Fox include Daniel Jones’ first home start as the Giants take on the Redskins and Seattle traveling to Arizona in an NFC West matchup.
Sunday Night Football (NBC): Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
NBC has what might well be the game of the week on Sunday night as the Dallas Cowboys travel to New Orleans to take on Teddy Bridgewater and the Saints. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth will be at the Superdome to call the action.
Monday Night Football (ESPN): Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
This one features a pair of 0-3 squads, with the Steelers down to their backup quarterback in Mason Rudolph, but if you want to check out all the football from the week this game will be on ESPN on Monday night. Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland will be in the booth as always.