NFL coverage map 2019: TV schedule Week 17

The final week of the 2019 NFL regular season is here, and the final pieces of the playoff picture will be settled on Sunday.

Although the Oakland Raiders are technically alive, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans are realistically the teams competing for the final AFC Wild Card spot behind the Buffalo Bills.

In the NFC, all of the six playoff teams have already been decided heading into Week 17, as the Philadelphia Eagles scooped up the NFC East crown by defeating the Dallas Cowboys in an ugly battle between two under-performing teams. But as the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers shows, there are still valuable seeding battles remaining in the conference this week.

Here are the NFL games that will be broadcast in your area on Sunday.

CBS Early

Blue: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Red: New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins

Green: Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets

Unfortunately, none of these end-of-season rivalry games have huge stakes, since the Chiefs, Patriots, and Bills have all locked up playoff spots. That said, if the Chargers upset the Chiefs and the Patriots take care of business in Miami, New England will pick up a playoff bye alongside the Baltimore Ravens despite losing to Kansas City earlier in the month. So for the Pats and Chiefs, there is still a reason to end Week 17 on a high note.

CBS Late

Red: Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans

Blue: Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Green: Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders

Yellow: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts

Only the Colts vs. Jaguars is a skippable game, because the rest of these Week 17 contests are pivotal in the race for the No. 6 seed in the AFC. The Raiders’ path to the playoffs is highly unlikely, but if they are to pull off the impossible, they need to get their act together on the road against the Broncos.

The Texans barely beat the Titans two weeks ago, then barely beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite all of Jameis Winston’s errors last week. Houston have the AFC South well and truly locked up, but Ryan Tannehill and the Titans will be desperate for a win. This is definitely a game worth watching.

Even though the Ravens are clearly the AFC’s best team as the 13-2 No. 1 seed and will thus rest MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Ravens vs. Steelers season-ending rivalry matchup is well worth a look. If the Steelers win, they still need Tennessee to lose to make the playoffs.

FOX Early

Red: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers

Green: Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears

Blue: Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints

Yellow: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons

Orange: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns

The Saints and Packers are part of a logjam competing for two playoff byes, so upset losses to rivalry teams would deal a huge blow, stacking the odds in January. But both teams would really have to slip up in order to lose this Sunday.

FOX Late

Red: Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins

Blue: New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Green: Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals

Stick to the CBS games at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Sunday Night Football: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

This is a can’t-miss game that will determine who wins the division and nabs a playoff bye and who ends up in the Wild Card. Like the first game, the stakes are high, and these teams are two true Super Bowl favorites.