NFL Week 17 coverage map: TV schedule for CBS, Fox regional broadcasts

Jacob Camenker

NFL Week 17 coverage map: TV schedule for CBS, Fox regional broadcasts image

The NFL's main day has returned to Sunday for Week 17, and fans everywhere will get to ring in the New Year with one of the league's most loaded slates of games to date.

Fourteen games will be played on Sunday, with 13 of them taking place during the early- and late-afternoon windows. This will mark the most games played on one day this year since before bye weeks began in Week 6.

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As per usual, CBS and Fox will be splitting the broadcasts of these contests evenly. With an odd number of games being played in the afternoon, Fox will broadcast seven games while CBS will air six.

That said, CBS is the network that will be allowed to show a game in each window Sunday afternoon. That makes it the go-to network for those looking to catch a regional doubleheader in Week 17.

CBS will rely on Patriots vs. Dolphins and Giants vs. Colts — both of which have major playoff implications — to carry its early coverage. The late slate will feature Packers vs. Vikings in a pseudo-national game; only Los Angeles and its surrounding areas will be shown Chargers vs. Rams.

Fox's seven games will be shown on a hyper-regional basis. Buccaneers vs. Panthers may be the most alluring of the bunch, as the winner will either clinch the NFC South or control its destiny in the division, but it isn't being given special treatment.

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Below is the full NFL coverage map for Week 17, plus a list of major TV markets and the CBS and Fox games that will be presented in each on Sunday.

NFL coverage map Week 17

(NFL coverage maps courtesy of 506sports.com)

  • Fox single game
Fox Single Game TV Map Week 17
(Courtesy of 506Sports.com)

Red: Panthers at Buccaneers

Blue: Saints at Eagles

Green: Bears at Lions

Orange: Browns at Commanders

Purple: Cardinals at Falcons

Yellow: 49ers at Raiders (LATE)

Light blue: Jets at Seahawks (LATE)

  • CBS early games
NFL Coverage Map Week 17
(Courtesy of 506Sports.com)

Red: Dolphins at Patriots

Blue: Colts at Giants

Green: Broncos at Chiefs

Yellow: Jaguars at Texans

  • CBS late games
NFL Coverage Map Week 17
(Courtesy of 506Sports.com)

Red: Vikings at Packers

Blue: Rams at Chargers

TV schedule for NFL Week 17 games

The NFL returns to a mostly Sunday slate after Christmas moved the bulk of Week 16 games to Saturday. This will be the most loaded single-day schedule in a while. Thirteen games will be played during the afternoon windows; the NFL isn't staging Saturday football so as to not compete with the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Plenty of matchups have playoff implications. Dolphins vs. Patriots, Vikings vs. Packers, Panthers vs. Buccaneers and Jets vs. Seahawks games are just a handful.

As for the league's three standalone games in Week 17, the Cowboys and Titans have already played on "Thursday Night Football" while the Steelers and Ravens are squaring off in a "Sunday Night Football" battle. The week will close with a matchup between the Bills and the Bengals that could help to determine the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Below is the full list of Sunday afternoon games that will be broadcast regionally by CBS and Fox.

CBS coverage

  • Dolphins at Patriots (1 p.m. ET)
  • Colts at Giants (1 p.m. ET)
  • Broncos at Chiefs (1 p.m. ET)
  • Jaguars at Texans (1 p.m. ET)
  • Vikings at Packers (4:25 p.m. ET)
  • Rams at Chargers (4:25 p.m. ET)

Fox coverage

  • Panthers at Buccaneers (1 p.m. ET)
  • Saints at Eagles (1 p.m. ET)
  • Bears at Lions (1 p.m. ET)
  • Browns at Commanders (1 p.m. ET)
  • Cardinals at Falcons (1 p.m. ET)
  • 49ers at Raiders (4:05 p.m. ET)
  • Jets at Seahawks (4:05 p.m. ET)

List of Week 17 NFL games by TV market

(TV markets listed in order of size)

Market CBS early Fox early CBS late Fox late
New York Colts at Giants Vikings at Packers Jets at Seahawks
Los Angeles Dolphins at Patriots Saints at Eagles Rams at Chargers
Chicago Colts at Giants Bears at Lions Vikings at Packers
Philadelphia Colts at Giants Saints at Eagles Vikings at Packers
Dallas-Ft. Worth Colts at Giants Saints at Eagles Vikings at Packers
San Francisco/Bay Area Broncos at Chiefs Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
Washington, D.C. Colts at Giants Browns at Commanders Vikings at Packers
Houston Jaguars at Texans Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
Boston Dolphins at Patriots Vikings at Packers Jets at Seahawks
Atlanta Dolphins at Patriots Cardinals at Falcons Vikings at Packers
Phoenix Dolphins at Patriots Cardinals at Falcons Vikings at Packers
Tampa/St. Petersburg Dolphins at Patriots Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
Seattle Colts at Giants Vikings at Packers Jets at Seahawks
Detroit Colts at Giants Bears at Lions Vikings at Packers
Minneapolis-St. Paul Dolphins at Patriots Bears at Lions Vikings at Packers
Miami Dolphins at Patriots Vikings at Packers Jets at Seahawks
Denver Broncos at Chiefs Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
Orlando Jaguars at Texans Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
Cleveland Dolphins at Patriots Browns at Commanders Vikings at Packers
Sacramento Broncos at Chiefs Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
Charlotte Dolphins at Patriots Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
Portland Dolphins at Patriots Vikings at Packers Jets at Seahawks
St. Louis Broncos at Chiefs Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
Pittsburgh Dolphins at Patriots Browns at Commanders Vikings at Packers
Indianapolis Colts at Giants Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
Baltimore Dolphins at Patriots Browns at Commanders Vikings at Packers
Raleigh-Durham Dolphins at Patriots Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
Nashville Jaguars at Texans Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
San Diego Dolphins at Patriots Rams at Chargers 49ers at Raiders
Salt Lake City Broncos at Chiefs Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
San Antonio Broncos at Chiefs Saints at Eagles Vikings at Packers
Kansas City Broncos at Chiefs Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
Columbus Dolphins at Patriots Browns at Commanders Vikings at Packers
Milwaukee Colts at Giants Bears at Lions Vikings at Packers
Cincinnati Dolphins at Patriots Browns at Commanders Vikings at Packers
Las Vegas Broncos at Chiefs Vikings at Packers 49ers at Raiders
Jacksonville Jaguars at Texans Vikings at Packers Jets at Seahawks
Oklahoma City Broncos at Chiefs Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
New Orleans Dolphins at Patriots Saints at Eagles Vikings at Packers
Memphis Dolphins at Patriots Panthers at Buccaneers Vikings at Packers
Buffalo Colts at Giants Vikings at Packers Jets at Seahawks

Jacob Camenker

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Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.