NFL Week 18 coverage map: TV schedule for CBS, Fox regional broadcasts

Jacob Camenker

NFL Week 18 coverage map: TV schedule for CBS, Fox regional broadcasts image

The NFL will have one more loaded day of regular-season action to close the 2022 campaign. Week 18 will see the league's final two remaining playoff berths decided, as well as the full seeding of the AFC and NFC playoff brackets.

And NFL fans are going to get a chance to watch a lot of football during it.

Thirteen games will be aired during the Week 18 main slate, and as per usual, they will be split between CBS and Fox.

What is unique about this week is that both networks will get a chance to air a game in the early- and late-afternoon windows. The dual doubleheader action will give fans extra choices in watching the final, non-standalone games of the season.

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CBS's coverage will focus on two games with major playoff implications. In the early window, Patriots vs. Bills will be the main draw as it will help to decide the No. 7 seed in the AFC. The game also has an extra layer of emotion to it as Buffalo takes the field for the first time since Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field against the Bengals.

In the late window, the Giants and Eagles will do battle, and Philadelphia can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win. That will get top billing as a result.

Fox, meanwhile, is poised to focus on the Jets-Dolphins and Vikings-Bears games in the early window. The Dolphins can claim the AFC's No. 7 seed with a win and a Patriots loss, while the 12-win Vikings are in the running for the NFC's No. 2 seed.

The late window will be all about Dallas vs. Washington as the Cowboys try to overtake the Eagles and steal the NFC East. The Rams-Seahawks game will get second billing as the Seahawks battle for the final playoff spot in the conference.

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Below is the full NFL coverage map for Week 18, 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 18

(NFL coverage maps courtesy of 506sports.com)

  • Fox early games
NFL Coverage Map Week 18
(Courtesy of 506Sports.com)

Red: Jets at Dolphins

Blue: Vikings at Bears

Green: Buccaneers at Falcons

Yellow: Panthers at Saints

  • Fox late games
NFL Coverage Map Week 18
(Courtesy of 506Sports.com)

Red: Cowboys at Commanders

Blue: Rams at Seahawks

Green: Cardinals at 49ers

  • CBS early games
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(Courtesy of 506Sports.com)

Red: Patriots at Bills

Blue: Ravens at Bengals

Green: Browns at Steelers

Yellow: Texans at Colts

  • CBS late games
CBS late map Week 18
(Courtesy of 506Sports.com)

Red: Giants at Eagles

Blue: Chargers at Broncos

TV schedule for NFL Week 18 games

The NFL's final week of regular-season action is taking place over two days. Two games were played on Saturday while 14 will be played on Sunday.

Only one of those — the Packers vs. Lions showdown — will be in prime-time on "Sunday Night Football." The rest will take place in the early- and late-afternoon slates.

The NFL will see the No. 7 seed in the AFC decided during the Bills-Patriots, Steelers-Browns and Dolphins-Jets games during the early window. The late window will decide whether the Lions will have any chance to win the NFC's No. 7 seed over the Seahawks and Packers while the Eagles will once again vie for the No. 1 seed in the conference.

There is no "Thursday Night Football" or "Monday Night Football" in NFL Week 18. TNF will return to the NFL schedule during the 2023 regular season while MNF will get a playoff game during Super Wild Card Weekend.

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

CBS coverage

  • Patriots at Bills (1 p.m. ET)
  • Ravens at Bengals (1 p.m. ET)
  • Browns at Steelers (1 p.m. ET)
  • Texans at Colts (1 p.m. ET)
  • Giants at Eagles (4:25 p.m. ET)
  • Chargers at Broncos (4:25 p.m. ET)

Fox coverage

  • Jets at Dolphins (1 p.m. ET)
  • Vikings at Bears (1 p.m. ET)
  • Buccaneers at Falcons (1 p.m. ET)
  • Panthers at Saints (1 p.m. ET)
  • Cowboys at Commanders (4:25 p.m. ET)
  • Rams at Seahawks (4:25 p.m. ET)
  • Cardinals at 49ers (4:25 p.m. ET)

List of Week 18 NFL games by TV market

(TV markets listed in order of size.)

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

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.