About NFL Coverage Map
NFL Coverage Map is an independent website that helps fans find out which NFL games are on, when they kick off in their time zone and how each game is likely to be televised.
What the site provides
- A weekly NFL coverage map showing every game, its time slot and whether it is in a regional or standalone window.
- The NFL schedule by week and by date, with kickoff times in ET, CT, MT and PT and final scores.
- Team pages with each team's schedule, bye week and record, and a page for every game.
- Guides explaining how NFL coverage maps work and which networks carry which games.
Where the data comes from
Schedule data — dates, kickoff times, venues, scores and game status — comes from a third-party sports data provider through its API. It is not an official NFL data source, and the site is built so the provider can be replaced without changing any page.
TV listings come from the same provider. They are often added close to kickoff and can be incomplete or include local stations. We show them as "listed" channels, not as a guarantee of what your TV will show.
Geographic coverage data — which TV markets receive which game — is not available from our data source. We never draw broadcast regions or claim that a specific location will receive a specific game. The site is built so that a licensed coverage dataset can be added later; until then, the map shows where games are played.
Team metadata (conference, division, approximate stadium coordinates) is maintained by us and used for grouping, map markers and the nearest-market tool. US map outlines come from the U.S. Census Bureau via the public-domain us-atlas project.
How the data is updated
Pages are rendered on demand from cached data. The current season's schedule refreshes about every five minutes, TV listings every 30 minutes to a few hours depending on how close the games are, and past seasons less often. If the data source is unavailable, the site keeps showing the last good copy and says so. Each page shows a "Last updated" time.
Limitations
- Scores and statuses can lag live games by a few minutes or more.
- Kickoff times late in the season can change because of flexible scheduling; we update when the data source does.
- Late-season kickoff times may be listed as TBD until the NFL announces them.
- Time-slot types (regional vs standalone) are derived from the schedule, not from network announcements.
Independence
NFL Coverage Map is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the National Football League, any NFL team, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, ABC, Amazon or any other broadcaster. Team and network names are used only to identify games and channels. We don't use team logos.
Questions or corrections? See Contact.