Regional NFL Coverage
On Sunday afternoons, the NFL game on your local CBS or FOX station is chosen market by market. Here's how that works and which of this week's games are regional.
TV markets
US broadcast TV is organized into local markets, each served by its own CBS and FOX affiliates. When a network has several games in the same time slot, it sends one to each market. That's why viewers in different parts of the country see different games at 1:00 PM ET.
The home-team rule of thumb
A team's games are generally shown in its home market, home or away. Nearby markets with many fans of that team often get them too. Beyond that, networks pick the game with the most regional interest or the best matchup. That's why a high-profile game can reach a large share of the country while a game between two distant teams may air in only a few markets.
Doubleheaders and single games
Each Sunday, one network usually has a doubleheader (early and late games in most markets) and the other a single game. The single-game network's game might be early or late depending on your market.
Watching a game outside your region
If the game you want isn't assigned to your market, the NFL's out-of-market package, NFL Sunday Ticket, carries Sunday afternoon regional games. Standalone primetime games don't have this problem — they are national.
Regional games in Week 4
These Week 4 games share a Sunday afternoon window, so each reaches only part of the country. The "most likely markets" are the two teams' home markets, where their games are generally shown — not a complete coverage list.
| Game | Window | Most likely markets |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | Boston · Buffalo |
| New York Jets at Chicago Bears | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | New York · Chicago |
| Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | Jacksonville · Cincinnati |
| Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | Phoenix · New York |
| Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | Los Angeles · Philadelphia |
| Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | Green Bay–Milwaukee · Tampa Bay |
| Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | Nashville · Baltimore |
| Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans | Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET | Dallas–Fort Worth · Houston |
| Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings | Sunday Late AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 4:05 PM ET | Miami · Minneapolis–St. Paul |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders | Sunday Late AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET | Kansas City · Las Vegas |
| Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers | Sunday Late AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET | Denver · San Francisco Bay Area |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks | Sunday Late AfternoonSun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET | Los Angeles · Seattle |