2026 NFL Season

NFL Coverage Map Week 16

Week 16 of the 2026 NFL season has 16 games, from Thursday, December 24 to Monday, December 28. It opens with Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles (8:15 PM ET) and ends with New York Giants at Detroit Lions.

6 games are in Sunday afternoon regional windows (4 in the early window and 2 in the late window), where CBS and FOX send different games to different parts of the country — these are the games a coverage map is for. The other 6 games have a time slot to themselves: Texans at Eagles (Thursday Night), Packers at Bears (Christmas Day), Bills at Broncos (Christmas Day), Rams at Seahawks (Christmas Day), Jaguars at Cowboys (Sunday Night) and Giants at Lions (Monday Night).

Kickoff times for 4 games have not been announced yet.

US TV channels for this week have not been listed in our data source yet. Listings are usually added closer to kickoff.

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Week 16 NFL coverage map

Map of the United States marking the stadium of each of the 16 US-hosted games. Blue markers are games in a shared Sunday afternoon regional window; amber markers are standalone time slots.PHICHIDENSEAATLINDMINPITMIANONYJBALLVKCDALDET
  • Regional window (several games at once)
  • Standalone window (only game in its slot)
  • Away team travelling from its home market

Markers show where each game is played — this is not a broadcast-area map. Our data source does not publish which regions receive each game, so we do not draw them.

Week 16 games and TV coverage

Thursday NightThu, Dec 24 · 8:15 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Christmas DayFri, Dec 25 · 1:00 PM ET / 4:30 PM ET / 8:15 PM ET · 3 games · Standalone window

Kickoff time TBDSun, Dec 27 · 4 games · Window TBD

Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Dec 27 · 1:00 PM ET · 4 games · Regional window

Sunday Late AfternoonSun, Dec 27 · 4:05 PM ET / 4:25 PM ET · 2 games · Regional window

Sunday NightSun, Dec 27 · 8:20 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Monday NightMon, Dec 28 · 8:15 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Find your local NFL market

Local CBS and FOX stations generally carry the games of the nearest team's market on Sunday afternoons. Choose your state (or share your location — it stays in your browser) to see the closest team markets and their Week 16 games.

Distances are approximate and only rank nearby team markets. They are not broadcast-area data; the networks decide which game each station airs.

Week 16 NFL coverage FAQ

What NFL games are on TV in Week 16 of the 2026 season?

Week 16 has 16 games. Games with their own time slot: Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles (Thursday 8:15 PM ET), Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (Friday 1:00 PM ET), Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos (Friday 4:30 PM ET), Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks (Friday 8:15 PM ET), Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday 8:20 PM ET) and New York Giants at Detroit Lions (Monday 8:15 PM ET). The other 6 games are split across Sunday afternoon regional windows (4 early, 2 late), so which ones you can watch on local CBS or FOX depends on your market.

When does Week 16 start and end?

The first Week 16 game is Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, December 24 (8:15 PM ET). The last is New York Giants at Detroit Lions on Monday, December 28.