NFL Coverage Map
2026 NFL Season

NFL Coverage Map Week 5

Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season has 15 games, from Thursday, October 8 to Monday, October 12. It opens with Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys (8:15 PM ET) and ends with Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams.

11 games are in Sunday afternoon regional windows (7 in the early window and 4 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 4 games have a time slot to themselves: Buccaneers at Cowboys (Thursday Night), Eagles at Jaguars (Sunday Morning), Ravens at Falcons (Sunday Night) and Bills at Rams (Monday Night).

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

2 teams are on bye.

Last updated: Schedule data: third-party sports data feedTV listings: listed by our data provider (may be incomplete)Geographic coverage data: not available — why

Week 5 NFL coverage map

Map of the United States marking the stadium of each of the 14 US-hosted games. Blue markers are games in a shared Sunday afternoon regional window; amber markers are standalone time slots.DALTENMIANENONYJPITWASLACGBARISEAATLLAR
  • 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. Not shown on the map: Eagles vs Jaguars (London).

Week 5 games and TV coverage

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

Sunday MorningSun, Oct 11 · 9:30 AM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Sunday Early AfternoonSun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ET · 7 games · Regional window

Sunday Late AfternoonSun, Oct 11 · 4:05 PM ET / 4:25 PM ET · 4 games · Regional window

Sunday NightSun, Oct 11 · 8:20 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Monday NightMon, Oct 12 · 8:15 PM ET · 1 game · Standalone window

Week 5 TV channels (listed)

Channels listed in our data feed for US viewers. Paramount+ streams CBS games and NFL Sunday Ticket carries out-of-market Sunday afternoon games; listings can be incomplete.

Listed US channels, Week 5 2026
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Teams on bye in Week 5

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 5 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 5 NFL coverage FAQ

What NFL games are on TV in Week 5 of the 2026 season?

Week 5 has 15 games. Games with their own time slot: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys (Thursday 8:15 PM ET), Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars (Sunday 9:30 AM ET), Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons (Sunday 8:20 PM ET) and Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams (Monday 8:15 PM ET). The other 11 games are split across Sunday afternoon regional windows (7 early, 4 late), so which ones you can watch on local CBS or FOX depends on your market.

When does Week 5 start and end?

The first Week 5 game is Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, October 8 (8:15 PM ET). The last is Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams on Monday, October 12.

Which teams are on bye in Week 5?

Carolina Panthers and Kansas City Chiefs do not play in Week 5.

Which TV channels are listed for Week 5?

Our data feed lists these US channels for Week 5 so far: NFL Sunday Ticket (5 games). Listings can be incomplete, so check your local guide as well.