NFL Week 1 coverage map: TV schedule for CBS, Fox regional broadcasts

The long wait for the beginning of the NFL season is over, and fans are going to be ready to look at as much football as possible on the primary NFL Sunday of the 2022 season.

The primary NFL Sunday at all times accommodates a loaded slate. There shall be 13 games going down in the course of the early and late afternoon windows while a 14th will happen when “Sunday Night Football” kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET. 

Fans will have the ability to bask in loads of the week’s best games before that Sunday night clash; the one query is about which games shall be broadcast of their local markets.

Per usual, the Sunday afternoon slate of NFL Week 1 shall be split evenly between CBS and Fox. Each networks will broadcast a game within the 1 p.m. ET and 4:25 p.m. ET windows. That is something that does not occur often in the course of the season, because the networks are inclined to alternate between one having a featured game within the 4:25 p.m. ET slot.

But this week, each CBS and Fox want to supply consumers with as much football as possible.

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It’s CBS that can get the higher end of the 13-game split this week. It would broadcast seven games in comparison with the six that Fox will get. That said, each network is leaning totally on its late game to drive viewership. CBS will broadcast the Cardinals vs. Chiefs game while Fox will look to capitalize on the Vikings vs. Packers matchup.

The early slate is more of a mixed bag, as nine games shall be broadcast on the 2 networks at the moment. Fox will handle more of the NFC coverage this week while CBS will show more of the AFC-centered matchups.

Below are the complete NFL coverage maps for Week 1, plus an inventory of major TV markets and the CBS and Fox games that shall be presented in each on Sunday.

NFL coverage map Week 1

(NFL coverage maps courtesy of 506sports.com)

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Red: 49ers at Bears

Blue: Eagles at Lions

Green: Saints at Falcons

Yellow: Jaguars at Commanders

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Red: Packers at Vikings

Blue: Giants at Titans

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Red: Steelers at Bengals

Blue: Patriots at Dolphins

Green: Ravens at Jets

Yellow: Browns at Panthers

Orange: Colts at Texans

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Red: Chiefs at Cardinals

Blue: Raiders at Chargers

TV schedule for NFL Week 1 games

Below are the Sunday afternoon games that shall be broadcast regionally by CBS and Fox. “Sunday Night Football” will feature a battle between the Buccaneers and Cowboys in Week 1. The 2 were playoff teams last season and met within the 2021 season opener, too.

Meanwhile, “Monday Night Football” shall be the hotly anticipated matchup between the Broncos and Seahawks. The sport will mark Russell Wilson’s first with Denver, and it’s going to be played in Seattle, where he spent the primary 10 seasons of his profession.

CBS coverage

• Steelers at Bengals (1 p.m. ET)
• Patriots at Dolphins (1 p.m. ET)
• Ravens at Jets (1 p.m. ET)
• Browns at Panthers (1 p.m. ET)
• Colts at Texans (1 p.m. ET)
• Chiefs at Cardinals (4:25 p.m. ET)
• Raiders at Chargers (4:25 p.m. ET)

Fox coverage

• 49ers at Bears (1 p.m. ET)
• Eagles at Lions (1 p.m. ET)
• Saints at Falcons (1 p.m. ET)
• Jaguars at Commanders (1 p.m. ET)
• Packers at Vikings (4:25 p.m. ET)
• Giants at Titans (4:25 p.m. ET)

List of Week 1 NFL games by TV market

(TV markets listed so as by size)