NFL Week 1 coverage map: TV schedule for CBS, Fox regional broadcasts | Sporting News (2024)

NFL fans, rejoice. The 2023 season is finally here, and with it comes the first NFL Sunday of the season.

Fans have already been treated to an NFL kickoff game featuring the Chiefs and Lions, but now, 28 more NFL teams will be in action for the first time on Sunday. That will create one of the most loaded NFL Sunday slates of the season, as 26 teams will play games in the early- and late-afternoon slots before a 14th game — a "Sunday Night Football" display — caps off the day.

NFL junkies will get a chance to watcha lotof football thanks to thatschedule. And with both CBS and Fox airing games in the early and late time slots — 1 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. ET — fans will have more options than usual to watch in their home markets.

As is customary, CBS and Fox are getting as even a split as possible in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season. CBS will broadcast seven games across the two time slots while Fox will have the other six.

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CBS is going to feature the Browns vs. Bengals game in the early slate. That seems to be a good choice given the intrigue around Joe Burrow and the AFC runner-up Bengals and the fact that Cleveland and Myles Garrett have given the quarterback trouble in recent seasons.

In the later window, the network will highlight the reigning NFC champion Eagles in a Super Bowl 52 rematch with Bill Belichick's Patriots. The Chargers vs. Dolphins matchup will also get some attention, largely thanks to its Justin Herbert vs. Tua Tagovailoa matchup, but that is currently playing second-fiddle to the Eagles.

Fox's coverage will focus on the 49ers and Steelers in a Brock Purdy vs. Kenny Pickett matchup in the early window before pivoting to the new-look Bears vs. Packers rivalry in the late window. The Justin Fields vs. Jordan Love battle could tell us a lot about which of those two teams could emerge as a wild-card contender in 2023. So, given that element and the size of the Packers' fan base, it's no surprise that Fox chose this matchup for its "America's Game of the Week" broadcast with Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen.

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Below are the full NFL coverage maps for Week 1,plus a list of major TV markets and the CBS and Fox games that will be presented in each on Sunday.

NFL coverage mapWeek 1

(NFL coverage maps courtesy of506sports.com)

• Fox earlygames

Red: 49ers at Steelers

Blue: Cardinals at Commanders

Green: Jaguars at Colts

Yellow: Panthers at Falcons

• Fox late games

Red: Packers at Bears

Blue: Rams at Seahawks

• CBS earlygames

Red: Browns at Bengals

Blue: Buccaneers at Vikings

Green: Texans at Ravens

Yellow: Titans at Saints

• CBS late games

Red: Eagles at Patriots

Blue: Dolphins at Chargers

Green: Raiders at Broncos

TV schedule for NFL Week 1 games

The first week of the 2023 NFL season kicked on on Thursday with a matchup between the Chiefs and the Lions. The other prime-time games will be a "Sunday Night Football" rivalry matchup between the Cowboys and Giants while the Jets will host the Bills in a highly anticipated "Monday Night Football" meeting that will mark Aaron Rodgers' debut for New York.

All the rest of the Week 1 games will be played on Sunday and will begin at either 1 p.m. or 4:25 p.m. ET. Below is the full list of Sunday afternoon games that will be broadcast regionally by CBS and Fox.

CBS coverage

• Browns at Bengals (1 p.m. ET)
• Buccaneers at Vikings (1 p.m. ET)
• Texans at Ravens (1 p.m. ET)
• Titans at Saints (1 p.m. ET)
• Eagles at Patriots (4:25 p.m. ET)
• Dolphins at Chargers (4:25 p.m. ET)
• Raiders at Broncos (4:25 p.m. ET)

Fox coverage

• 49ers at Steelers (1 p.m. ET)
• Cardinals at Commanders (1 p.m. ET)
• Jaguars at Colts (1 p.m. ET)
• Panthers at Falcons (1 p.m. ET)
• Packers at Bears (4:25 p.m. ET)
• Rams at Seahawks (4:25 p.m. ET)

List of Week 1 NFL games by TV market

(TV markets listed in order of size.)