And NFL fans are going to get a chance to watch a lot of football during it.
Thirteen games will be aired during the Week 18 main slate, and as per usual, they will be split between CBS and Fox.
What is unique about this week is that both networks will get a chance to air a game in the early- and late-afternoon windows. The dual doubleheader action will give fans extra choices in watching the final, non-standalone games of the season.
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CBS’s coverage will focus on two games with major playoff implications. In the early window, Patriots vs. Bills will be the main draw as it will help to decide the No. 7 seed in the AFC. The game also has an extra layer of emotion to it as Buffalo takes the field for the first time since Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field against the Bengals.
In the late window, the Giants and Eagles will do battle, and Philadelphia can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win. That will get top billing as a result.
Fox, meanwhile, is poised to focus on the Jets-Dolphins and Vikings-Bears games in the early window. The Dolphins can claim the AFC’s No. 7 seed with a win and a Patriots loss, while the 12-win Vikings are in the running for the NFC’s No. 2 seed.
The late window will be all about Dallas vs. Washington as the Cowboys try to overtake the Eagles and steal the NFC East. The Rams-Seahawks game will get second billing as the Seahawks battle for the final playoff spot in the conference.
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Below is the full NFL coverage map for Week 18, plus a list of major TV markets and the CBS and Fox games that will be presented in each on Sunday.
NFL coverage map Week 18
(NFL coverage maps courtesy of 506sports.com)
Fox early games
Red: Jets at Dolphins
Blue: Vikings at Bears
Green: Buccaneers at Falcons
Yellow: Panthers at Saints
Fox late games
Red: Cowboys at Commanders
Blue: Rams at Seahawks
Green: Cardinals at 49ers
CBS early games
Red: Patriots at Bills
Blue: Ravens at Bengals
Green: Browns at Steelers
Yellow: Texans at Colts
CBS late games
Red: Giants at Eagles
Blue: Chargers at Broncos
TV schedule for NFL Week 18 games
The NFL’s final week of regular-season action is taking place over two days. Two games were played on Saturday while 14 will be played on Sunday.
Only one of those — the Packers vs. Lions showdown — will be in prime-time on “Sunday Night Football.” The rest will take place in the early- and late-afternoon slates.
The NFL will see the No. 7 seed in the AFC decided during the Bills-Patriots, Steelers-Browns and Dolphins-Jets games during the early window. The late window will decide whether the Lions will have any chance to win the NFC’s No. 7 seed over the Seahawks and Packers while the Eagles will once again vie for the No. 1 seed in the conference.
There is no “Thursday Night Football” or “Monday Night Football” in NFL Week 18. TNF will return to the NFL schedule during the 2023 regular season while MNF will get a playoff game during Super Wild Card Weekend.
Below is the full list of Sunday afternoon games that will be broadcast regionally by CBS and Fox.
CBS coverage
Patriots at Bills (1 p. m. ET) Ravens at Bengals (1 p. m. ET) Browns at Steelers (1 p. m. ET) Texans at Colts (1 p. m. ET) Giants at Eagles (4:25 p. m. ET) Chargers at Broncos (4:25 p. m. ET)
Fox coverage
Jets at Dolphins (1 p. m. ET) Vikings at Bears (1 p. m. ET) Buccaneers at Falcons (1 p. m. ET) Panthers at Saints (1 p. m. ET) Cowboys at Commanders (4:25 p. m. ET) Rams at Seahawks (4:25 p. m. ET) Cardinals at 49ers (4:25 p. m. ET)
List of Week 18 NFL games by TV market
(TV markets listed in order of size.)
