The NFL's main day has returned to Sunday for Week 17, and fans everywhere will get to ring in the New Year with one of the league's most loaded slates of games to date.
Fourteen games will be played on Sunday, with 13 of them taking place during the early- and late-afternoon windows. This will mark the most games played on one day this year since before bye weeks began in Week 6.
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As per usual, CBS and Fox will be splitting the broadcasts of these contests evenly. With an odd number of games being played in the afternoon, Fox will broadcast seven games while CBS will air six.
That said, CBS is the network that will be allowed to show a game in each window Sunday afternoon. That makes it the go-to network for those looking to catch a regional doubleheader in Week 17.
CBS will rely on Patriots vs. Dolphins and Giants vs. Colts — both of which have major playoff implications — to carry its early coverage. The late slate will feature Packers vs. Vikings in a pseudo-national game; only Los Angeles and its surrounding areas will be shown Chargers vs. Rams.
Fox's seven games will be shown on a hyper-regional basis. Buccaneers vs. Panthers may be the most alluring of the bunch, as the winner will either clinch the NFC South or control its destiny in the division, but it isn't being given special treatment.
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Below is the full NFL coverage map for Week 17, plus a list of major TV markets and the CBS and Fox games that will be presented in each on Sunday.
NFL coverage mapWeek 17
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- Fox single game
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Red: Panthers at Buccaneers
Blue: Saints at Eagles
Green: Bears at Lions
Orange: Browns at Commanders
Purple: Cardinals at Falcons
Yellow: 49ers at Raiders (LATE)
Light blue: Jets at Seahawks (LATE)
- CBS early games
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Red: Dolphins at Patriots
Blue: Colts at Giants
Green: Broncos at Chiefs
Yellow: Jaguars at Texans
- CBS late games
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Red: Vikings at Packers
Blue: Rams at Chargers
TV schedule for NFL Week 17 games
The NFL returns to a mostly Sunday slate after Christmas moved the bulk of Week 16 games to Saturday. This will be the most loaded single-day schedule in a while. Thirteen games will be played during the afternoon windows; the NFL isn't staging Saturday football so as to not compete with the College Football Playoff semifinals.
Plenty of matchups have playoff implications. Dolphins vs. Patriots, Vikings vs. Packers, Panthers vs. Buccaneers and Jets vs. Seahawks games are just a handful.
As for the league's three standalone games in Week 17, the Cowboys and Titans have already played on "Thursday Night Football" while the Steelers and Ravens are squaring off in a "Sunday Night Football" battle. The week will close with a matchup between the Bills and the Bengals that could help to determine the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Below is the full list of Sunday afternoon games that will be broadcast regionally by CBS and Fox.
CBS coverage
- Dolphins at Patriots (1 p.m. ET)
- Colts at Giants (1 p.m. ET)
- Broncos at Chiefs (1 p.m. ET)
- Jaguars at Texans (1 p.m. ET)
- Vikings at Packers (4:25 p.m. ET)
- Rams at Chargers (4:25 p.m. ET)
Fox coverage
- Panthers at Buccaneers (1 p.m. ET)
- Saints at Eagles (1 p.m. ET)
- Bears at Lions (1 p.m. ET)
- Browns at Commanders (1 p.m. ET)
- Cardinals at Falcons (1 p.m. ET)
- 49ers at Raiders (4:05 p.m. ET)
- Jets at Seahawks (4:05 p.m. ET)
List of Week 17 NFL games by TV market
(TV markets listed in order of size)
| Market | CBS early | Fox early | CBS late | Fox late |
| New York | Colts at Giants | — | Vikings at Packers | Jets at Seahawks |
| Los Angeles | Dolphins at Patriots | Saints at Eagles | Rams at Chargers | — |
| Chicago | Colts at Giants | Bears at Lions | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Philadelphia | Colts at Giants | Saints at Eagles | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth | Colts at Giants | Saints at Eagles | Vikings at Packers | — |
| San Francisco/Bay Area | Broncos at Chiefs | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Washington, D.C. | Colts at Giants | Browns at Commanders | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Houston | Jaguars at Texans | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Boston | Dolphins at Patriots | — | Vikings at Packers | Jets at Seahawks |
| Atlanta | Dolphins at Patriots | Cardinals at Falcons | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Phoenix | Dolphins at Patriots | Cardinals at Falcons | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg | Dolphins at Patriots | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Seattle | Colts at Giants | — | Vikings at Packers | Jets at Seahawks |
| Detroit | Colts at Giants | Bears at Lions | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | Dolphins at Patriots | Bears at Lions | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Miami | Dolphins at Patriots | — | Vikings at Packers | Jets at Seahawks |
| Denver | Broncos at Chiefs | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Orlando | Jaguars at Texans | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Cleveland | Dolphins at Patriots | Browns at Commanders | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Sacramento | Broncos at Chiefs | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Charlotte | Dolphins at Patriots | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Portland | Dolphins at Patriots | — | Vikings at Packers | Jets at Seahawks |
| St. Louis | Broncos at Chiefs | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Pittsburgh | Dolphins at Patriots | Browns at Commanders | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Indianapolis | Colts at Giants | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Baltimore | Dolphins at Patriots | Browns at Commanders | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Raleigh-Durham | Dolphins at Patriots | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Nashville | Jaguars at Texans | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| San Diego | Dolphins at Patriots | — | Rams at Chargers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Salt Lake City | Broncos at Chiefs | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| San Antonio | Broncos at Chiefs | Saints at Eagles | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Kansas City | Broncos at Chiefs | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Columbus | Dolphins at Patriots | Browns at Commanders | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Milwaukee | Colts at Giants | Bears at Lions | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Cincinnati | Dolphins at Patriots | Browns at Commanders | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Las Vegas | Broncos at Chiefs | — | Vikings at Packers | 49ers at Raiders |
| Jacksonville | Jaguars at Texans | — | Vikings at Packers | Jets at Seahawks |
| Oklahoma City | Broncos at Chiefs | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| New Orleans | Dolphins at Patriots | Saints at Eagles | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Memphis | Dolphins at Patriots | Panthers at Buccaneers | Vikings at Packers | — |
| Buffalo | Colts at Giants | — | Vikings at Packers | Jets at Seahawks |
