NFL Week 1 Coverage Maps

by John B on Sep 12, 2010 10:31 AM EDT

As a starter, either FOX or CBS has a doubleheader every week. The network with the doubleheader will show both an early game and a late game. The network that does not will only show one game. This week FOX has the doubleheader. All of CBS' games are early this week because they will show coverage of the US Open tennis tournament in the late afternoon.

There are exceptions to these rules. For example, when a team in your home market is playing a home game, no other game can be shown on local television. For example, FOX has the doubleheader today, but fans in Boston will only get a late game. The Patriots play an early game on CBS, which means FOX cannot show an early game in Boston.

It appears the NFL has made an exception to this rule today in New York. Although the Giants play early on FOX, fans in New York still get a CBS early game. This is probably because the network has no late game to show and would not get to show any sort of game.

If you are in the New York area you will see:

Bengals at Patriots early on CBS

Panthers at Giants early on FOX

Packers at Eagles late on FOX

Go here to check what you will see if you are out of the area.

The entire nation will see Cowboys at Redskins on NBC tonight, Ravens at Jets tomorrow on ESPN, and Chargers at Chiefs on ESPN.

All NFL games must be shown on an over the air television in each team's local market. If you live in the New York area and do not get ESPN, you can watch Ravens at Jets on Channel 9.

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glad we get the Bengals/Pats game, Bengals win will help start the season off right and set the tone in the division.

by Judgegavel on Sep 12, 2010 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I think you're a little confused on the rules.

I lived in Buffalo for most of my life. We always got the Buffalo game on one network (CBS now), and if they were blacked out we got nothing on that network. We still got whatever the national game was on the other network though (usually the Gmen). Living in the Boston market now, I’ve got the Pats game and Giants game available to me at 1…Fox does not get blacked out.

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by Stephen Schmidt on Sep 12, 2010 11:13 AM EDT reply actions

I also live in Boston and only have Bengals-Pats at 1 and Packers-Eagles at 4. Fox is blacked out where I am. I think we would only get a 1:00 FOX game if the Pats were on the road.

by BWJ on Sep 12, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

You are correct. Since the Pats are at home, no FOX 1:00 game for Boston.

If this game was in Cincinnati, there would be (Cincinnati wouldn’t have an early FOX game, though).

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by John B on Sep 12, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m not mistaken about anything. If you live in Boston, you aren’t getting the Giants today.

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by John B on Sep 12, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

I guess it depends on where he lives. If he lives outside the blackout zone, he could still be in the “Boston market” and get another game. Either way you are correct, in Boston there is no 1:00 FOX game.

by BWJ on Sep 12, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Right, there is a radius. Outside the radius, you get the FOX game.

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by John B on Sep 12, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm in Sacramento

I get Tenn-Oak, SF-Seattle, NYG-Carolina

Not exactly the greatest slate of games.

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by KSJ49 on Sep 12, 2010 11:27 AM EDT reply actions

Yuck

With so many good matchups this week, that’s what you get? Bummer.

by BWJ on Sep 12, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I’ll be definitely watching the Red Zone channel today.

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by KSJ49 on Sep 12, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions

FYI, there's a new option.

by jhoff80 on Sep 12, 2010 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry. Meant to say… there’s a new option. If you are willing to pony up the money ($350) and tell DirecTV that you can’t sign up for their satellite service in your area, you can get NFL Sunday Ticket To-Go.