NFL Week 16 coverage map: Full TV schedule for CBS, Fox regional broadcasts

The final sprint to the playoffs is underway, and the NFL could see a large swath of available playoff spots clinched in a matter of hours on Sunday.

After the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams became the first two teams to lock themselves into the playoffs in Week 15, nine different teams entered Week 16 with a chance to clinch a playoff berth and guarantee they will play at least through the second weekend of January.

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The Kansas City Chiefs won't be one of them. The Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2014 last week, and Patrick Mahomes' ACL tear only added to the devastation for Kansas City.

While the Chiefs and other eliminated teams will look to pick up the pieces in Week 16, contenders will face off as well. The Pittsburgh Steelers will face a desperate Detroit Lions team as both take aim at the playoffs, while the Baltimore Ravens will try to keep pace with Pittsburgh as they face a New England Patriots team looking to put last week's collapse behind them.

The NFC South is also one of the focuses of Sunday's slate, as only one of the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will exit with a winning record and the NFC South lead when they face off in Charlotte. 

Here’s a complete look at the NFL Week 16 coverage map, including which games will air in the nation’s largest TV markets.

NFL coverage map Week 16

(NFL coverage maps courtesy of 506sports.com)

CBS early games

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• Red: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns
• Blue: Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans
• Green: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins
• Yellow: New York Jets at New Orleans Saints

CBS late games

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• Red: Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
• Blue: Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans

Fox single game

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• Red: Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys
• Blue: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
• Green: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
• Yellow: Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos (late)
• Orange: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals (late)

TV schedule for NFL Week 16 games

CBS coverage

• Bills at Browns (1 p.m. ET)
• Chiefs at Titans (1 p.m. ET)
• Bengals at Dolphins (1 p.m. ET)
• Jets at Saints (1 p.m. ET)
• Steelers at Lions (4:25 p.m. ET)
• Raiders at Texans (4:25 p.m. ET)

Fox coverage

• Chargers at Cowboys (1 p.m. ET)
• Vikings at Giants (1 p.m. ET)
• Buccaneers at Panthers (1 p.m. ET)
• Jaguars at Broncos (4:05 p.m. ET)
• Falcons at Cardinals (4:05 p.m. ET)

The NFL Week 16 slate includes 12 games on Sunday, with with seven in the early window and four in the late window. CBS will broadcast six games while Fox will air five games, with each network airing two late-window games. NBC, meanwhile, will broadcast “Sunday Night Football” between the Patriots and Ravens.

Week 16 kicked off with a matchup between the Rams and Seahawks on "Thursday Night Football," airing on Amazon Prime Video, while Fox broadcasted matchups between the Eagles and Commanders and the Bears and Packers on Saturday.

The slate will wrap up with “Monday Night Football” between the 49ers and Colts on ESPN and ABC.

List of Week 16 NFL games by TV market

(TV markets listed in order by size)