Breaking down the Week 9 coverage map for Sunday's NFL action.
Week 9 of the NFL season approaches. It's shaping up to be a good one, as a pretty entertaining season continued on that pace in Week 8. In one of the bigger surprises of the season the Patriots appear to be all the way back after spending several years in the cellar of the AFC.
Drake Maye led his team to a complete beat down of the Browns—not the most significant achievement in light of Cleveland's struggles across the board this year but not at all a given based on recent seasons in New England. In the same division, the Dolphins stopped a potentially mortal slide down the standings with a big win over the Falcons in a game where Kirk Cousins did nothing to up his trade value. The Bears' momentum came to a crashing halt against a Ravens team missing Lamar Jackson and Jordan Love led the Packers to a road win over Aaron Rodgers's Steelers. It was a fun week and leads into another slate of interesting matchups in Week 9. Let's take a look at the coverage map for Sunday afternoon's slate of games.is broadcast on either CBS or Fox at 1 p.m. ET or around 4 p.m. ET. This means fans everywhere will have at least two games shown on their screens every Sunday afternoon during the season. Every team playing will have its game broadcast in its local market no matter what . But that still leaves another game to be broadcast, which is assigned by the network. And in the case that the local team is playing during primetime or is on a bye week, there will still be a game broadcast in the window they'd normally play. Ergo, the coverage map shows that: what teams will be shown in what cities when the local team is notHere's the coverage map for games being shown on Fox that kick off at 1 p.m. ET and 4:05 p.m. ET. Games kicking off at 4:05 p.m. ET are denoted as "LATE" on the key.CBS late game window This week there is no coverage map for the CBS late window because there is only one game being played—Chiefs vs. Bills. The game will be showed nationally on the network starting at 4:25 p.m. ET. Fans in search of another game must turn to Fox instead.Both the most interesting and the most consequential contest this week is the Chiefs-Bills game. It's always entertaining when Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen go head-to-head. And, per usual, the contest should hold postseason ramifications. Neither team is bulletproof but both are likely to be jockeying for playoff positioning later this season and owning the tiebreaker by winning this matchup could wind up significant. Plus, it's a fascinating measuring stick as far as how well Kansas City has played recently and the issues Buffalo was showing before the bye week. Next up is the Lions-Vikings game. The NFC North is a hotly-contested division and both teams need a win to keep pace with the 5-1-1 Packers. It is also the first game back for J.J. McCarthy after the young quarterback suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 2. How well he plays will continue to spark conversation about Minnesota's long-term plan for him and whether mistakes were made in choosing McCarthy over Sam Darnold. On top of all that Detroit is one of the most fun teams to watch every week and should have some fascinating offensive concepts to throw at Vikings coordinator Brian Flores. Finally, the Colts-Steelers game is shaping up to be a fun one. Pittsburgh's defense has struggled of late. Conversely Daniel Jones has continued on an absolutely torrid pace, along with Jonathan Taylor and the rest of Indy's offense. It's shaping up to be a potential blowout—but playing on the Steelers' home turf is never easy and the Colts haven't been tested terribly often during their hot start. This game should tell us all we need to know about this pair of AFC playoff contenders.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.
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