Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season provided viewers with an action-packed -- albeit light-scoring -- season debut. Now, the league will move on to Week 2 and with it comes a fairly typical NFL Sunday schedule ... with one catch.
Usually, when all 32 teams play, there are 13 games that take place in the afternoon slate on an NFL Sunday. However, there will only be 12 of them in Week 2, as ESPN is getting a chance to broadcast a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader to close the week.
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Per usual, the Sunday afternoon slate will be split evenly between CBS and Fox, which own the rights to the NFL's Sunday afternoon package. Each network will get to broadcast six games, but CBS will be broadcasting in both the early- and late-afternoon games in each market; Fox will only broadcast in one of those time slots across each TV market.
The two networks will alternate getting preferred treatment week to week as the season goes along.
The split is relatively equal between the networks in Week 2, but CBS still got the slightly better package this week. The network will get to feature the Jaguars vs. Chiefs game in the early window and also has the Bills-Raiders game in that time slot. The late game has lost a bit of luster after Aaron Rodgers' injury, but Cowboys vs. Jets still has the potential to be a fun battle between two of the league's best defenses.
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As for Fox, their focus appears to be on two NFC games from the early window. The Falcons vs. Packers game will be available in the most markets among Fox's six games, but the Lions vs. Seahawks contest will also get some attention, especially after Detroit beat Kansas City in Week 1.
Below are the full NFL coverage maps for Week 2, 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 2
(NFL coverage maps courtesy of 506sports.com)
- Fox single game
Red: Seahawks at Lions
Blue: Bears at Buccaneers
Yellow: Packers at Falcons
Light Blue: Colts at Texans
Green: Giants at Cardinals (LATE)
Orange: 49ers at Rams (LATE)
- CBS early games
Red: Chiefs at Jaguars
Blue: Raiders at Bills
Green: Ravens at Bengals
Yellow: Chargers at Titans
- CBS late games
Red: Jets at Cowboys
Blue: Commanders at Broncos
TV schedule for NFL Week 2 games
Below are the Sunday afternoon games that will be broadcast regionally by CBS and Fox. "Sunday Night Football" will feature an intradivisional clash between the Dolphins and Patriots in Week 1. Alabama quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones will each look to lead their respective squads to wins.
"Monday Night Football" will be the first of three doubleheaders for the program. The Saints and Panthers will square off in Bryce Young's first home start while the Browns and Steelers will do battle in an AFC North clash that could be a defensive battle. It will be particularly interesting to see how star edge rushers T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett fare in that one, especially as Watt prepares to battle mammoth rookie tackle Dawand Jones.
CBS coverage
- Chiefs at Jaguars (1 p.m. ET)
- Raiders at Bills (1 p.m. ET)
- Ravens at Bengals (1 p.m. ET)
- Chargers at Titans (1 p.m. ET)
- Jets at Cowboys (4:25 p.m. ET)
- Commanders at Broncos (4:25 p.m. ET)
Fox coverage
- Seahawks at Lions (1 p.m. ET)
- Bears at Buccaneers (1 p.m. ET)
- Saints at Falcons (1 p.m. ET)
- Colts at Texans (1 p.m. ET)
- Giants at Cardinals (4:05 p.m. ET)
- 49ers at Rams (4:05 p.m. ET)
List of Week 2 NFL games by TV market
(TV markets listed in order by size)
| Market | CBS early | Fox early | CBS late | Fox late |
| New York | Raiders at Bills | — | Jets at Cowboys | Giants at Cardinals |
| Los Angeles | Chargers at Titans | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Chicago | Chiefs at Jaguars | Bears at Buccaneers | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Philadelphia | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| San Francisco/Bay area | Raiders at Bills | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Washington D.C. | Ravens at Bengals | Packers at Falcons | Commanders at Broncos | — |
| Houston | Chiefs at Jaguars | Colts at Texans | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Boston | Raiders at Bills | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Atlanta | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Phoenix | Raiders at Bills | — | Jets at Cowboys | Giants at Cardinals |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg | Chiefs at Jaguars | Bears at Buccaneers | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Seattle | Raiders at Bills | Seahawks at Lions | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Detroit | Chiefs at Jaguars | Seahawks at Lions | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Miami | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Denver | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Commanders at Broncos | — |
| Orlando | Chiefs at Jaguars | Bears at Buccaneers | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Cleveland | Ravens at Bengals | Seahawks at Lions | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Sacramento | Raiders at Bills | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Charlotte | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Portland | Raiders at Bills | Seahawks at Lions | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| St. Louis | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Pittsburgh | Ravens at Bengals | Seahawks at Lions | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Indianapolis | Chiefs at Jaguars | Colts at Texans | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Baltimore | Ravens at Bengals | — | Commanders at Broncos | 49ers at Rams |
| Raleigh-Durham | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Nashville | Chargers at Titans | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| San Diego | Chargers at Titans | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Salt Lake City | Raiders at Bills | Packers at Falcons | Commanders at Broncos | — |
| San Antonio | Chiefs at Jaguars | Colts at Texans | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Kansas City | Chiefs at Jaguars | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Columbus | Ravens at Bengals | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Milwaukee | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Cincinnati | Ravens at Bengals | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Las Vegas | Raiders at Bills | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Jacksonville | Chiefs at Jaguars | — | Jets at Cowboys | 49ers at Rams |
| Oklahoma City | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| New Orleans | Chiefs at Jaguars | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Memphis | Chargers at Titans | Packers at Falcons | Jets at Cowboys | — |
| Buffalo | Raiders at Bills | — | Jets at Cowboys | Giants at Cardinals |