NFL Week #16: Playoff seeds at stake; Vikings-Saints on Christmas, 3 Saturday and 11 Sun games + MNF
By David J. Halberstam 12/23/2020
At times it appears that the NFL season has trudged along. The weekly schedule has been improvised when needed to make things work. So it’s hard to believe that he we are, having reached week #16.
NFL Network and Amazon on Saturday will use CBS and Fox announcers this weekend on their scheduled play-by-play. Amazon runs two games in Week #16. NFL Network has two exclusively.
Alongside the FOX and NFL Network broadcast on Friday which will be worked by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer, the shopping behemoth’s usual Thursday night duo will call the game on the video stream.
On Saturday, Amazon Prime has a national exclusive. The San Francisco at Arizona game will be available on the Amazon stream only. The two local markets do get the game on over the air television. Instead of being assigned to a CBS regional game, Andrew Catalon and James Lofton, will be on the Amazon exclusive stream. You might recall that Yahoo had an exclusive NFL stream in the past.
This weekend, Fox has the doubleheader and CBS runs a single game.
Fox has 5 regional games on Sunday and CBS has 5.
As written last week, Chris Spielman is off the Fox NFL depth chart. He took an executive job with the Detroit Lions.
Fox’ Rams-Seahawks game on Sunday gets the largest regional distribution overall, 69%. CBS’ Indy-Pittsburgh goes to 53% of the country, the network’s widest swath on Sunday. No surprise, only 6% and 17 markets get Cincinnati at Houston.
Listings and regional markets are subject to change. This list is unofficial:
Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Minnesota at New Orleans , 4:30 p.m. – Fox/NFL Network/Amazon – Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
NFL Network in 58 million homes. Amazon has 150 million Prime subscribers and Fox is in 99% of America.
Saturday, December 26
Tampa Bay at Detroit 1:00 p.m. – NFL Network – Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth
NFL Network in 58 million homes. Over the air stations in two local markets
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:30 p.m. – Amazon Prime – Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
Amazon has 150 million Prime subscribers. Over the air stations in two local markets
Miami at Las Vegas , 8:15 p.m. – NFL Network – Joe Davis, Kurt Warner
NFL Network in 58 million homes. Over the air stations in two local markets
Sunday, December 27
Atlanta at Kansas City , 1:00 p.m. – Fox – Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston
63% of US/151 markets
Albany, Ga-Albuquerque-Alexandria-Alpena-Anchorage-Atlanta-Augusta-Bakersfield-Bangor-Baton Rouge-Bend-Billings-Biloxi-Birmingham-Boise-Bowling Green-Butte-Casper-Cedar Rapids-Champaign-Charleston-Charleston-Charlotte-Chattanooga-Cheyenne-Chicago-Chico-Clarksburg-Colorado Springs-Columbia-Columbia-Columbus-Columbus-Davenport-Denver-Des Moines-Detroit-Dothan-Duluth-Eugene-Eureka-Evansville-Fairbanks-Fargo-Flint-Fort Myers-Fort Smith-Fort Wayne-Fresno-Gainesville-Grand Junction-Grand Rapids-Great Falls-Green Bay-Greensboro-Greenville-Greenville-Greenwood-Guam-Hattiesburg-Helena-Honolulu-HuntsvilleIdaho Falls Indianapolis Jackson, Mo- Jackson, Tn Jacksonville Jonesboro Joplin Juneau Kansas City Knoxville La Crosse Lafayette, In- Lafayette, La- Lake Charles Lansing Las Vegas Lincoln Little Rock Los Angeles Lubbock Macon Madison Mankato Marquette Medford Memphis Meridian Milwaukee Minneapolis Minot Missoula Mobile Monroe Monterey Montgomery Myrtle Beach Nashville New Orleans North Platte Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Ottumwa Paducah Palm Springs Panama City Peoria Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Me- Portland, Or- Presque Isle Quincy Raleigh Rapid City Reno Rochester Rockford Sacramento Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Savannah Seattle Sioux City Sioux Falls South Bend Spokane Springfield, Il- Springfield, Mo- St. Joseph St. Louis Tallahassee Tampa Terre Haute Topeka Traverse City Tri-Cities Tucson Tulsa Twin Falls Wausau Wheeling Wichita Wilmington Yakima Yuma
Cleveland at NY Jets, 1:00 p.m. – CBS, Kevin Harlan, Trent Green
11% of US/10 markets
Cincinnati-Cleveland-Columbus_Oh.-Dayton-Lima-New York-Oklahoma City-Toledo-Tulsa-Youngstown
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh , 1:00 p.m. – CBS – Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
53% of US/159 markets
Abilene-Albany, Ga-Albany, NY -Alexandria-Altoona-Amarillo-Anchorage-Austin-Bakersfield-Bangor-Baton Rouge-Beaumont-Bend-Billings-Biloxi-Binghamton-Birmingham-Bismarck-Boise-Boston-Bowling Green-Bozeman-Bryan -Buffalo-Burlington-Butte-Cape Girardeau-Chattanooga-Chico-Columbus_Ga.-Columbus_Ms.-Coos Bay-Corpus Christi-Dallas-Dickinson-Dodge City/Ensign-Dothan-El Paso-Elmira-corning-Erie-Eugene-Eureka-Evansville-Fairbanks-Florence-Fort Wayne-Fresno-Ft Myers -Ft Smith-Glendive-Goodland-Grand Island-Great Falls-Greenville_Ms-Harlingen -Harrisburg-Hartford-Hattiesburg-Hays-Hazard-Helena-Honolulu-Huntington, Huntsville Idaho Falls Indianapolis Jackson Jackson Jefferson City Johnson City Jonesboro Juneau Kalispell Ketchikan Kirksville Knoxville Lafayette_In. Lafayette_La. Lake Charles Laredo Las Vegas Lewisburg Lewiston Lexington Lincoln Little Rock Louisville Lubbock Macon Medford Memphis Meridian Miami Minot Missoula Mobile Monroe Monterey Montgomery Nashville New Orleans North Platte Odessa Omaha Orlando Panama City Beach Parkersburg Pasco Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburg Pittsburgh Portland, Me, Portland, Or Presque Isle Providence Rapid City Reliance Reno Rochester Roseburg Sacramento Salisbury Salt Lake City San Angelo San Antonio San Francisco Santa Maria Savannah Scranton Seattle Sherman Shreveport Sioux City Sioux Falls Sitka Spokane Springfield, Ma, Springfield, Mo. Louis Syracuse Tallahassee Tampa Terre Haute Topeka Tucson Twin Falls Tyler Utica Victoria W. Palm Beach Waco Watertown Weston Wheeling Wichita Wichita Falls Williston Yakima
Chicago at Jacksonville, 1:00 p.m. – CBS – Greg Gumbel, Rich Gannon
13% of US/30 markets
Alpena-Cadillac-Cedar Rapids-Champaign-Chicago-Des Moines-Detroit-Duluth – Chisholm-Escanaba-Fargo-Flint-Gainesville-Greenbay-Jacksonville-Kalamazoo-La Crosse -Lansing-Madison-Mankato-Mason City-Milwaukee-Minneapolis-Peoria-Quincy-Rock Island-Rockford-Sault Saint Marie-South Bend-Walker-Wausau
NY Giants at Baltimore , 1:00 p.m. – Fox – Kevin Kugler, Brock Huard
30% of US/44 markets
Albany, NY-Austin-Baltimore-Binghamton-Bluefield-Boston-Buffalo-Burlington-Charlottesville-Cleveland-Dallas-El Paso-Elmira-Erie-Harrisburg-Harrisonburg-Hartford-Johnstown-Louisville-Miami-New York-Norfolk-Odessa-Philadelphia-Providence-Puerto Rico-Richmond-Roanoke-Rochester-Salisbury-Sherman-Shreveport-Springfield-Syracuse-Toledo-Tyler-US Virgin Islands-Utica-Washington-Watertown-West Palm Beach-Wichita Falls-Wilkes-Barre-Youngstown
Cincinnati at Houston, 1:00 p.m. – Fox – Chris Myers, Greg Jennings
6% of US/17 markets
Abilene-Amarillo-Beaumont-Cincinnati-Columbus-Corpus Christi-Dayton-Harlingen-Houston-Laredo-Lexington-Lima-Parkersburg-San Angelo-San Antonio-Victoria-Waco
Denver at LA Chargers, 4:05 p.m. – CBS – Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta
9% of US/18 markets
Albuquerque-Casper-Cheyenne-Colorado Springs-Denver-Durango-Grand Junction-Kansas City-Lander-Los Angeles-Montrose-Palm Springs-Rock Springs-Roswell-San Diego-Scottsbluff/Gering-St Joseph-Yuma
Carolina at Washington, 4:05 p.m. – CBS – Ian Eagle, Charles Davis
14% of US/19 markets
Philadelphia at Dallas , 4:25 p.m. – Fox – Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma
30% of US/57 markets
Abilene-Albany-Albuquerque-Amarillo-Austin-Baltimore-Beaumont-Binghamton-Birmingham-Bluefield-Charlottesville-Columbus-Corpus Christi-Dallas-El Paso-Elmira-Fort Smith-Harlingen-Harrisburg-Harrisonburg-Hartford-Houston-Jackson-Johnstown-Joplin-Laredo-Little Rock-Lubbock-Memphis-Monroe-Montgomery-New York-Norfolk-Odessa-Oklahoma City-Philadelphia-Puerto Rico-Richmond-Roanoke-Salisbury-San Angelo-San Antonio-Sherman-Shreveport-Springfield-Syracuse-Tulsa-Tyler-US Virgin Islands-Utica-Victoria-Waco-Washington-Watertown-Wichita-Wichita Falls-Wilkes Barre
LA Rams at Seattle , 4:25 p.m. – Fox – Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
69% of US/155 markets
All US- except those markets carrying Philadelphia at Dallas
Tennessee at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. – NBC – Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth
100% of the country
Monday, December 28
Buffalo at New England , 8:15 p.m. – ESPN, Steve Levy, Brian Griese, James Riddick
ESPN is in 83 million homes. Over the air stations in two local markets
Happy Holidays to all!
