FOX Sports Ushers in 25th Season of NFL Coverage with Its Strongest Broadcast Schedule Ever
Inaugural THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT To Kick Off Sept. 27 At 8:20 PM ET
AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK, Television’s No. 1 Show Returns On FOX Sept. 9 At 4:25 PM ET
NEW YORK – In its 25th season of NFL coverage, FOX Sports owns the weekend with an unprecedented collection of NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL games presented by Bud Light beginning Week 4, in addition to an impressive slate of NFL games airing on Sunday afternoons this fall.
Combined with 11 weeks of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, FOX Sports’ 2018 NFL Sunday afternoon schedule includes 113 regular-season games, led by nine editions of AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK, television’s No. 1 show for nine straight years. This past January, FOX Sports was awarded a five-year deal for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL that includes games between Weeks 4-15 (excluding Thanksgiving night) to be broadcast on FOX, simulcast via NFL Network and distributed in Spanish on FOX Deportes.
FOX’s strong 2018 regular season schedule features 35 NFC divisional matchups – 10 from the NFC South, nine each from the NFC North and NFC West, and seven from the NFC East.
AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK kicks off Week 1 with the Dallas Cowboys taking on the Carolina Panthers from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Other notable AGOTW matchups for the 2018 regular season include an NFC Championship Game rematch between the Minnesota Vikings and Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (Week 5); the NFC West winning Los Angeles Rams at the NFC South winning New Orleans Saints (Week 9); a battle of “runners-up” from last season as the Minnesota Vikings take on the New England Patriots (Week 13); and the Philadelphia Eagles face the Dallas Cowboys (Week 14).
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL premieres on FOX Thursday, Sept. 27 when the Minnesota Vikings take on the Los Angeles Rams from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles make their 2018 debut on THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL with a Week 6 showdown against the New York Giants from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Other notable THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL contests include the Green Bay Packers heading to the Pacific Northwest for a meeting with the Seattle Seahawks (Week 11) and the New Orleans Saints battling the Dallas Cowboys (Week 13).
FOX’s NFL Thanksgiving Day coverage features the Washington Redskins battling the Dallas Cowboys at 4:30 PM ET from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Once the playoff field is determined, FOX presents live postseason coverage that includes two NFC Divisional Playoff matchups and the NFC Championship Game.
Each week during the NFL season, coverage begins with FOX NFL KICKOFF (11:00 AM ET), followed by FOX NFL SUNDAY (12:00 PM ET), America’s most-watched pregame show for 25 straight seasons. Since its inception in September of 1994, FOX NFL SUNDAY has garnered 22 Emmy Awards for its production and personalities. Every week of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, presented by Bud Light begins at 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network with TNF GAMEDAY. Beginning on Thursday, Sept. 27, FOX’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL pregame show, simulcast on NFL Network, and live from New York City, features an all-Hall of Fame cast consisting of Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Michael Strahan. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PREGAME begins at 7:30 PM ET and leads viewers to the game.
NFL preseason coverage on FOX begins Thursday, Aug. 23 as the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles visit the Cleveland Browns. Additionally, preseason NFL action on FOX includes the Cincinnati Bengals taking on the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Aug. 26.
2018 FOX NFL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES ET)
Sunday, September 9
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins
4:25 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
Sunday, September 16
1:00 PM
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4:05 PM
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, September 23
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Indianapolis Colts at Philadelphia Eagles
Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
New York Giants at Houston Texans
San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs
4:25 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals
Thursday, September 27
8:20 PM
^Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
Sunday, September 30
1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears
New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars
Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans
4:05 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders
Thursday, October 4
8:20 PM
^Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots
Sunday, October 7
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
New York Giants at Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers
4:25 PM
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Thursday, October 11
8:20 PM
^Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Sunday, October 14
1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins
Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders (from London)
4:05 PM
Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
Thursday, October 18
8:20 PM
^Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, October 21
1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets
4:05 PM
New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens
Thursday, October 25
8:20 PM
^Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans
Sunday, October 28
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Washington Redskins at New York Giants
Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals
4:25 PM
Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Thursday, November 1
8:20 PM
^Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, November 4
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills
4:25 PM
Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints
Thursday, November 8
8:20 PM
^Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sunday, November 11
1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals
Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns
Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs
4:05 PM
Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders
Thursday, November 15
8:20 PM
^Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, November 18
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions
4:25 PM
TBD
Thursday, November 22
4:30 PM
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, November 25
1:00 PM
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4:05 PM
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers
Thursday, November 29
8:20 PM
^New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, December 2
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4:25 PM
Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
Thursday, December 6
8:20 PM
^Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Sunday, December 9
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears
Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns
4:25 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals
Thursday, December 13
8:20 PM
^Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Sunday, December 16
1:00 PM
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens
Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars
4:05 PM
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, December 23
1:00 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Green Bay Packers at New York Jets
4:05 PM
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, December 30
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4:25 PM
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks
Saturday, January 5 or Sunday, January 6, 2019
NFC Wild Card Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Saturday, January 12 and Sunday, January 13, 2019
NFC Divisional Playoff Games (teams, site & time to be determined)
Sunday, January 20, 2019
NFC Championship Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
* FOX NFL games scheduled in Weeks 5-10 are part of the NFL’s flexible schedule plan. During this period, flexible scheduling can be used in no more than two weeks by shifting a Sunday afternoon game into prime time and moving the Sunday night game to an afternoon start time.
** FOX NFL games scheduled in Weeks 11-17, are part of the NFL’s flexible schedule plan. After consultation with FOX Sports, the NFL will determine start times on these dates, with a game or games possibly moving from 1:00 PM ET to late afternoon, or from afternoon to prime time. FOX retains the right to protect some games from being moved into prime time during these weeks.
^Denotes game is simulcast on NFL Network and distributed in Spanish on FOX Deportes
