NFL Coverage Map Week 12: Your Quick Look at Broadcast Areas

Alright, let’s talk about this NFL coverage map thing, you know, the one that tells ya which football game you gonna get on your TV. It ain’t always easy to figure out, that’s for sure.

What’s this NFL Coverage Map Anyways?

So, this here map, it shows ya which game they gonna show in your area. See, they don’t show all the games everywhere. Some games you get, some you don’t. It all depends on where you live. Like, if you live near, say, Kansas City, you gonna get a lot of Chiefs games, I reckon. That’s just how it is.

Now, this map, it changes every week. Yep, every single week. One week you might get the Cowboys, the next week, poof, they gone. You get the Packers or somethin’. It’s enough to make your head spin, I tell ya.

• Week to week, the games change.
• Some games are only on in certain areas.
• You gotta check the map every week to know what’s on.

Where Do You Find This Map Thing?

Well, now, that’s the tricky part sometimes. The internet, they say. You go on that internet thing and type in somethin’ like “NFL coverage map week [whatever week it is]”. You gotta put in the week number, or it won’t work, see? They got these sports websites, too. Places like, uh, Sporting News, they got ‘em. Sometimes they show ya the map right there. Other times, you gotta hunt around a bit.

Thursday Night, Sunday Afternoon, What’s the Difference?

Now, some games, they’re on all over the country, no matter where you live. Like that Thursday night game, they put it on that Amazon Prime thing. And Sunday night, and Monday night too. Those, everybody gets. But those Sunday afternoon games, that’s where it gets complicated. That’s when they split ’em up, see? Some games on CBS, some on FOX. That’s why you need that map, to figure out which channel to turn to.

What if the Game I Want Ain’t on TV?

Well, then you got a problem, don’t ya? They got this thing called NFL Sunday Ticket, but I hear it costs a pretty penny. And then there’s somethin’ called NFL RedZone, where they jump around from game to game, showin’ ya all the touchdowns. But if you just wanna watch your team and they ain’t on, well, sometimes you just outta luck. Or you gotta go to your neighbor’s house if they got a different game, I guess. Or the bar, maybe. They always got the games on.

Why Do They Do It Like This Anyway?

Beats me. Somethin’ about contracts and money, I bet. They wanna make sure folks in Green Bay watch the Packers, and folks in Dallas watch the Cowboys, I reckon. Keeps the fans happy, they say. But it sure makes it hard for folks like me to keep track of what’s what. And these young folks with their phones, always watchin’ on them little screens. Me? I like my big TV, even if it means I gotta wrestle with this map every week.

So, What Do You Do?

Well, first thing, you gotta figure out what week it is. Then you gotta go find that map online. And then you gotta squint at it and see if your team’s gonna be on. And if they ain’t, well, you gotta decide if you wanna watch a different game or go do somethin’ else. Maybe go fishing. Or mow the lawn. There’s always somethin’ to do, I guess. But football season, it ain’t football season without watchin’ your team, right?

Last thing, they say some games you can watch on your phone, on somethin’ called NFL+. I don’t know nothin’ about that. Too small for my old eyes. I stick to the TV, even if it means fussin’ with that darn map.

So, there you have it. That’s the NFL coverage map, best as I can explain it. It ain’t rocket science, but it ain’t exactly simple either. Just gotta keep track of the weeks and keep an eye out for that map. And hope your team’s on, of course!

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