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FOX SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2019 NFL SCHEDULE CULMINATING
WITH SUPER BOWL LIV
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT
Debuts Sept. 26 at 8:20 PM ET on FOX
Television's No. 1 Show, AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK, Premieres Sept. 8 at
4:25 PM ET as the Giants Battle the Cowboys
FOX NFL SUNDAY, America's Most-Watched NFL Pregame Show Since 1994,
Enters 26th Season
NEW YORK - FOX Sports today announces its 2019 NFL schedule in anticipation of a monumental year for the network's football coverage, highlighted by its exclusive presentation of Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020, live from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
FOX Sports kicks off the regular season in Week 1 with AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK, television's No. 1 show for 10 straight years, as the New York Giants take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Sept. 8 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. With 11 weeks of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Presented by Bud Light, plus a robust Sunday afternoon slate, FOX Sports' 2019 NFL schedule includes 110 total regular-season games - more than any other network. FOX's presentation of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL from Weeks 4-15 (excluding Thanksgiving night), is simulcast on NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video and distributed in Spanish on FOX Deportes. NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video simulcasts are subject to change.
FOX's strong 2019 regular season schedule features 37 divisional matchups - 10 from the NFC East, nine from the NFC West, eight from the NFC North, seven from the NFC South and one game each from the AFC North, South and West.
AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK is highlighted by a rematch of last season's NFC Championship game as the New Orleans Saints face the Los Angeles Rams from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Week 2).
Additional AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK key matchups include:
· Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys (Week 5)
· New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears (Week 7)
· Los Angeles Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers (Week 10)
· Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots (Week 12)
· Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (Week 16)
· Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys (Week 17)
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL premieres on FOX Thursday, Sept. 26 when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Green Bay Packers from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
Additional THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL key matchups include:
· New York Giants at New England Patriots (Week 6)
· Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos (Week 7)
· Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns (Week 11)
· Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears (Week 14)
FOX's NFL Thanksgiving Day coverage features a historic NFC North matchup as the Chicago Bears battle the Detroit Lions at Ford Field from Detroit.
Once the playoff field is determined, FOX presents live postseason coverage that includes an NFC Wild Card game, one NFC Divisional matchup and the NFC Championship Game, culminating with Super Bowl LIV from Miami. Last season's NFC Championship Game between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints, in which the Rams won on a last-second field goal, averaged more than 45 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Each week during the NFL season, FOX Sports' coverage begins with FOX NFL KICKOFF at 11:00 AM ET, followed by FOX NFL SUNDAY at 12:00 PM ET. America's most-watched pregame show for 25 consecutive years, FOX NFL SUNDAY recently earned three nominations in advance of the 40th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Since premiering in September 1994, FOX NFL SUNDAY has garnered 16 Emmy Awards for its production and personalities and, on April 8, FOX NFL SUNDAY was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the 2019 NAB Show.
FOX's 2019 NFL coverage begins with a preseason game on Sunday, Aug. 18, when the Seattle Seahawks travel to face the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium for an 8:00 PM ET kickoff. The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins face off on Thursday Night Football at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 22.
FOX Sports last broadcast the NFL's championship game at Super Bowl LI in Houston. The game, between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, produced the greatest comeback and first overtime in Super Bowl history. FOX delivered a record 111.3 million total viewers, making it one of the top-five most-viewed programs in U.S. television history.
--FOX SPORTS--
About FOX Sports
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2019 FOX NFL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES ET)
Sunday, August 18
(Preseason)
8:00 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Thursday, August 22
(Preseason)
8:00 PM
Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins
Sunday, September 8
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
4:25 PM
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, September 15
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers
Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
4:25 PM
Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams
Sunday, September 22
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles
Denver Broncos at Green Bay Packers
Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings
4:05 PM
Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals
New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Thursday, September 26
8:20 PM
^Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Sunday, September 29
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions
Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans
Washington Redskins at New York Giants
4:05 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams
Thursday, October 3
8:20 PM
^Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, October 6
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Chicago Bears vs. Oakland Raiders (London)
Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
Atlanta Falcons at Houston Texans
Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals
4:25PM
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
Thursday, October 10
8:20 PM
^New York Giants at New England Patriots
Sunday, October 13
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings
Washington Redskins at Miami Dolphins
4:05PM
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals
Thursday, October 17
8:20 PM
^Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
Sunday, October 20
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons
San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins
Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
4:25 PM
New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears
Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks
Thursday, October 24
8:20 PM
^Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings
Sunday, October 27
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans
Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills
Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles Chargers at Chicago Bears
4:05 PM
Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
Thursday, October 31
8:20 PM
^San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, November 3
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks
Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders
Thursday, November 7
8:20 PM
^Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders
Sunday, November 10
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers
New York Giants at New York Jets
4:25 PM
Los Angeles Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers
Thursday, November 14
8:20 PM
^Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Sunday, November 17
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
TBD
4:05 PM
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
Thursday, November 21
8:20 PM
^Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Sunday, November 24
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
4:25 PM
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots
Thursday, November 28
12:30 PM
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Sunday, December 1
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins
Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars
4:05 PM
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals
Thursday, December 5
8:20 PM
^Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears
Sunday, December 8
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Singleheader)
1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints
Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
4:05 PM
Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Thursday, December 12
8:20 PM
^New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, December 15
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
4:25 PM
Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, December 22
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans
Carolina Panthers at Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons
4:25 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, December 29
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
4:25 PM
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Saturday, January 4 or Sunday, January 5, 2020
NFC Wild Card Game
Saturday, January 11 or Sunday, January 12, 2020
NFC Divisional Playoff Game
Sunday, January 19, 2020
NFC Championship Game
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
* 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 10-17, 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.
***Cross flex games from the NFC broadcast package can move from FOX to CBS in exchange for games from the AFC broadcast package. A select number of games can be swapped between FOX and CBS from Week 1-16 with two weeks advance notice and in Week 17 with one-week advance notice. FOX and CBS will receive an equal number of games under the league's cross flex plan.
^Denotes game is simulcast on NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video and distributed in Spanish on FOX Deportes. NFL Network and Amazon simulcast subject to change.
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