CBS SPORTS 2020 NFL SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTED BY BROADCAST OF SUPER BOWL LV

THE NFL ON CBS SCHEDULE FEATURES AFC'S BRIGHT YOUNG STAR QUARTERBACKS INCLUDING KANSAS CITY'S SUPER BOWL MVP PATRICK MAHOMES AND BALTIMORE'S NFL MVP LAMAR JACKSON, AND MARQUEE NFC MATCH-UPS

Schedule Features Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs Nine Times

As NFL Playoffs Expand, Network Adds Second Wild Card Game Airing on CBS, CBS All Access and Nickelodeon

CBS Sports' 2020 NFL ON CBS schedule is highlighted by its exclusive coverage of Super Bowl LV from Tampa, Fla. on February 7, 2021, marking the 21st time the CBS Television Network has broadcast the Super Bowl - the most of any network.

The CBS schedule boasts the NFL's brightest young star quarterbacks from the AFC including Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes, Baltimore's Lamar Jackson, Houston's Deshaun Watson, Cleveland's Baker Mayfield, Buffalo's Josh Allen and the New York Jets' Sam Darnold, as well as rookies Joe Burrow in Cincinnati, Tua Tagovailoa in Miami and the Los Angeles Chargers' Justin Herbert who were all Top 6 draft picks. CBS' Super Bowl campaign begins on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Highlighting the schedule in games being played in the NFL's highest-rated and most-watched window each week, the 4:25 PM, ET national game on doubleheader weeks, is a match-up of Mahomes' Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 12 (11/29), as well as Pittsburgh vs. Dallas in Week 9 (11/8), New England vs. Kansas City in Week 4 (10/4), Kansas City vs. New Orleans in Week 15 (12/20), Kansas City vs. L.A. Chargers in the Chargers' home opener in their new stadium in Week 2 (9/20), and Baltimore vs. Houston in Week 2 (9/20).

Marquee NFC cross-flex match-ups anchored by games in the 4:25 PM, ET national window are highlighted by New York Giants vs. Dallas in Week 5 (10/11), Philadelphia vs. Green Bay in Week 13 (12/6) and San Francisco vs. New England in Week 7 (10/25), plus the L.A. Rams vs. Seattle at 4:05 PM, ET in Week 16 (12/27).

The annual Thanksgiving Day broadcast featuring Houston vs. Detroit in Week 12 (11/26) also highlights THE NFL ON CBS schedule; as well as compelling early window 1:00 PM, ET games: New York Giants vs. Chicago in Week 2 (9/20), Baltimore vs. Philadelphia in Week 6 (10/18) and Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore in Week 7 (10/25).

In addition, the CBS schedule features nine appearances each by the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers, 10 appearances each by the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens, and 11 by the Houston Texans; as well as three appearances each by the New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings, and two appearances each by the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NFL ON CBS NATIONAL GAMES:

Kansas City vs. L.A. Chargers, Baltimore vs. Houston - Sunday, Sept. 20 - 4:25 PM, ET

New England vs. Kansas City - Sunday, Oct. 4 - 4:25 PM, ET

N.Y. Giants vs. Dallas - Sunday, Oct. 11 - 4:25 PM, ET

San Francisco vs. New England, Kansas City vs. Denver - Sunday, Oct. 25 - 4:25 PM, ET

Pittsburgh vs. Dallas - Sunday, Nov. 8 - 4:25 PM, ET

Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay - Sunday, Nov. 29 - 4:25 PM, ET

Philadelphia vs. Green Bay, New England vs. L.A. Chargers - Sunday, Dec. 6 - 4:25 PM, ET

Kansas City vs. New Orleans - Sunday, Dec. 20 - 4:25 PM, ET

ADDITIONAL NFL ON CBS SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS:

N.Y. Giants vs. Chicago - Sunday, Sept. 20 - 1:00 PM, ET

Baltimore vs. Philadelphia - Sunday, Oct. 18 - 1:00 PM, ET

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore - Sunday, Oct. 25 - 1:00 PM, ET

N.Y. Jets vs. Kansas City - Sunday, Nov. 1 - 1:00 PM, ET

Detroit vs. Minnesota - Sunday, Nov. 8 - 1:00 PM, ET

New England vs. Houston - Sunday, Nov. 22 - 1:00 PM, ET

Tennessee vs. Baltimore - Sunday, Nov. 22 - 1:00 PM, ET

Cincinnati vs. Miami - Sunday, Dec. 6 - 1:00 PM, ET

Kansas City vs. Miami - Sunday, Dec. 13 - 1:00 PM, ET

Cleveland vs. N.Y. Giants - Sunday, Dec. 20 - 1:00 PM, ET

L.A. Rams vs. Seattle - Sunday, Dec. 27 - 4:05 PM, ET

The regular-season schedule is followed by a full post-season slate including two Wild Card playoff games on January 9 and 10, 2021. With the NFL's expansion of the playoffs, the Wild Card game played on January 10 also will be separately produced for a younger audience to air on Nickelodeon. An AFC Divisional playoff game will air on January 16 or 17, followed by the AFC Championship Game on January 24 and Super Bowl LV on February 7.

THE NFL ON CBS' announce team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson lead CBS' 61st year of coverage of the NFL as the Network is scheduled to broadcast 98 games during 17 weeks of the regular-season, as well as AFC playoffs and Super Bowl LV.

The 2020 NFL ON CBS schedule will be streamed live via the CBS All Access subscription service. CBS All Access subscribers will receive the NFL ON CBS games that are broadcast in their local market.

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THE NFL ON CBS' preseason schedule begins Saturday, Aug. 22 (8:00 PM, ET) live in primetime with the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Network's second preseason game sees the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Atlanta Falcons live in primetime on Friday, Aug. 28 (8:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer of CBS Sports' coverage of the NFL. David Berson is President, CBS Sports. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Senior Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

Following is the complete 2020-21 NFL ON CBS broadcast schedule.

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2020-21 NFL ON CBS BROADCAST SCHEDULE (All times ET)

WEEK 1 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 Cleveland at Baltimore 1:00 N.Y. Jets at Buffalo 1:00 Las Vegas at Carolina 1:00 Indianapolis at Jacksonville 1:00 Miami at New England 1:00 L.A. Chargers at Cincinnati 4:05

WEEK 2 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 CBS Doubleheader N.Y. Giants at Chicago 1:00 Buffalo at Miami 1:00 Denver at Pittsburgh 1:00 Jacksonville at Tennessee 1:00 Baltimore at Houston 4:25 Kansas City at L.A. Chargers 4:25

WEEK 3 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 27 Tennessee at Minnesota 1:00 Las Vegas at New England 1:00 Cincinnati at Philadelphia 1:00 Houston at Pittsburgh 1:00 N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis 4:05 Carolina at L.A. Chargers 4:05

WEEK 4 - SUNDAY, OCT. 4 CBS Doubleheader Indianapolis at Chicago 1:00 Jacksonville at Cincinnati 1:00 L.A. Chargers at Tampa Bay 1:00 Pittsburgh at Tennessee 1:00 Baltimore at Washington 1:00 New England at Kansas City 4:25 Buffalo at Las Vegas 4:25

WEEK 5 - SUNDAY, OCT. 11 CBS Doubleheader Cincinnati at Baltimore 1:00 Jacksonville at Houston 1:00 Las Vegas at Kansas City 1:00 Denver at New England 1:00 Buffalo at Tennessee 1:00 Indianapolis at Cleveland 4:25 N.Y. Giants at Dallas 4:25

WEEK 6 - SUNDAY, OCT. 18 Baltimore at Philadelphia 1:00 Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 Houston at Tennessee 1:00 Miami at Denver 4:05 N.Y. Jets at L.A. Chargers 4:05

WEEK 7 - SUNDAY, OCT. 25 CBS Doubleheader Pittsburgh at Baltimore 1:00 Cleveland at Cincinnati 1:00 L.A. Chargers at Miami 1:00 Buffalo at N.Y. Jets 1:00 Kansas City at Denver 4:25 San Francisco at New England 4:25

WEEK 8 - SUNDAY, NOV. 1 New England at Buffalo 1:00 Tennessee at Cincinnati 1:00 Indianapolis at Detroit 1:00 N.Y. Jets at Kansas City 1:00 Jacksonville at L.A. Chargers 4:05

WEEK 9 - SUNDAY, NOV. 8 CBS Doubleheader Denver at Atlanta 1:00 Baltimore at Indianapolis 1:00 Houston at Jacksonville 1:00 Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 Miami at Arizona 4:25 Pittsburgh at Dallas 4:25

WEEK 10 - SUNDAY, NOV. 15 Buffalo at Arizona 4:05 Denver at Las Vegas 4:05 N.Y. Jets at Miami 4:05

WEEK 11 - SUNDAY, NOV. 22 Tennessee at Baltimore 1:00 New England at Houston 1:00 Pittsburgh at Jacksonville 1:00 Cincinnati at Washington 1:00 L.A. Chargers at Denver 4:05

WEEK 12 - THURSDAY, NOV. 26 - THANKSGIVING DAY Houston at Detroit 12:30

WEEK 12 - SUNDAY, NOV. 29 CBS Doubleheader Las Vegas at Atlanta 1:00 L.A. Chargers at Buffalo 1:00 Tennessee at Indianapolis 1:00 Cleveland at Jacksonville 1:00 Miami at N.Y. Jets 1:00 Kansas City at Tampa Bay 4:25

WEEK 13 - SUNDAY, DEC. 6 CBS Doubleheader Indianapolis at Houston 1:00 Cincinnati at Miami 1:00 Jacksonville at Minnesota 1:00 Las Vegas at N.Y. Jets 1:00 Cleveland at Tennessee 1:00 Philadelphia at Green Bay 4:25 New England at L.A. Chargers 4:25

WEEK 14 - SUNDAY, DEC. 13 Denver at Carolina 1:00 Houston at Chicago 1:00 Tennessee at Jacksonville 1:00 Kansas City at Miami 1:00 Indianapolis at Las Vegas 4:05 N.Y. Jets at Seattle 4:05

WEEK 15 - SUNDAY, DEC. 20 CBS Doubleheader Jacksonville at Baltimore 1:00 New England at Miami 1:00 Cleveland at N.Y. Giants 1:00 Kansas City at New Orleans 4:25

WEEK 16 - SUNDAY, DEC. 27 Cincinnati at Houston 1:00 Indianapolis at Pittsburgh 1:00 Carolina at Washington 1:00 L.A. Rams at Seattle 4:05

WEEK 17 - SUNDAY, JAN. 3, 2021 CBS Doubleheader Miami at Buffalo 1:00 Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00 Pittsburgh at Cleveland 1:00 L.A. Chargers at Kansas City 1:00 N.Y. Jets at New England 1:00 Tennessee at Houston 1:00 Jacksonville at Indianapolis 1:00 Las Vegas at Denver 4:25

AFC WILD CARD - JAN. 9-10, 2021

AFC DIVISIONAL - JAN. 16 or 17, 2021

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP - SUNDAY, JAN. 24

SUPER BOWL LV - SUNDAY, FEB. 7