Okay, so I needed to figure out which NFL games were gonna be on TV in my area for week 3 back in 2023. It’s always a bit of a guessing game unless you check the maps, especially if you’re trying to catch a specific matchup that isn’t your local team.
First thing I did, just hopped on my computer and opened up a search engine. Pretty standard stuff. Didn’t need anything fancy.
Typed in something simple like nfl tv map week 3 2023. You get a flood of results, right? News articles, forums, people talking about the games, all sorts of stuff.
Finding the Actual Map
I had to sift through that a bit. I skipped past the general news chatter because I wasn’t looking for commentary, just the straight dope on the broadcast schedule. I was specifically looking for those sites that actually specialize in posting the broadcast maps each week. You know the ones, they usually have the maps broken down by network, like CBS and FOX, and show which regions get which games.
- Scrolled through the search results pretty quickly.
- Looked for site names or descriptions that sounded like they focused purely on TV schedules or sports media mapping.
- Clicked on one that looked promising, the kind that reliably has these maps every season. I’ve learned over time which places tend to get it right and post them clearly.
Landed on a page, and yeah, there it was. They usually update it sometime mid-week, maybe Wednesday or Thursday before the Sunday games. So I found the section specifically for Week 3 of the 2023 season.
Reading the Coverage Details
The maps themselves can look a bit busy at first glance. They’re basically just maps of the US, covered in different colors. Each color represents a different game being shown in that area.
So, the next step was finding the key or the legend. That’s super important. It tells you which color matches which game (like, say, blue is Chiefs vs. Bears, red is Cowboys vs. Cardinals, etc.). Without the key, the map’s just a colorful mess.
Then, I looked for my specific region on the map. I had to pinpoint roughly where I lived. They usually have separate maps for the different time slots too:
- CBS Early games
- CBS Late games
- FOX Early games (Singleheader/Doubleheader markets matter here too)
- FOX Late games
I checked the maps relevant to the games I cared about. Found my area, noted the color covering it, and then matched that color back to the game listed in the key. Boom, that told me exactly what game I’d be getting locally on the main broadcast channels.
Took maybe five, ten minutes total once I found a good source. Got the info I needed without too much fuss. Now I knew if the game I wanted was on my local TV or if I’d need to figure something else out. Simple process, really, just needed to do the legwork to find the right visual aid online.
