Packers vs. Vikings Week 1 TV broadcast map shows wide coverage
As long as you don’t live in AFC West territory, you’ll be able to see the Packers’ opener on local TV.
The Green Bay Packers begin their 2026 NFL season against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, December 29, 2024. The game will air at 3:25 PM Central time and will be broadcasted on CBS across most of the United States. In addition to the Packers-Vikings matchup, CBS will also air one of the Cardinals-Chargers games in the late afternoon slot, while FOX will carry the Commanders-Eagles or Dolphins-Raiders game.
The broadcast map from 506sports.com indicates that the Packers-Vikings game will be shown in red, while the Cardinals-Chargers game will be displayed in blue. The blue areas will show the Cardinals-Chargers game to fans of those teams as well as the other AFC West teams, which include the Raiders, Broncos, and Chiefs.
Jim Nantz will lead CBS' color commentary for the Packers' opening game, alongside J.J. Watt, who has moved up from CBS's second team to replace Tony Romo. Romo was suspended from CBS programming earlier this summer after being arrested in Milwaukee for operating while intoxicated (OWI), a charge he later pleaded no contest to. CBS is reportedly negotiating a buyout of Romo's remaining contract.
This will be the first of four games scheduled for the Packers in the late afternoon "Game of the Week" time slot this season, all of which are set to take place in the first nine weeks of the season. However, areas on the west coast that host home teams or divisional opponents playing in that late time slot might not have the opportunity to watch all four games.
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