Fox Sports begins its 23rd season as a Sunday afternoon broadcast television home of the National Football League today by announcing its 2016 regular-season schedule. The season culminates beneath falling confetti at Houston's NRG Stadium following FOX Sports' presentation of SUPER BOWL LI, the seventh NFL championship to be determined on FOX over the last 20 years.
The 2016
FOX NFL season follows a 2015 campaign that marked the network's second most-watched season since it began broadcasting games in 1994, averaging a 12.0/25 household rating/share, with 20.745 million viewers across all games. AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK averaged an impressive 15.4/29, with 26.8 million viewers, continuing its run as the highest-rated and most-watched show in all of television for the sixth consecutive year, according to Nielsen.
FOX NFL SUNDAY also continued to reign supreme in 2015, ranking No. 1 among all NFL pregame shows for the 22nd consecutive year, posting a 3.5/9 household rating/share, with 5.3 million viewers, matching its highest rating since 2004 (3.5 in 2010).
Presenting a schedule that includes 102 games,
FOX NFL's coverage is led by nine editions of AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK, national doubleheader broadcasts. This season, AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK debuts in Week 1 on Sunday, Sept.11, highlighted by an NFC East showdown in which the New York Giants travel to AT&T Stadium to face the division-rival Dallas Cowboys at 4:25 PM ET.
Additional AGOTW matchups include Dallas at San Francisco (Week 4); Dallas at Green Bay (Week 6); Arizona at Carolina (Week 8); Dallas at Pittsburgh (Week 10); the New York Giants at Pittsburgh (Week 13); Seattle at Green Bay (Week 14); and Arizona at Seattle (Week 16).
In Week 8, the Cincinnati Bengals face the Washington Redskins at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 9:30 AM ET, as
Fox Sports once again televises the NFL's United Kingdom International Series, beginning early in the morning as part of a special tripleheader that concludes with AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK featuring a 2015 NFC Championship Game rematch between the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers at 4:25 PM ET.
In late November, there will be no love lost during the traditional
FOX NFL Thanksgiving Day game as a fierce NFC East divisional clash between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, Thursday, Nov. 24 at 4:30 PM ET.
The
FOX NFL schedule includes 12 appearances by quarterback Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals, and nine appearances each by Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Cam Newton and the defending NFC Champion Carolina Panthers, Russell Wilson,
Richard Sherman and the always entertaining Seattle Seahawks, and
Eli Manning, the electrifying
Odell Beckham Jr. and the New York Giants. Additionally, the newly-relocated Los Angeles Rams make 12 appearances on
FOX this season.
Once playoff teams are determined,
Fox Sports presents live postseason coverage that includes an NFC Wild Card Game, the NFC Divisional Playoffs, the NFC Championship Game and
SUPER BOWL LI, the network's seventh delivery of the NFL's title game.
Each week, coverage begins with
FOX NFL KICKOFF (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET/8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT), leading into the award-winning
FOX NFL SUNDAY (12:00-1:00 PM ET/9:00-10:00 AM PT), America's most-watched pregame show for 22 straight seasons. Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee return as co-hosts alongside analysts Howie Long,
Jimmy Johnson and
Michael Strahan. Bradshaw, Menefee, Long, Johnson and Strahan are joined by NFL insider Jay Glazer and NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira. Since its premiere in September 1994,
FOX NFL SUNDAY has won 20 Emmy Awards for its production and personalities, including four for Outstanding Studio Show.
The 2016
FOX NFL season begins with a preseason doubleheader, Sunday, Aug.28, highlighted by the first-ever game to be played at the Minnesota Vikings' brand new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The
VIKINGS host the San Diego Chargers at 1:00 PM ET on FOX. The back-end of the doubleheader pits the Arizona Cardinals against two-time defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt, new quarterback Brock Osweiler and the Houston Texans at 4:00 PM ET.
2016
FOX NFL BROADCAST SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES ET)
Sunday, September 11 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons Chicago Bears at Houston Texans Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars Minnesota
VIKINGS at Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints 4:25 PM New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts
Sunday, September 18 1:00 PM New Orleans Saints at New York Giants Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers 4:05 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams
Sunday, September 25 1:00 PM Washington Redskins at New York Giants Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Minnesota
VIKINGS at Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills 4:05 PM Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, October 2 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets 4:25 PM Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers
Sunday, October 9 1:00 PM Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts 4:05 PM Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos
Sunday, October 16 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills 4:25 PM Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, October 23 1:00 PM Minnesota
VIKINGS at Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs 4:05 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons
Sunday, October 30 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Tripleheader) 9:30 AM Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals (London) 1:00 PM Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions at Houston Texans 4:25 PM Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
Sunday, November 6 1:00 PM Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants Detroit Lions at Minnesota
VIKINGS Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns 4:05 PM Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, November 13 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota
VIKINGS at Washington Redskins Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans 4:25 PM Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, November 20 1:00 PM Chicago Bears at New York Giants Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota
VIKINGS Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs 4:05 PM Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams
Thursday, November 24 4:30 PM Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, November 28 1:00 PM Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins New York Giants at Cleveland Browns 4:05 PM Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, December 4 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals 4:25 PM New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers
Sunday, December 11 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers at Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins Minnesota
VIKINGS at Jacksonville Jaguars 4:25 PM Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams
Sunday, December 18 1:00 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions at New York Giants Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens 4:05 PM New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons
Saturday, December 24 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears Minnesota
VIKINGS at Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints 4:25 PM Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
Sunday, January 1 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader) 1:00 PM Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants at Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Chicago Bears at Minnesota
VIKINGS New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:25 PM Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, January 8, 2017 NFC Wild Card Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Saturday, January 14, 2017 NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Sunday, January 15, 2017 NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Sunday, January 22, 2017 NFC Championship Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Sunday, February 5, 2017
SUPER BOWL LI (NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas)
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FOX NFL games scheduled in Weeks 5-9 are part of the NFL's flexible schedule plan. During this period, flexible schedule 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.
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FOX NFL games scheduled in Weeks 10-17, excluding Week 16/Christmas Eve, 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 to the late afternoon broadcast window.
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