This week, zero NFL teams are on bye, so the Week 13 slate features 16 games. That includes three Thanksgiving Day games, the second-ever Black Friday contest, and a number of matchups that will significantly impact the NFL playoff picture.
Looking at the NFL coverage map, let’s see which games will be broadcast in different areas of the country in Week 13 while also previewing each contest.
NFL Coverage Map for Week 13
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They color-code the maps based on where each game will air across the major networks, and these maps are subject to change during the week.
CBS Early NFL TV Coverage Map
Red: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
The Steelers are 8-3 and held a lead with one minute left in two of their three losses. The Russell Wilson “moon balls” get a lot of attention, and they are fun, but over 39% of his attempts in all five of his starts have traveled less than five yards downfield (season rate: 45%).
Scoreless in the first quarter on Thursday night, snapping a 22-quarter scoring streak (it took a missed field goal and a failed fourth down). In the Thursday night snowstorm, the Steelers allowed a touchdown on 30% of drives (their worst mark of the season) and 2.4 points per drive (their second-worst mark).
There have been an average of 67.3 points scored in Cincinnati’s past four home games (they’ve lost three of those contests). If you remove the weird Week 1 loss to the Patriots, Joe Burrow’s 17-game pace is 4,869 passing yards, 46 touchdowns, and seven interceptions (2011 MVP Aaron Rodgers: 4,643 yards, 45 touchdowns, and six interceptions).
Cincinnati has scored on 32 of 33 red zone trips – that’s a 97% rate, putting them in position to challenge the Rams’ 98.2% rate from last season. Defensively, the Bengals are allowing 8.4 yards per pass and 12.9 yards per completion over their past four games, not intercepting a single pass in those 122 attempts.
Blue: Los Angeles Chargers at Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles embarks upon its third two-game road trip of the season. In the previous two trips, they won the first game and lost the second one (Week 14: at Kansas City). There have been 50 instances this season in which a QB has thrown 3+ touchdown passes in a game — Justin Herbert’s name is not on that list.
In Weeks 8-12, Los Angeles has picked up just 32.8% of their third downs (Weeks 1-7: 42.5%). Defensively, the Chargers have allowed more than three points in only two first quarters this season, something that has allowed this team to function from a position of power (7-3-1 record in first quarters).
Five of the Falcons’ six home games this season have been decided by a single possession. Atlanta’s recent struggles have been the result of Kirk Cousins not living up to expectations. In Weeks 10-11, he completed just 60.4% of his passes with zero scores and two interceptions when not blitzed (Weeks 8-9: 82.1% with six touchdowns and zero interceptions).
The Falcons scored 3.1 points per drive in Week 8 against the Bucs – in Week 9 their rate fell to 2.5, in Week 10 to 1.6, and in the Week 11 disaster against the Broncos, just 0.6. Defensively, Atlanta hasn’t forced a turnover in three straight games (they only had two such games through the first eight weeks this season).
Green: Tennessee Titans at Washington Commanders
Tennessee has 21 turnovers this season, their most through 11 games since 2015. They’ve forced just nine turnovers, their second-lowest mark at this point in the season during the 2000s. Will Levis opened last week at Houston with 11 straight completions (177 yards and a touchdown)
The Titans had multiple drives reach the red zone in each of their first nine games — they have had a total of two such drives over the past two weeks. The Tennessee defense has shown glimpses of promise, but they are coughing up chunk plays at an alarming rate.
Yards Per Completion Allowed
- Week 8: 6.3
- Week 9: 7.1
- Week 10: 11.7
- Week 11: 12.3
- Week 12: 12.4
Eight of Washington’s 12 games this season have been decided by a single score, including each of their past five. Are the ribs bothering Jayden Daniels? Since getting banged up in Week 7, he’s completed just 31.6% of passes when under duress (Weeks 1-6: 57.1%).
The Rams have scored under 2.25 points per drive three times this season, two of which have come in the past two weeks (at Eagles and vs. Cowboys). Washington has allowed at least 26 points in all three games during this losing streak — they allowed more than 15 points in just two of their six previous games.
Yellow: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots
Every Colts road game this season has been decided by one possession (most recent: Week 11’s 28-27 win in New York over the Jets). In Week 12, Anthony Richardson completed just 11-of-28 passes (39.3%) with zero touchdowns. He now has as many games this season with 25+ attempts and a sub-40% completion rate as the rest of the NFL (two).
Indianapolis was forced to punt on 60% of their drives on Sunday against the Lions, their highest rate this season. The Colts are encouraging the checkdowns. In Week 11 against the Jets, their opponent’s aDOT was 4.3 yards and last week, the Lions posted a 5.7 aDOT against Indy (prior to this run, no opponent had a sub-6.5-yard aDOT against the Colts).
The Patriots are tied with the Panthers for most losses by 15+ points this season (five). New England had two such results all of last season. QB: The ups and downs of a rookie Drake Maye’s completion percentage marks for the month of November (ending with the most recent): 70.7%, 60%, 75%, and 59.5%.
After scoring on over 40% of their drives in consecutive games (at Bears and vs. Rams), New England managed points on just one-of-12 drives in Miami (8.3%). The Patriots have allowed an opponent to post a 125+ passer rating twice this season, both times in the past two weeks (Rams and Dolphins).
CBS Late NFL TV Coverage Map
Nationally Televised: Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens
Now is the time – the Eagles were 10-1 through 11 games last season (9-2 this season) before stumbling to the finish line by losing five of six to round out the regular season. Jalen Hurts’ quick pass rate has increased in three consecutive weeks, and he’s posted a triple-digit passer rating in six of his past seven games.
The Eagles have scored a touchdown on 29.4% of their drives this season, the exact mark they had through 11 games last season. Opponents are six-of-34 (17.6%) on third downs against Philadelphia over the past three weeks.
Baltimore had a late bye last season (Week 13) and came out of it firing with four straight wins (+73 point differential). Their bye awaits them in Week 14 before the fate of their season is decided (Weeks 15-18: Giants — Steelers — Texans — Browns). Lamar Jackson has thrown a deep touchdown pass (15+ air yards) in four straight games, matching the second-longest streak of his career.
As explosive as the Ravens can be, they’ve been blanked in the first quarter five times this season, including each of their past three games. There are 14 defenses this season allowing over 125 rushing yards per game this season — Baltimore hasn’t allowed a single team to do that.
FOX Single NFL TV Coverage Map
Red: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
Three straight Cardinals games have seen a team fail to score 10 points (last week: 16-6 loss to the Seahawks). Kyler Murray was pressured on 16 dropbacks by the Seahawks last week – he completed two-of-10 passes for 29 yards with an interception in those spots.
The Cardinals were held without a red zone touchdown on Sunday in Seattle, their first such game of the season (they had eight such scores in their three games prior). Over their past three games, Arizona has allowed points on just 25% of drives (Weeks 1-8: 50.7%).
This is Minnesota’s first of three straight at home, following four of five games on the road. Over the past two weeks, Sam Darnold has turned 19 play-action passes into 306 yards, three scores, and zero interceptions.
Minnesota has averaged over 38 yards per drive in three of its past four games (it had not averaged even 34 yards per drive before). The Vikings allowed the Bears to gain only 1.56 yards per carry after contact on Sunday (second-best showing by this defense of the season).
Green: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets
After this week, the Seahawks play a playoff hopeful in three consecutive weeks (Cardinals, Packers, and Vikings). Geno Smith posted a quick pass rate of 64.5% on Sunday, his highest rate since Week 5.
Seattle pulled off a big win over the Cardinals on Sunday despite punting on half of their possessions, their highest rate of the season. The Seahawks have intercepted a pass in five straight games, a run coming on the heels of five straight games without an interception.
Aaron Rodgers didn’t lose more than three games in three seasons while with the Packers. If the Jets can’t upset the Seahawks or Dolphins over the next two weeks, the 2024 Jets will have a pair of four-game losing streaks in just over two months. Rodgers has 20 pressured dropbacks over his past two games and has totaled 19 passing yards in those instances.
New York scored on 30% of their drives in Week 9, a rate that ticked up to 33.3% in Week 10 and 41.7% in the Week 11 loss to the Colts. In Weeks 1-5, New York allowed just 1.39 points per drive, a rate that has spiked to 2.66 since (91.4% increase).
Orange: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston’s last win against a starting quarterback that hasn’t either been benched at some point this season or started the season on the bench – Week 5 vs. Buffalo (they are 3-4 since with wins over Drake Maye, Anthony Richardson, and Cooper Rush). C.J. Stroud completed a season-high seven deep passes against the Titans on Sunday (it is worth noting that he has thrown a deep interception in three consecutive games).
Over their past six games, the Texans have had 26 red zone drives – they have just 11 touchdowns to show for those drives. In a home game against the Titans last week, the Texans allowed a 118.4 passer rating, their second-worst showing of the season (Will Levis averaged 11.6 yards per pass attempt).
The Jaguars are 3-14 over their past 17 games, the worst mark in the NFL over that stretch (point differential: -131). Mac Jones has earned grades of D+ and D per our QB+ metric in his two starts this season (Weeks 10-11).
During this second four-game losing streak of the season, Jacksonville has converted just 11 of 40 third downs (27.5%). In their Week 11 loss to the Lions, Jacksonville gave up 5.78 points per drive, the first team to allow over five points per drive since the 2021 Eagles (they did it in Weeks 4 and 18).
Blue: Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints (Late)
The Rams play three of their next four games on the road, with their lone home game during that stretch coming against the Buffalo Bills. Matthew Stafford has thrown multiple touchdown passes in four of his past five games (zero such efforts in his first six games of this season).
For the first time this season, Los Angeles has scored at least two points per drive in consecutive games. Defense: Over the past three weeks, the Rams have allowed a first down on 50% of third down attempts (Weeks 1-9: 36%).
The Saints have one win this season against a team with a .500 record or better (wins: Panthers, Cowboys, Falcons, and Browns). Derek Carr is on a career pace in passer rating, yards per pass, and touchdown rate.
The Saints picked up 50% of their third downs in the Week 10 win over the Browns, something that was nice to see after converting just 27.3% of their third down attempts in Weeks 8-10. In Weeks 1-5, New Orleans created pressure on 38.1% of opponent dropbacks (Weeks 6-12: 26.3%).
Yellow: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers (Late)
Tampa Bay closed last regular season by winning five of six games, a run they might need to replicate this year to make the playoffs. Baker Mayfield completed five of six deep passes on Sunday against the Giants with Mike Evans back in the mix. He completed five-of-17 such attempts in the three games prior.
The Bucs have scored a touchdown on 12-of-15 red zone drives over their past four games (80%). In Week 12 against the Giants, the Bucs allowed seven points on 10 drives (0.7 points per drive). In their four games prior, 3.1 points were allowed per drive.
Carolina has played three straight games decided by three or fewer points (their first eight games this season were all decided by double digits). Bryce Young averaged 7.5 yards per pass against Kansas City, his best showing in a start since Week 16 of last season (vs. Packers).
The Panthers averaged 44.6 yards per drive against the Chiefs, 23.9% better than in any other game this season. Over their past three games, Carolina has allowed a touchdown on just five-of-12 (41.7%) of red zone trips (NFL average: 56.7%).
NFL Week 13 National TV Broadcasts
San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills (SNF)
The 49ers have lost consecutive games on two separate occasions this season – the last time they did that was in 2020. Brandon Allen was fine when not pressured (75% complete), but was just two-of-nine when feeling the heat.
The 49ers averaged 2.31 points per drive in Weeks 1-11, a rate that dropped to 0.83 under Allen in Lambeau on Sunday. Defensively, San Francisco creates pressure on 36.3% of non-blitzed dropbacks, the sixth-highest rate in the league through 12 weeks.
A seventh straight win would match Buffalo’s longest single-season run of the 2000s (2022). Why is Josh Allen’s interception rate (1.5%) trending for a career-low? His quick pass rate sits at 67%, easily a career-high (2023: 58.4%).
The Bills have picked at least 50% of their third downs in four straight games (one such effort in their first seven games). Buffalo is allowing opponents to convert 40.8% of third downs, its worst rate since 2012 (44%).
Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos (MNF)
Over the past month, the Browns are 2-2 with wins over the Ravens/Steelers and losses to the Chargers/Saints. Their point differential across those four games is -28. Even in the conditions and against an elite defense, Jameis Winston continued to inch up his in-pocket completion percentage (58.1% in Week 9, 61.9% in Week 11, and 63.6% in Week 12).
Cleveland picked up 53.3% of their third downs in the upset win over the Ravens in Week 8. That rate fell to 35.3% in Week 9, 23.1% in Week 11, and 10% in Week 12 (one-of-10). In their first five games, the Browns allowed 6.2 net yards per pass attempt, a rate that has swelled to 8.3 since (up 33.9%).
Could the Broncos post their first double-digit win season since 2015? They need to win three of five games to close the season. Based on lookahead lines, their average spread moving forward is +2.3 points. Bo Nix has completed 12-of-14 red zone passes (six touchdowns) over the past three weeks.
The Broncos allow pressure on just 30% of dropbacks, the sixth lowest in the NFL (they ranked 28th last season). The Broncos were embarrassed in Baltimore, giving up 41 points during the Week 9 loss. They’ve allowed 41 points in the three weeks since.