While the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions will play a historic matchup on “Sunday Night Football” to determine the winner of the NFC North in Week 18, the battle between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears in the early timeslot on FOX will be seen across the NFC on Sunday northern television market.
Television markets in Green Bay, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City and Denver will watch Packers vs. Bears on Sunday at noon.
Other games broadcast at noon on FOX include the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Washington Commanders, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Here’s the early Sunday broadcast map on FOX via 506sports.com:
FOX’s No. 1 team, Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady, will star in Saints vs. Buccaneers. Packers and Bears get Kevin Kugler and Daryl Johnston.
The Packers have clinched a playoff spot and will be seeded No. 6 or 7. The Bears have lost 10 straight games since starting 4-2 and were eliminated. Chicago hasn’t won at Lambeau Field since 2015.
With a Packers win and a Commanders loss in Dallas, the Packers will move into sixth place in the standings – so keep an eye on Mike McCarthy’s team on Sunday.
Winner of the Vikings vs. The Lions will determine the winner of the NFC North and the number 1 seed in the NFC playoffs in the final game of the regular season.