Fox Sports, the home of the National Football Conference, will air a total of 103 regular season games including 9 doubleheaders. Fox’s season includes one NFC Wild Card Playoff game, two Divisional Playoff games and the NFC Championship.
Among the highlights for Fox this upcoming season, a Week 4 game between New Orleans at Green Bay, a rematch of last season’s opener, the New York Giants heading to Candlestick Park for a NFC Championship rematch with the 49ers in Week 6, and Fox’s first Giants-Cowboys game since 2010 in Week 8 (NBC had both games last season and the first game this upcoming season).
We have the entire NFL on Fox schedule for you.
2012 NFL ON FOX SEASON KICKS OFF SUNDAY SEPT. 9th
Super Bowl Champion New York Giants Featured Nine Times Including Oct. 14th NFC Championship Rematch Against San Francisco 49ers
Week 1 Highlighted by Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers Hosting 49ers & Saints’ First Game without Coach Payton
NFL on FOX Looks for Continued Ratings Growth with Playoff Teams Making 68 Appearances on 2012 ScheduleNew York, NY – The 19th season of the NFL on FOX premieres Sunday, Sept. 9 with doubleheader coverage of seven games including one of the most anticipated matchups of the season as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers host Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers. Week 1 action begins with the New Orleans Saints playing their first game without head coach Sean Payton hosting Washington in what could be Robert Griffin III’s NFL debut.
At present, FOX Sports is scheduled to broadcast 103 regular-season games, including nine editions of AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK (NFL on FOX’s national doubleheader window and the highest-rated most-watched NFL game on any network) and the traditional Thanksgiving Day game this year featuring the Redskins taking on Tony Romo’s Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, TX.
Viewers can look forward to many exciting matchups on the NFL on FOX schedule including two recent Super Bowl Champions facing off on Sunday, Sept. 30 when the Packers host the Saints in Week 4. The reigning Super Bowl Champs headline Week 6 when the Giants travel to San Francisco to take on the 49ers in a highly anticipated NFC Championship Game rematch on Sunday, Oct. 14. The Giants are also featured Week 8 when Eli Manning’s team heads to Arlington to take on the Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 28. Other key dates include a clash in Philadelphia with the Eagles hosting the Cowboys in an NFC East battle on Sunday, Nov. 11 followed by a Week 12 NFC Divisional Playoff rematch between the 49ers and Saints in New Orleans on Sunday, Nov. 25. Week 14 features two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL when Drew Brees’ Saints faceoff against Eli Manning’s Giants on Sunday, Dec. 9. As the regular season reaches its final stretch, the NFL’s oldest rivalry resumes on FOX Sports in a Week 15 matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Dec. 16. Weeks 16 and 17 could see many teams fighting for playoff positioning with the Cowboys hosting the Saints and the Giants traveling to Baltimore to take on the reigning AFC North Champions on Sunday, Dec. 23. The following week features two key divisional matchups with the Eagles traveling to New Meadowlands Stadium to face the Giants and the Detroit Lions hosting the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Dec. 30.
Each week, coverage begins with FOX NFL SUNDAY (12:00-1:00 PM ET/9:00-10:00 AM PT), America’s most-watched pregame show for 18-straight seasons. Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee return as co-hosts alongside analysts Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Michael Strahan, NFL insider Jay Glazer and comedian Frank Caliendo. 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 2011 NFL season was one for the record books for FOX Sports. Just when you thought that NFL ratings couldn’t get any higher, the regular season averaged a 12.0/24 national household rating/share and was FOX Sports’ highest-rated NFL season in 16 years (12.5/29 in 1995). It also marked ratings growth for the third consecutive year, a first for the NFC package since the 1970 merger. FOX was the only full-season NFL television carrier to boast a year-over-year ratings increase last season. The NFL on FOX 2011 season was +2% compared to 2010 (11.8/24), and since posting a 10.5 HH rating for the 2008 season, NFL on FOX ratings have grown +14% over the last three seasons (10.5 in 2008 to 12.0 in 2011). In addition, audience for the NFL on FOX for 2011 averaged 20.1 million viewers, tying 2010 as FOX Sports’ most-watched NFL season ever.
The 2012 NFL on FOX season includes 68 appearances of last season’s playoff teams, including nine games featuring the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. The NFC South Champion New Orleans Saints and the NFC Wild Card Atlanta Falcons each play 11 games on FOX, while the NFC Wild Card Lions play 10. The NFC West Champion 49ers and NFC North Champion Packers are each scheduled for nine games.
Once the playoff teams are determined, the NFL on FOX presents exclusive live postseason coverage, including an NFC Wild Card Game on Sunday, Jan. 6, the NFC Divisional Playoffs, Saturday, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 13, and the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 20.
The NFL on FOX’s 19th season of coverage kicks off with three preseason contests beginning on Thursday, Aug. 16 (8:00 PM ET) with the Cincinnati Bengals’ Andy Dalton and A.J. Green looking to build on their rookie success taking on Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and the Atlanta Falcons. That game is followed up the next night with the reigning AFC North Champion Baltimore Ravens hosting Matthew Stafford and Ndamukong Suh’s Detroit Lions on Friday, Aug. 17 (8:00 PM ET). FOX Sports’ preseason coverage wraps up on Sunday, Aug. 26 (4:00 PM ET) with the new-look Denver Broncos featuring Peyton Manning hosting the 49ers.
Following is a complete list of games on the 2012 NFL on FOX regular and postseason broadcast schedules.
2012 NFL ON FOX BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES ET)Sunday, September 9
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions
Washington at New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns
Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs4:15 PM
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay BuccaneersSunday, September 16
1:00 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots
Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts4:05 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
Washington at St. Louis RamsSunday, September 23
1:00 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
St. Louis Rams at Chicago Bears
San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions at Tennessee Titans4:05 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons at San Diego ChargersSunday, September 30
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets4:15 PM
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers
Washington at Tampa Bay BuccaneersSunday, October 7
1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Washington
Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers
Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts4:05 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears at Jacksonville JaguarsSunday, October 14
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles
St. Louis Rams at Miami Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys at Baltimore Ravens4:15 PM
New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
Minnesota Vikings at WashingtonSunday, October 21
1:00 PM
Washington at New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Green Bay Packers at St. Louis RamsSunday, October 28
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears
Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions
Washington at Pittsburgh Steelers4:15 PM
New York Giants at Dallas CowboysSunday, November 4
1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at Washington
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans4:05 PM
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland RaidersSunday, November 11
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings4:15 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ersSunday, November 18*
1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers4:05 PM
New Orleans Saints at Oakland RaidersThursday, November 22 (THANKSGIVING DAY)
4:15 PM
Washington at Dallas CowboysSunday, November 25*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins4:15 PM
San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints
St. Louis Rams at Arizona CardinalsSunday, December 2*
1:00 PM
Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets
Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs4:05 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver BroncosSunday, December 9*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
St. Louis Rams at Buffalo Bills
Dallas Cowboys at Cincinnati Bengals4:15 PM
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle SeahawksSunday, December 16*
1:00 PM
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams
Washington at Cleveland Browns4:05 PM
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers at San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills (Toronto)Sunday, December 23*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)1:00 PM
New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
Washington at Philadelphia Eagles
St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens
Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans4:15 PM
Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle SeahawksSunday, December 30*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY & CBS Doubleheader)1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys at Washington
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints4:15 PM
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
St. Louis Rams at Seattle SeahawksSunday, January 6, 2013
NFC Wild Card Game (teams, site & time to be determined)Saturday, January 12, 2013
NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)Sunday, January 13, 2013
NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)Sunday, January 20, 2013
NFC Championship Game (teams, site & time to be determined)* NFL on FOX games scheduled in Weeks 11 – 17 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 likely moving to the late afternoon broadcast window.
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