Just two winning-record matchups: NFL TV coverage maps, week 9 broadcast schedule and announcer teams

A Thin Week 9 Slate

After an action-packed Week 8, the coming schedule offers fewer standout matchups. Only two games pit teams with winning records against each other, and one takes place Monday night.

The Sunday afternoon lineup is limited, though Raiders-49ers and Broncos-Panthers are among the games described as intriguing. The article identifies the Monday matchup as the week’s best game, with Josh Allen facing Brian Flores’ defense in Minneapolis.

Thursday And Madrid Games

Jacksonville visits Baltimore on Thursday. Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit are assigned to the broadcast, while Baltimore is set to start undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano after Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley went on injured reserve.

Cincinnati meets Atlanta in Madrid, Spain, at 9:30 a.m. ET. Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick will call the NFL Network game, returning after their Week 6 assignment for the Jaguars-Texans game in London.

Sunday Broadcast Assignments

CBS will carry a single game, sending Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt to Kansas City. The Texans face the Chargers in Los Angeles in the 4:05 p.m. game.

FOX’s early window includes the NFC East teams. Joe Davis and Greg Olsen will call Giants-Eagles in Philadelphia, while the network plans to show Cowboys-Colts to most of the country.

FOX is also sending Packers-Patriots to most viewers, with Tom Brady calling his first Patriots game for the network. Other games involving NFC West teams are expected to reach viewers outside the West Coast only if the main matchup becomes a blowout.

Sunday Night And Monday

Tampa Bay visits Chicago on Sunday night, with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth calling the game from Soldier Field. Both teams are in contention for their division titles.

The Monday night game features the Bills and Vikings in an ABC simulcast. Peyton and Eli Manning will take a scheduled week off from the Manningcast.