Titans’ dreadful 1-7 record leaves their game off Fox’s airing plan in Knoxville, Chattanooga Sunday
Preliminary maps favor Vikings-Packers
The preliminary maps published by 506sports.com show Knoxville and Chattanooga receiving the Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers game at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. The Titans’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars is not listed for those markets.
Knoxville and Chattanooga are the state’s third- and fourth-most-populous cities. The maps track which NFL games are available in television markets each week.
Local affiliates could change plans
The broadcast maps are preliminary, and Fox’s affiliates in Knoxville and Chattanooga could still decide to show the Titans game. As things stand, however, viewers in the eastern third of Tennessee are set to miss it.
The article says the choice reflects an expectation that more viewers in those cities will watch Vikings-Packers than the Titans’ game. Tennessee is 1-7.
Other teams and market choices
NFL game assignments can involve difficult choices, particularly in Florida, where three teams are spread across the state. The article says most NFL fans in Tennessee likely support the Titans, while the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons may be the next closest teams for some viewers.
Fox could have shown the Panthers’ game against the Saints in the region, but instead selected Vikings-Packers. The Falcons game is scheduled to air there on CBS.
Key points
- Preliminary maps put Vikings-Packers on Fox in Knoxville and Chattanooga at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.
- The Titans’ Jaguars matchup is not currently listed for those markets.
- Local Fox affiliates could still change their plans.
- The Titans are 1-7, and the Falcons game will air in the region on CBS.