With the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions playing a historic matchup on “Sunday Night Football” to determine the NFC North winner in Week 18, the battle between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears in the early timeslot on FOX will be viewable for the entire NFC North television market on Sunday.
Television markets in Green Bay, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City and Denver will all get Packers vs. Bears at noon on Sunday.
Other games on FOX at noon 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 broadcast map for the early timeslot on FOX on Sunday, via 506sports.com:
FOX’s No. 1 crew — Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady — will call Saints vs. Buccaneers. The Packers and Bears get Kevin Kugler and Daryl Johnston.
The Packers have clinched a playoff spot and will be either the No. 6 seed or No. 7 seed. The Bears have lost 10 straight games since starting 4-2 and are eliminated. Chicago hasn’t won at Lambeau Field since 2015.
With a Packers win and a Commanders loss in Dallas, the Packers will be the No. 6 seed — so keep an eye on Mike McCarthy’s team on Sunday.
The winner of Vikings vs. Lions in the final game of the regular season will determine the NFC North winner and No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.