CBS SPORTS 2018 NFL SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTED BY BROADCAST OF SUPER BOWL LIII

NFL ON CBS SCHEDULE FEATURES NATIONAL DOUBLEHEADER GAMES ANCHORED BY NEW ENGLAND, DALLAS AND PITTSBURGH IN NFL'S HIGHEST-RATED AND MOST-WATCHED WINDOW

CBS Sports' 2018 NFL ON CBS schedule is highlighted by its exclusive coverage of Super Bowl LIII, from Atlanta on February 3, 2019, marking the 20th time the Network has broadcast the Super Bowl, the most of any network.

CBS's Super Bowl campaign begins Sunday, Sept. 9 and is highlighted by a strong broadcast schedule featuring New England, Dallas and Pittsburgh anchoring games being played in the NFL's highest-rated and most-watched window each week, the 4:25 PM, ET national game. A rematch of last year's AFC Championship Game, New England-Jacksonville, will be featured in CBS's first national window in Week 2.

The NFL ON CBS schedule also includes more NFC games than ever before, including four cross-flex games during the Network's nine doubleheader windows, as well as the annual Thanksgiving Day broadcast featuring the Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions.

In addition, the CBS schedule features 10 appearances by AFC powerhouses New England, Pittsburgh and Denver, and nine appearances by Oakland.

NFL ON CBS NATIONAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

New England at Jacksonville - Sunday, Sept. 16 - 4:25 PM, ET
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants - Sunday, Sept. 30 - 4:25 PM, ET
Jacksonville at Dallas - Sunday, Oct. 14 - 4:25 PM, ET
Dallas at Washington - Sunday, Oct. 21 - 4:25 PM, ET
Seattle at L.A. Rams- Sunday, Nov. 11 - 4:25 PM, ET
Pittsburgh at Denver - Sunday, Nov. 25 - 4:25 PM, ET
New England at Pittsburgh - Sunday, Dec. 16 - 4:25 PM, ET
Pittsburgh at New Orleans - Sunday, Dec. 23 - 4:25 PM, ET

ADDITIONAL NFL ON CBS SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS:

The NFL ON CBS schedule also includes the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Houston Texans, in Week 16, a London game in Week 7 featuring the Tennessee Titans vs. L.A. Chargers (9:30 AM, ET), AFC-NFC games, as well as compelling regional match-ups in the earlier game window.

Houston at New England - Sunday, Sept. 9 - 1:00 PM, ET
Kansas City at Pittsburgh - Sunday, Sept.16 - 1:00 PM, ET
Buffalo at Green Bay - Sunday, Sept. 30 - 1:00 PM, ET
Jacksonville at Kansas City - Sunday, Oct. 7 - 1:00 PM, ET
New England at Chicago - Sunday, Oct. 21 - 1:00 PM, ET
N.Y. Jets at Chicago - Sunday, Oct. 28 - 1:00 PM, ET
Houston at Denver - Sunday, Nov. 4 - 4:05 PM, ET
Miami at Green Bay - Sunday, Nov. 11 - 1:00 PM, ET
Tennessee at N.Y. Giants - Sunday, Dec. 16 - 1:00 PM, ET
Houston at Philadelphia - Sunday, Dec. 23 - 1:00 PM, ET

The regular-season schedule is followed by a full post-season slate including an AFC Wild Card playoff game on January 5 or 6, 2019, a divisional playoff game on January 12 or 13, the AFC Championship Game on January 20 and Super Bowl LIII.

Led by Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson as the NFL ON CBS's lead announce team, this year marks CBS Television Network's 59th year of coverage of the NFL by broadcasting more than 100 games during its 17 weeks of the regular-season, the AFC playoffs and Super Bowl LIII.

CBS All Access subscribers will be able to stream all NFL ON CBS games, as well as pregame and halftime coverage, live on CBS All Access platforms, including on tablets via the CBS App for iOS, Android and Windows 10, on connected device platforms, including Xbox One, Roku Players, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, and PS4(TM), and online at CBS.com in 195 markets across the U.S. CBS All Access subscribers will receive all NFL ON CBS games being broadcast in their local market.

Following is the complete 2018 NFL ON CBS broadcast schedule.

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2018-19 NFL ON CBS BROADCAST SCHEDULE (All times ET)

WEEK 1 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 9
Houston at New England 1:00
Buffalo at Baltimore 1:00
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 1:00
Cincinnati at Indianapolis 1:00
Kansas City at L.A. Chargers 4:05

WEEK 2 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 CBS Doubleheader
Indianapolis at Washington 1:00
L.A. Chargers at Buffalo 1:00
Miami at N.Y. Jets 1:00
Kansas City at Pittsburgh 1:00
Houston at Tennessee 1:00
New England at Jacksonville 4:25
Oakland at Denver 4:25

WEEK 3 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 23
Buffalo at Minnesota 1:00
Cincinnati at Carolina 1:00
Oakland at Miami 1:00
Denver at Baltimore 1:00
Tennessee at Jacksonville 1:00
L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams 4:05

WEEK 4 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 CBS Doubleheader
Buffalo at Green Bay 1:00
Cincinnati at Atlanta 1:00
Miami at New England 1:00
Houston at Indianapolis 1:00
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants 4:25
San Francisco at L.A. Chargers 4:25

WEEK 5 - SUNDAY, OCT. 7
Tennessee at Buffalo 1:00
Denver at N.Y. Jets 1:00
Miami at Cincinnati 1:00
Baltimore at Cleveland 1:00
Jacksonville at Kansas City 1:00
Oakland at L.A. Chargers 4:05

WEEK 6 - SUNDAY, OCT. 14 CBS Doubleheader
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets 1:00
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:00
L.A. Chargers at Cleveland 1:00
Buffalo at Houston 1:00
Jacksonville at Dallas 4:25
Baltimore at Tennessee 4:25

WEEK 7 - SUNDAY, OCT. 21 CBS Doubleheader
Tennessee at L.A. Chargers (London) 9:30 AM
New England at Chicago 1:00
Buffalo at Indianapolis 1:00
Houston at Jacksonville 1:00
Cincinnati at Kansas City 1:00
Dallas at Washington 4:25

WEEK 8 - SUNDAY, OCT. 28
N.Y. Jets at Chicago 1:00
Baltimore at Carolina 1:00
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00
Denver at Kansas City 1:00
Indianapolis at Oakland 4:05

WEEK 9 - SUNDAY, NOV. 4
N.Y. Jets at Miami 1:00
Pittsburgh at Baltimore 1:00
Kansas City at Cleveland 1:00
L.A. Chargers at Seattle 4:05
Houston at Denver 4:05

WEEK 10 - SUNDAY, NOV. 11 CBS Doubleheader
Miami at Green Bay 1:00
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets 1:00
Jacksonville at Indianapolis 1:00
New England at Tennessee 1:00
Seattle at L.A. Rams 4:25

WEEK 11 - SUNDAY, NOV. 18
Houston at Washington 1:00
Cincinnati at Baltimore 1:00
Tennessee at Indianapolis 1:00
Oakland at Arizona 4:05
Denver at L.A. Chargers 4:05

WEEK 12 - THURSDAY, NOV. 22 - THANKSGIVING DAY
Chicago at Detroit 12:30

WEEK 12 - SUNDAY, NOV. 25 CBS Doubleheader
Jacksonville at Buffalo 1:00
New England at N.Y. Jets 1:00
Oakland at Baltimore 1:00
Cleveland at Cincinnati 1:00
Miami at Indianapolis 1:00
Pittsburgh at Denver 4:25

WEEK 13 - SUNDAY, DEC. 2
Baltimore at Atlanta 1:00
Buffalo at Miami 1:00
Denver at Cincinnati 1:00
L.A. Chargers at Pittsburgh 1:00
Cleveland at Houston 1:00
Indianapolis at Jacksonville 1:00
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee 4:05
Kansas City at Oakland 4:05

WEEK 14 - SUNDAY, DEC. 9
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo 1:00
New England at Miami 1:00
Indianapolis at Houston 1:00
Baltimore at Kansas City 1:00
Denver at San Francisco 4:05
Cincinnati at L.A. Chargers 4:05

WEEK 15 - SUNDAY, DEC. 16 CBS Doubleheader
Tennessee at N.Y. Giants 1:00
Miami at Minnesota 1:00
Oakland at Cincinnati 1:00
New England at Pittsburgh 4:25

WEEK 16 - SUNDAY, DEC. 23 CBS Doubleheader
Houston at Philadelphia 1:00
Buffalo at New England 1:00
Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00
Pittsburgh at New Orleans 4:25

WEEK 17 - SUNDAY, DEC. 30 CBS Doubleheader
Miami at Buffalo 1:00
N.Y. Jets at New England 1:00
Cleveland at Baltimore 1:00
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1:00
Jacksonville at Houston 1:00
Indianapolis at Tennessee 1:00
Oakland at Kansas City 1:00
L.A. Chargers at Denver 4:25

AFC PLAYOFFS - JAN. 5-20, 2019

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP - SUNDAY, JAN. 20

SUPER BOWL LIII - SUNDAY, FEB. 3