[homcom]

The coverage maps for week 16 have been posted for the games on CBS and FOX. Overall there will be 14 NFL games in HD during week 16. NBC will have 1, ESPN will have 1, NFL Network will have 2, CBS will have 5, and FOX will have 5. CBS is the doubleheader network this week.


The maps and all the hard work of putting them together were done by J.P. Kirby, more information can be found at his website, http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/ He has requested that we post links to the maps this year rather then having as part of the post.

CBS 1 PM
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2007-16-CBS1.html
CBS 4:15 PM
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2007-16-CBS2.html
FOX
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2007-16-FOX.html

Regional HD games for Week 16: (DirecTV Sunday Ticket HD channel number)

• Oakland at Jacksonville 1:00 PM CBS (723) (Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots)
• Houston at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS (722) (Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon)
• Cleveland at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS (721) (Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf)
• Green Bay at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX (720) (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver)
• Philadelphia at New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX (724) (Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Chris Myers)
• NY Giants at Buffalo 1:00 PM FOX (719) (Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa)
• Atlanta at Arizona 4:05 PM FOX (719) (Ron Pitts, Tony Boselli)
• Tampa Bay at San Francisco 4:05 PM FOX (720) (Dick Stockton, Brian Baldinger)
• Miami at New England 4:15 PM CBS (725) (Jim Nantz, Phil Simms)
• NY Jets at Tennessee 4:15 PM CBS (721) (Dick Enberg, Randy Cross)

Please note the earlier start time for a special Christmas eve edition of Monday Night Football
National HD games for Week 16:

• Thursday Night Football on NFL Network - Pittsburgh at St. Louis 8:15 PM (Bryant Gumbel, Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk)
• Saturday Night Football on NFL Network - Dallas at Carolina 8:15 PM (Bryant Gumbel, Cris Collinsworth)
• Sunday Night Football on NBC - Washington at Minnesota 8:15 PM (Al Michaels, John Madden, Andrea Kramer)
• Monday Night Football on ESPN - Denver at San Diego 8:00 PM (Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser, Michele Tafoya, Suzy Kolber)

Games in SD for Week 16:

• Kansas City at Detroit 1:00 PM CBS (Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker)
• Baltimore at Seattle 4:15 PM CBS (Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein)

All times are Eastern.


Enjoy the games!

 

[homcom]

NFC
CLINCHED:

• Dallas -- NFC East Division and first-round bye.
• Green Bay -- NFC North Division and first-round bye.
• Seattle -- NFC West Division
• Tampa Bay -- NFC South Division.

STILL ALIVE:

• N.Y. Giants 9-5
• Minnesota 8-6
• New Orleans 7-7
• Washington 7-7
• Carolina 6-8

ELIMINATED:

• San Francisco
• St. Louis
• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Detroit
• Arizona
• Philadelphia

DALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs:

1) DAL win + GB loss

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Minnesota clinches a playoff berth:

1) MIN win + NO loss or tie

NEW YORK GIANTS
NY Giants clinch a playoff berth:

1) NYG win or tie OR

2) WAS loss or tie + NO loss or tie


AFC
CLINCHED:

• New England - AFC East Division, first-round bye, and homefield advantage.
• Indianapolis - AFC South Division and first-round bye.
• San Diego - AFC West Division.

STILL ALIVE:

• Pittsburgh 10-5
• Jacksonville 10-4
• Cleveland 9-5
• Tennessee 8-6

ELIMINATED:

• Miami
• NY Jets
• Kansas City
• Oakland
• Baltimore
• Cincinnati
• Houston
• Buffalo
• Denver

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division:

1) CLE loss

Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth:

1) TEN loss or tie

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Jacksonville clinches playoff berth:

1) JAC win or tie OR

2) TEN loss or tie OR

3) CLE loss

CLEVELAND BROWNS
Cleveland clinches playoff berth:

1) CLE win OR

2) TEN loss OR

3) CLE tie + TEN tie

 

[homcom]

Detroit falls of the all HD list with their first SD game of the year, this leaves 13 teams on the all HD list. Detroit's last SD game was week 6 of last season. The following teams have had all their games so far in HD this season: Chicago, Dallas, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New England, NY Giants, NY Jets, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Tampa Bay, and Washington. Teams in Bold had all of their 2006 games in HD as well.


This week is Cleveland's 10th HD game of the season, that matches the total number of HD games Cleveland has had in the last two years.

 

[homcom]

The following teams need to be in HD next week (week 17) to match the number of HD games from last year: Carolina (14), Chicago, (16), Dallas (16), Denver (15), Detroit (15), Green Bay (16), and St. Louis (13). (HD games last year)


Atlanta (15), New Orleans (16), Seattle (16) will not match their HD output from last year.


The biggest gainer this year is Tennessee with 9 more HD games through week 16.

 

[cheesesteaks3]

interesting that oregon gets the cle/cin game, i guess it is because of all of the oregon state alums (derek anderson, chad johnson, tj houshmandzadeh) involved in the game.

 

[homcom]

Contrary to previous releases, Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk will call the Thursday Night game with Bryant Gumbel, while Cris Collinsworth does Saturday Night. Marshall Faulk will have his number retired by the Rams at halftime.

 

[homcom]

Sunday Ticket HD Channel numbers now posted, see the first post.

 

[jimp2244]

Slight correction on the maps... WKRC Cincinnati has opted out of CBS-assigned MIA/NE at 4pm and is instead airing the non-HD BAL/SEA game. Map and guide updates may be lagging but should reflect this soon.

 

[homcom]



Quote:
Originally Posted by jimp2244 /forum/post/12543735


Slight correction on the maps... WKRC Cincinnati has opted out of CBS-assigned MIA/NE at 4pm and is instead airing the non-HD BAL/SEA game. Map and guide updates may be lagging but should reflect this soon.

Updates to the maps are usually made on Friday.

 

[jimp2244]

Just checked and it's updated now.

 

[TravelFan1]

By the way, on Today's Star ledger there's a story about the week 17 Jets game, which was originally scheduled for sunday Night, has already been moved back to a 4:15pm starting time - that means, a lame CBS game in NYC metro area at 4:15pm and that's it, no FOX game at 4:15pm.... So, Mr and Mrs Travelfan already have plans to go to a sports bar on that Sunday at 4:15pm

 

[mikepier]

It's like a repeat of '85, when the Dolphins, protecting their own record from '72, beat Chicago on MNF, preventing them from going undefeated.

But this is a different Dolphin team, so we'll see.

 

[Ken H]



Quote:
Originally Posted by mikepier /forum/post/12554853


It's like a repeat of '85, when the Dolphins, protecting their own record from '72, beat Chicago on MNF, preventing them from going undefeated.

But this is a different Dolphin team, so we'll see.

The 'Fins won't have such luck this time.

 

[ccotenj]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken H /forum/post/12556724


The 'Fins won't have such luck this time.

what, you saying that cleo and whoever receivers he has aren't the same as dante, the marks brothers and nat moore?

 

[Ken H]



Quote:
Originally Posted by ccotenj /forum/post/12557618


what, you saying that cleo and whoever receivers he has aren't the same as dante, the marks brothers and nat moore?

What I'm saying is I'd like to see the Pats beat the Dolphins and continue to go undefeated this season. As a matter of fact, I would love to see the Pats go all the way and win the Super Bowl, again.


I always liked the '72 Dolphins and think they deserve all the accolades they get, but when the players start spouting off about not wanting to see another team go undefeated, that's when I get off their bandwagon.

 

[mikepier]



Quote:
Originally Posted by jimp2244 /forum/post/12543735


Slight correction on the maps... WKRC Cincinnati has opted out of CBS-assigned MIA/NE at 4pm and is instead airing the non-HD BAL/SEA game. Map and guide updates may be lagging but should reflect this soon.

What was the reason for that? I'd be pissed if I was living in Cincinnati.

 

[ccotenj]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken H /forum/post/12562016


What I'm saying is I'd like to see the Pats beat the Dolphins and continue to go undefeated this season. As a matter of fact, I would love to see the Pats go all the way and win the Super Bowl, again.


I always liked the '72 Dolphins and think they deserve all the accolades they get, but when the players start spouting off about not wanting to see another team go undefeated, that's when I get off their bandwagon.

oh, i'm in complete agreement with you there... i was having a bit of a "funny", guess my

emoticon didn't get that across...

well, not "complete agreement"... although i have great respect for that 72 team, "like" is not an emotion i feel when i think about them...


actually, i think i'm one of the few who wanted to see the fish go completely "defeated" this year... as a pats fan who remembers the "bad old days", including that stupid dolphin in the tank in the orange bowl, when the dolphins used to kill us with regularity, i would have really enjoyed that...

 

[DrDon]



Quote:
Originally Posted by mikepier /forum/post/12562030


What was the reason for that? I'd be pissed if I was living in Cincinnati.

Shaun Alexander is from Florence, KY (Cincy burb) and is a rock star in that town.

 

[mikepier]



Quote:
Originally Posted by DrDon /forum/post/12562200


Shaun Alexander is from Florence, KY (Cincy burb) and is a rock star in that town.

Maybe I'm not speaking for everyone, but if Shaun Alexander, or any successful football player, lived/grew up in my neighborhood, it should not be the determining factor as to which game a certain region will get.

Seattle already clinched their division(can only be 3 or 4 seed), and Baltimore lost 8 in a row.

NE is chasing history, and as I've said before, the Dolphins can protect their

'72 season record if they can upset. Just my opinion.

Oh yeah, theres that HD thing too.

 

[DrDon]

Yeah, be he has family, there. Everyone he went to high school with and their families live there, too. There are streets named after him. Trust me. You don't want to be the receptionist at WKRC-TV when the local hero's game isn't on in favor of another lopsided Miami game. Having lived there, recently, I can tell you they made the right call. Cincinnati is different that way.


Of course, it'd be better were it in that HD thing, but ...