Los Angeles Rams safety Quentin Lake (#37) displays his smile as he poses for a photo. (Los Angeles Rams photo team)
Monday, December 30, 2024 🎇
- 2024 NFL regular season game coverage to conclude on FOX on Sunday, January 5 with a Week 18 doubleheader, encompassing seven games: Commanders at Cowboys (1:00 PM ET), Bears at Packers (1:00 PM ET), Jaguars at Colts (1:00 PM ET), Saints at Buccaneers (1:00 PM ET), 49ers at Cardinals (4:25 PM ET), Seahawks at Rams (4:25 PM ET) & Dolphins at Jets (4:25 PM ET).
- "FOX NFL Kickoff presented by Little Casears" gets the ball rolling on FOX's Week 18 coverage, beginning at 11:00 AM ET, as Charissa Thompson, Michael Vick, Charles Woodson, Julian Edelman and Peter Schrager anchor the one-hour program.
- The legendary "FOX NFL Sunday" crew then hits the national television airwaves for additional pregame coverage and analysis, at 12:00 PM ET, with Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer.
- Some storylines to watch on Fox during Week 18 include the NFC South title race - Buccaneers host Saints (1:00 PM ET) on Fox while Falcons host Panthers on CBS, seeding for the NFC Wild Card/top 4 seed in NFC - Commanders at Cowboys (1:00 PM ET), Bears at Packers (1:00 PM ET) & Seahawks at Rams (4:25 PM ET) & the final playoff spot in AFC - Dolphins at Jets (4:25 PM ET) taking place while Chiefs at Broncos (4:25 PM) play at same on time on CBS & the Bengals watching with vested interest pending their Saturday game result with the Steelers.
- Thanks for a great season we wrap up the first season of the NFL on Fox: Field Pass!
Happy New Year and welcome to 2025, everyone! Thankful to God 🙏 that we all made it to the brand new year. In 2025, we will continue to write articles about sports and hopefully, you guys will continue to show love, provide support, and share this blog with your friends and family. I WANT this blog to take off and go further in 2025.
Anyways, it is now time for the Week 18 NFL on FOX: Field Pass. As you may notice, this will be the final regularly scheduled publishing of the NFL on FOX: Field Pass for the 2024 season. This was my first season doing a project like this, and obviously, the results were surprisingly fantastic. And barring something crazy, I plan on bringing back the Field Pass for the second season in 2025.
On Sunday, January 5, Fox is scheduled to end their 31st regular season of NFL coverage as the road to Super Bowl LIX (which FOX is scheduled to televise in February) marches forward. In Week 18, FOX has a full slate of games as the network presents their FOURTH doubleheader in the last five weeks with a jam-packed seven-game schedule. The 1:00 PM ET window has Saints at Buccaneers, Jaguars at Colts, Commanders at Cowboys and Bears at Packers. The 4:25 PM ET timeslot features Dolphins at Jets, Seahawks at Rams and 49ers at Cardinals. Which games will your FOX station to finish up the 2024 regular season and who will be handling announcing duties for these matchups? I invite you to continue on reading to find out the answer.
For the Week 18 NFL on FOX: Field Pass, we will be talking about several things that football fans typically care about from a broadcasting perspective (since that is my area of expertise): the schedule of events on FOX, the announcer lineup and distribution splits. Hope you enjoy it!
Pregame: "FOX NFL Kickoff presented by Little Casears" - 11:00 AM ET:
Coverage of the final FOX NFL Sunday of the 2024 regular season kicks off at 11:00 AM ET on Fox with "FOX NFL Kickoff presented by Little Casears". Live from Los Angeles, host Charissa Thompson anchors the one-hour Sunday pregame program. Alongside Thompson in the studio are four-time Pro Bowler Michael Vick, Hall of Famer Charles Woodson and three-time Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman. FOX Sports insider and "Good Morning Football" co-host Peter Schrager joins the show to dispense timely and important NFL news items.
"FOX NFL Kickoff" takes a first look at the forthcoming Sunday slate of games, offering regular interviews with key NFL newsmakers, live reports from the various NFL game stadium sites across the country, breaking news, updates, and so much more!
Pregame: "FOX NFL Sunday presented by GMC" - 12:00 PM ET:
The celebrated "FOX NFL Sunday presented by GMC" pregame show provides more pregame coverage at 12:00 PM ET on Fox once "FOX NFL Kickoff" signs off the air. Airing live and direct from Los Angeles, California, this program is co-hosted by veteran FOX Sports host and current "Good Day New York" co-anchor Curt Menefee and Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. Joining Menefee and Bradshaw for the show are Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long, Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson, four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski & Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan. Longtime FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer disseminates the latest news and information from around the league with Sunday kickoffs approaching by the time.
"FOX NFL Sunday" has a bunch of things that people would enjoy seeing that this show is the final pregame program prior to the live game action beginning. From pregame predictions, interviews with NFL newsmakers, insight from a boatload of Hall of Fame talent that FOX NFL Sunday has (to everything else under the sun), Fox NFL Sunday looks to fire you up for the games that you are about to watch!!
NFL on Fox Doubleheader: Game 1 - 1:00 PM ET (Saints at Buccaneers, Commanders at Cowboys, Bears at Packers & Jaguars at Colts):
Fox hits the air at 1:00 PM ET for the first game of the Week 18 doubleheader on the network. Fox will regionalize four games across the country to suffice as the opening game of the double dip. Most audiences will be presented with the Saints at Buccaneers matchup (55% of Markets), as Bucky Irving and his team looks to lock up the NFC South championship for the fourth straight season with a victory. Other audiences will be observing Commanders at Cowboys (24% of Market), Bears at Packers (18% of Markets) or Jaguars at Colts (3% of Markets). Time now to enlarge your comprehension about Sunday's early doubleheader games on FOX.
NFL on FOX Doubleheader: Game 2 - 4:25 PM ET (Dolphins at Jets, Seahawks at Rams & 49ers at Cardinals):
The Week 18 football action on Fox continues with the late afternoon games at 4:25 PM ET. There are three games scheduled to take place during this time. Dolphins at Jets (82% of Markets) will be the main game, with other audiences scheduled to watch Seahawks at Rams (11% of Markets) or 49ers at Cardinals (7% of Markets). Let us tackle each of these three games in substantial detail, so you cultivate a deeper understanding of the finer points to look out in the late Sunday window on FOX.
Postgame: "The OT presented by Ford" - 7:30 PM ET:
Complete your football Sunday on Fox by tuning into "The OT presented by Ford", beginning at 7:30 PM ET on Fox (following the late doubleheader games). The cast of "FOX NFL Sunday" came back to provide the on-air studio coverage of this show, including Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer.
In summary, The OT takes a look at the highlights for the Sunday football action that took place earlier in the day. Plus, postgame thoughts from the team and any breaking information/news from Sunday's games that could longstanding impacts moving forward.
Folks, take a look at these links as they will have additional information to enhance your article reading experience for the final NFL on FOX: Field Pass article of the 2024 season!
Links Mentioned 🔗:
- 2024 NFL on FOX Schedule: https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2024/05/2024-nfl-on-fox-schedule.html
- 506 Sports Maps: https://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2024&wk=18
For the final time this regular season, here is your look at the NFL on FOX broadcast schedule for Week 18, alongside the commentator lineup and distribution splits.
Additionally, I would like to say thank you for reading these articles throughout the 2024 season! As you know, the postseason begins next weekend, meaning that there is no need for me to do these articles since the games will be nationally televised. It has been a BLAST and thanks for the support that you have given me and hopefully, will continue to provide for me. See you in 2025!
- NFL on FOX: Field Pass | Week 18 Broadcast Schedule and Regionalization | Sunday, January 5, 2025 (FOX Doubleheader) - Subject to Change
| 11:00 AM ET (Pregame):
. ● Fox NFL Kickoff presented by Little Casears - Fox
Charissa Thompson, Michael Vick, Charles Woodson, Julian Edelman, Peter Schrager
| 12:00 PM ET (Pregame):
. ● Fox NFL Sunday presented by GMC - Fox
Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Rob Gronkowski, Michael Strahan, Jay Glazer
| 1:00 PM ET (NFL on FOX Doubleheader - Game #1):
- vs. -
. ● New Orleans Saints (5-11) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7) - Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi - Fox
- Distribution: Primary (Most Stations; see market listings below)
- 55% of Markets Include: Albany, Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Fort Myers, Fresno, Hartford, Las Vegas, Lexington, Los Angeles, Miami, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Scranton, Seattle, Spokane, Tampa, West Palm Beach
- vs. -
. ● Washington Commanders (11-5) at Dallas Cowboys (7-9) - Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink - Fox
- Distribution: Regional broadcast (see market listings below)
- 24% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Charlotte, Dallas, Greensboro, Greenville, Houston, Little Rock, Memphis, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington D.C.
- vs. -
. ● Chicago Bears (4-12) at Green Bay Packers (11-5) - Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin - Fox
- Distribution: Regional broadcast (see market listings below)
- 18% of Markets Include: Chicago, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis
- vs. -
. ● Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12) at Indianapolis Colts (7-9) - Jason Benetti, Brady Quinn, Sarah Kustok - Fox
- Distribution: Regional broadcast (see market listings below)
- 3% of Markets Include: Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville
| * Updates |:
No updates
| 4:25 PM ET (NFL on FOX Doubleheader - Game #2):
- vs. -
. ● Miami Dolphins (8-8) at New York Jets (4-12) - Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver - Fox
- Distribution: Primary (Most Stations; see market listings below)
- 82% of Markets Include: Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Scranton, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington D.C., West Palm Beach
- vs. -
. ● Seattle Seahawks (9-7) at Los Angeles Rams (10-6) - Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi - Fox
- Distribution: Regional broadcast (see market listings below)
- 11% of Markets Include: Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Spokane
- vs. -
. ● San Francisco 49ers (6-10) at Arizona Cardinals (7-9) - Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Jen Hale - Fox
- Distribution: Regional broadcast (see market listings below)
- 7% of Markets Include: Des Moines, Fresno, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Francisco, Tucson
| * Updates |:
No updates
. ● The OT presented by Ford - Fox
Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, Jay Glazer
|| Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net (logos), 506 Sports (broadcast maps) & FOX Sports Press Pass (NFL on FOX regionalization)
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