The Minnesota Vikings are being relegated to the late window of NFL coverage for the third time in the season’s first four weeks, hosting the Miami Dolphins at U.S. Bank Stadium this Sunday. If you’re used to catching their games easily, get ready, because this weekend’s broadcast situation is looking a little… strange.
Another Late Window, Another Coverage Conundrum
This Dolphins/Vikings matchup isn’t just in the late window, it’s the *only* late game on the FOX family of networks this Sunday. Seriously, what’s up with that? Just one game! What’s even wilder is that CBS is pulling a doubleheader for the second week in a row. Didn’t we all think the networks alternated weeks for those? Apparently, that’s not the case at all. CBS is stacked with three late games, while FOX only has that single Vikings-Dolphins slot. It feels a bit lopsided, doesn’t it?
What You’ll See (Or Won’t) On FOX
So, what does this mean for your Sunday viewing plans? If the Dolphins/Vikings game *is* being shown locally in your area (that’s the orange area on the 506 Sports map, by the way), you won’t get an early game on your local FOX affiliate. That’s right, no early FOX action for you! All the other FOX games on the map , the Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles (that’s red), the Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans (blue), the Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (green), and the New York Jets at Chicago Bears (yellow) , are all in that early window. If you find yourself outside that orange coverage area for the Vikings game, you already know the drill: YouTube TV Sunday Ticket is your only shot.
Open Threads Are Back! And a Peek at Week 5
On a brighter note, if you’re looking for some community during those non-Vikings windows, good news! The popular Open Threads are coming back as regular posts, not buried in the feed as they had been earlier in the season. Look for that one on Sunday morning around 11:30 AM Central. Then, the Open Thread for the actual Vikings game will drop at the usual 30 minutes before kickoff, which is 2:30 PM Central. The Vikings *will* be back in the early window for Week 5, but brace yourselves, because some viewers might still get “hosed” a little bit again. We’ll have to wait for next week’s post, probably dropping Wednesday when 506 Sports puts out their maps, to figure out why.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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