NFL TV Schedule 2014: Week 3 Coverage Map Listings for Every Game

Do you enjoy watching all 32 teams fighting for supremacy in a five-day span? Well, this is the final week to feast your eyes on every franchise before the bye weeks begin.

Elite teams like the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos—who face off this week—have Week 4 off to rest. The Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals will join them, with a total of six teams doing anything other than playing football next week.

Surprising teams like the 2-0 Buffalo Bills and 0-2 New Orleans Saints have been the story thus far, but both still have 14 games remaining. There is plenty of time to make a playoff run, but Week 3 is a crucial one for every team across the NFL.

Here's a look at the complete listings and a breakdown of the most intriguing matchups.

Away	Home	Time (ET)	TV
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Atlanta Falcons	8:25 p.m. (Thurs.)	CBS/NFLN
San Diego Chargers	Buffalo Bills	1 p.m.	CBS
Dallas Cowboys	St. Louis Rams	1 p.m.	Fox
Washington Redskins	Philadelphia Eagles	1 p.m.	Fox
Houston Texans	New York Giants	1 p.m.	CBS
Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints	1 p.m.	Fox
Tennessee Titans	Cincinnati Bengals	1 p.m.	CBS
Baltimore Ravens	Cleveland Browns	1 p.m.	CBS
Green Bay Packers	Detroit Lions	1 p.m.	Fox
Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars	1 p.m.	CBS
Oakland Raiders	New England Patriots	1 p.m.	CBS
San Francisco 49ers	Arizona Cardinals	4:05 p.m.	Fox
Denver Broncos	Seattle Seahawks	4:25 p.m.	CBS
Kansas City Chiefs	Miami Dolphins	4:25 p.m.	CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers	Carolina Panthers	8:30 p.m.	NBC
Chicago Bears	New York Jets	8:30 p.m. (Mon.)	ESPN

Breakdown of Week 3 Slate

It may not be a prime-time game, but Denver heading to Seattle is as big as they come.

The matchup marks the first time the two teams have met since the Super Bowl, which ended in a rout for the Seahawks. Sorry to bring back old memories, Broncos fans.

Being the defending champions hasn't been easy on the Seahawks, as they've faced two top quarterbacks already in Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers. Pete Carroll spoke about the difficult start to the season, per Clare Farnsworth of Seahawks.com:

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It doesn’t get any better than this. You can ship New England (and Tom Brady) in here somewhere in the bye week if they want.

It’s as hard as it can get, and it’s great for us. It’s going to help us during the course of the season. You can’t get any better challenges than these guys throwing the football. Aaron is phenomenal. And look what we just saw. And here comes Peyton.

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For Manning and the Broncos, they hope to come out with a different result on Sunday. If Julius Thomas can be utilized in a similar fashion as Antonio Gates was for Rivers this past week, Manning might be able to pick apart the Seahawks defense this time around.

Of the late matchups, the most highly anticipated game is between the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Carolina comes in at 2-0 after trouncing the Detroit Lions, while Pittsburgh lost by 20 points to the rival Baltimore Ravens.

As the NFL's Twitter account notes, the Panthers have put themselves firmly in the top five teams:

Needless to say, this one could get ugly quick if the Steelers are unable to put up touchdowns. Oh, they haven't scored one in the last six quarters, so that's apparently a pretty tall task.

The Panthers were able to get pressure on Sunday, sacking Matthew Stafford four times. Carolina proved it can still play well without Greg Hardy, who has taken a leave of absence, per the Panthers' Twitter account:

Apart from the two huge Sunday matchups, several divisional rivals will do battle as well. None of those games will be bigger than the Green Bay Packers and Lions facing off in Detroit.

Two offenses that feature a plethora of weapons should lead to a huge offensive showing at Ford Field. Whether it's Calvin Johnson, Jordy Nelson, Reggie Bush or Eddie Lacy, both teams should come away with huge numbers.

Both teams are fighting for supremacy in the NFC North with a good chance of making the playoffs. A loss on Sunday would send one team to 1-2 on the season and likely into the cellar of the division early on.

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