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Week 14 may prove to be the defining moment for both the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers. The Saints are in position to put a stranglehold on the number one NFC playoff seed with a win. Meanwhile, the 49ers could reclaim that top seed as well as the NFC West divisional lead with a win over New Orleans.
San Francisco is making to the trip to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday after losing to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 13. The 49ers have heralded by many pundits and analysts as the best team in the NFL, even with their two losses to the Seahawks and Ravens.
New Orleans is still trying to prove it belongs in that Super Bowl conversation, even though the Saints already had a playoff spot locked up by Thanksgiving. Questions about offensive efficiency, the depth of the receiving corps, and frustrating penalty issues surround the team. A win on Sunday would go a long way in assuaging those concerns.
In any case, the broadcast map from 506 Sports highlights the coverage for each of the games during the early slate. The Saints-49ers kickoff will be nationally televised at 12:00 p.m. CT, with the FOX crew led by Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis on the call for this week’s game.
The areas in red on the map (running from coast to coast within the United States) will have access to the Saints game. Areas in green will broadcast the Washington Redskins at the Green Bay Packers, while areas in yellow will receive the Detroit Lions at the Minnesota Vikings. Markets in orange will be shown the Carolina Panthers’ visit with the Atlanta Falcons, without longtime head coach Ron Rivera. Finally, the areas in blue are getting the late game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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