NFL Week 3 2026: Broadcast Teams and Kickoff Times for Every Game
The short version
- Cleveland hosts Carolina at 1 p.m. on FOX (Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Jen Hale) after a 23-19 win over Tampa Bay.
- Jim Nantz, JJ Watt and Tracy Wolfson call Baltimore at Dallas, the featured 4:25 p.m. CBS game.
- The Los Angeles Rams visit Denver on Sunday night at 8:20 p.m. on NBC with Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark.
- Philadelphia visits Chicago Monday at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN; Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is out four weeks and backup Tyson Bagent is in concussion protocol.
- Tom Brady joins Kevin Burkhardt, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi on FOX's four-person crew for the Chargers-Bills game.
FOX, CBS, NBC and ESPN split the 15 games of NFL Week 3 in 2026, with Tom Brady on the call in Buffalo and Joe Buck and Troy Aikman closing the week in Chicago.
The third week of the 2026 NFL season spreads 15 games across FOX, CBS, NBC and ESPN. Sunday opens with nine early-afternoon kickoffs, continues with a four-game late window and ends in primetime in Denver, before the slate wraps up Monday night in Chicago.
Cleveland heads home after a 23-19 win over Tampa Bay that stunned many observers. The Browns host the Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. on FOX, a matchup not viewed as one of the week's premier games despite Cleveland's effort in that victory. Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Jen Hale have the call, and Tampa Bay, the team the Browns just beat, hosts Minnesota later in the day.
CBS opens Sunday with five early games. Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn call Cincinnati at Pittsburgh; Robert Turbin and Tiffany Blackmon work Houston at Indianapolis; Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins handle Kansas City's trip to Miami; and Andrew Catalon, Logan Ryan and AJ Ross announce Tennessee at the New York Giants. Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala round out the window with New England at Jacksonville.
FOX's early slate includes three games beyond the one in Cleveland. A four-person crew of Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi covers the Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo, Adam Amin, Drew Brees and Kristina Pink call the New York Jets at Detroit, and Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver are on Seattle at Washington.
Within the 1 p.m. hour, the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh and New England-Jacksonville games carry the most interest, while Baltimore's visit to Dallas anchors the late-afternoon schedule.
The late window begins at 4:05 p.m. on FOX with two games: Arizona at San Francisco, called by Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Allison Williams, and Minnesota at Tampa Bay with Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi. At 4:25 p.m., CBS assigns Jim Nantz, JJ Watt and Tracy Wolfson to Baltimore at Dallas and Chris Lewis, Luke Kuechly and Amanda Balionis to Las Vegas at New Orleans.
Denver hosts the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's finale at 8:20 p.m. on NBC, where Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark work the broadcast.
The week closes Monday at 8:15 p.m. when Philadelphia visits Chicago on ESPN, with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters on the call. The game held appeal as one of the week's better matchups, but Chicago's quarterback situation is unsettled: Caleb Williams is out four weeks with a hamstring injury, and backup Tyson Bagent is in concussion protocol.
