Yahoo! Sports · Sep 7, 2025
Why Packers vs. Lions is on CBS, not Fox
For a long time, the NFL was predictable.
A big-time AFC clash would be broadcast on CBS. And a major NFC showdown would be on Fox.
That's no longer always the case, and it's already off-kilter in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season.
The Green Bay Packers host the Detroit Lions in the late afternoon window in a massive NFC North matchup to open the campaign. And it's not on Fox.
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Why is the Packers vs. Lions game on CBS and not Fox?
Starting in 2023 when new TV contracts were signed, the NFL technically eliminated the standard AFC-CBS and NFC-Fox arrangement.
