How to watch the NFL on CBS

Pittsburgh Steelers TJ Watt
Pittsburgh Steelers' TJ Watt (Image credit: Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

NFL on CBS is home to Sunday football action every week throughout the NFL regular season, so we've got everything die-hard football fans need to know so they can tune in for all the action.

CBS is just one of the networks that covers the NFL, with NFL on Fox, NBC's Sunday Night Football, ESPN's Monday Night Football and Prime Video's Thursday Night Football carrying games. CBS is the primary home for AFC-centric games, but just about every team will play on CBS throughout the course of the season.

Here is everything that you need to know about how to watch the NFL on CBS.

How to watch the NFL on CBS

CBS is one of the four major US TV networks and as such it is required to be carried on all traditional pay-TV cable subscription packages, meaning if you still pay for cable TV, then you automatically have access to your local CBS station. Local CBS stations can also be received for free by those who use a TV antenna.

If you’ve cut the cord on traditional pay-TV services and have opted for a live TV streaming service, most of them include CBS as part of their standard channel lineup, like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream.

There is also a pure streaming option for watching NFL on CBS games — Paramount Plus. US subscribers can watch the NFL on Paramount Plus. The ad-free version of the streaming service allows for live streaming of local CBS stations, as does the ad-supported, but only for sporting events like NFL games on CBS.

Another option to stream your local CBS game is to sign up for NFL Plus. This streaming service provides live streams of games available in your area, but only through your mobile phone or tablet.

If UK football fans are wondering where they can watch NFL games — since they don’t have CBS or the other US networks — they do have a couple of options. NFL games are shown in the UK on ITV, Sky TV and the NFL Game Pass subscription service.

NFL on CBS week 10 schedule

Here is the complete schedule of week 10 games that CBS has for fans to enjoy:

  • Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts, 1 pm ET/10 am PT
  • Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs, 1 pm ET/10 am PT
  • Pittsburgh Steelers vs Washington Commanders, 1 pm ET/10 am PT
  • Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 pm ET/1:25 pm PT
  • New York Jets vs Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 pm ET/1:25 pm PT

What game is going to be playing on your CBS station depends on where you live. To find out what game you're getting, check out this broadcast map from 506 Sports.

Best NFL game on CBS this week

Washington Commanders' Jayden Daniels

Washington Commanders' Jayden Daniels (Image credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

While the 4:25 pm ET/1:25 pm PT game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys adds another chapter to that classic rivalry and was pegged as the marquee game by CBS for week 10, the best game is earlier in the day as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders square off.

Head coach Mike Tomlin, as always, has his Steelers playing tough and in a strong position for another winning season. In fact, despite making a quarterback change from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson a couple of weeks ago, the Steelers have only lost two games all season. Wilson has played well since taking over the offense, but they hope to improve their overall performance with recent trade acquisition of receiver Mike Williams. Though to few people's surprise, the strength of the Steelers is their defense, which is allowing just 14.9 points per game to opponents and has forced 15 turnovers on the season. Coming off a bye the Steelers are pretty healthy and are hoping to notch a win to stay ahead of their AFC North rivals the Baltimore Ravens.

The Commanders, meanwhile, have been the surprise team on the season at 7-2 as rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has played lights out. This will be one of his toughest tests to date though. Not helping that is a couple of key injuries, including running back Brian Robinson Jr., who may be a game-time decision, and newly acquired cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who has already been ruled out as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury. But Daniels and his team have showed they are resilient. Like the Steelers they will need to be if they want to ensure they keep their lead over the Eagles, who are just a half game behind in the race for the NFC East crown.

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Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.