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Chiefs again will be featured as ‘America’s Game of the Week’ when they face Dallas

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) stands on the sideline watching play against the Denver Broncos in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) stands on the sideline watching play against the Denver Broncos in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) AP

The Chiefs on Sunday will be looking for a third straight victory against a team that is atop its division, and they’ll do it with much of the nation watching. Again.

In their previous two games, the Chiefs defeated the NFC North-leading Packers and then the Raiders, who were knocked from their perch in the AFC West (which they had shared with the Chargers).

The Chiefs and Raiders played on national TV (NBC’s “Sunday Night Football”), while Kansas City’s game against the Packers was Fox’s “America’s Game of the Week,” which is shown to nearly the entire country.

On Sunday, the Chiefs again will be Fox’s “America’s Game of the Week” when the Cowboys come to Arrowhead Stadium. As this map from 506Sports.com shows, the Chiefs-Cowboys will be seen by most of the country.

Chiefs-Cowboys is in red, while the Seahawks-Cardinals game is in blue.
Chiefs-Cowboys is in red, while the Seahawks-Cardinals game is in blue. Courtesy of 506Sports.com

Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be in the broadcast booth with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi working as sideline reporters.

Before the Chiefs kick off, football fans in Kansas City will get their fill of the NFC North. On Fox 4, the Vikings-Packers contest will be shown at noon. The Ravens-Bears game will air at noon on KCTV-5.

Here are the broadcast assignments for all of Sunday’s games.

Ravens at Bears, noon on CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson

Packers at Vikings, noon on Fox: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver

Colts at Bills, noon on CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins

Saints at Eagles, noon on Fox: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake

Dolphins at Jets, noon on CBS: Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross

Washington at Panthers, noon on Fox: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin

Lions at Browns, noon on Fox: Gus Johnson, Lavar Arrington and Megan Olivi

49ers at Jaguars, noon on Fox: Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Jennifer Hale

Texans at Titans, noon on CBS: Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss

Bengals at Raiders, 3:05 p.m. on CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn

Cowboys at Chiefs, 3:25 p.m. on Fox: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi

Cardinals at Seahawks, 3:25 p.m. on Fox: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Sara Walsh

Steelers at Chargers, 7:20 p.m. on NBC: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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