What NFL Games Are on TV in Rochester, MN? Week 8
Every NFL game on local TV in the Rochester, MN TV market (12 counties in Iowa and Minnesota): kickoff times, channels and coverage maps. Updated
Every NFL game on local TV in the Rochester, MN TV market (12 counties in Iowa and Minnesota): kickoff times, channels and coverage maps. Updated
Sunday, November 1 · your local FOX and CBS stations
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CBS 12:00 PM CT: Ravens at Bills — also in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Des Moines-Ames, and La Crosse-Eau Claire. FOX 12:00 PM CT: Vikings at Lions — also in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Des Moines-Ames, and La Crosse-Eau Claire. CBS 3:25 PM CT: Chiefs at Broncos — also in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Des Moines-Ames, and La Crosse-Eau Claire.
Every FOX and CBS game on local TV in Rochester, MN this season (kickoff times CT).
Times each team has been on local FOX/CBS in Rochester, MN in 2026, through Week 8 (25 broadcast windows). Rochester, MN has no NFL team of its own, so its Sundays follow the neighbors' teams.
Nielsen DMA 611 · 12 counties in Iowa and Minnesota. If you live in one of them, this is your local TV schedule.
FOX's baseball broadcasts are regional too: Rochester, MN got 18 FOX MLB games this season, led by the New York Yankees (5), Los Angeles Dodgers (5), New York Mets (4), Chicago Cubs (4), and St. Louis Cardinals (4).
| Date | Time | Game |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Rays at Phillies |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Phillies at Mets |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Yankees at Padres |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Rangers at Brewers |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Cubs at Mariners |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Brewers at Dodgers |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Guardians at White Sox |
| Sat, Aug 1 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Yankees at Cubs |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Dodgers at Mets |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 8:00 p.m. ET | Dodgers at Yankees |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 8:00 p.m. ET | Cardinals at Cubs |
| Sat, Jun 20 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Mets at Phillies |
| Sat, Jun 6 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Red Sox at Yankees |
| Sat, May 30 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Cubs at Cardinals |
| Sat, May 23 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Dodgers at Brewers |
| Sat, May 16 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Yankees at Mets |
| Sat, May 9 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Cardinals at Padres |
| Sat, May 2 | 7:00 p.m. ET | Dodgers at Cardinals |
NFL Week 8 in the Rochester, MN TV market (Sunday, November 1): Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills on CBS at 12:00 PM CT, Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions on FOX at 12:00 PM CT, and Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos on CBS at 3:25 PM CT. CBS has the doubleheader this week, so FOX airs just one game locally. Those are the only Sunday-afternoon games on local over-the-air TV in Rochester, MN; the Thursday, Sunday-night and Monday-night games air nationally.
Sunday-afternoon NFL games air on your local FOX and CBS stations. Each network shows several games at once and assigns one to each TV market, so Rochester, MN gets 3 of the 11 FOX/CBS games in Week 8. This week's other games (Prime Video, NBC, and ESPN) are national and air the same everywhere.
If your team's game is on FOX or CBS but your local station was assigned a different game, it isn't available over the air in the Rochester, MN market. This week that includes Titans at Bengals, Colts at Jaguars, and Browns at Steelers. Out-of-market Sunday games are only available through NFL Sunday Ticket.
Through Week 8 of 2026, the Minnesota Vikings have appeared most often on local TV in Rochester, MN (7 of 25 FOX/CBS windows).
The Rochester, MN TV market (Nielsen DMA 611) covers 12 counties in Iowa and Minnesota: Iowa: Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Hancock, Howard, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth; Minnesota: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted.