If you live outside of the upper Midwest or the Dakotas, we have bad news for you: you probably will not be seeing the Green Bay Packers’ week two game on a local television broadcast.
While last week’s Packers-Eagles game was broadcast nationally on streaming service Peacock, the Packers’ week two contest against the Indianapolis Colts is being shown on a more familiar platform: FOX. However, due to a number of factors, the local broadcast footprint for this game is limited, generally consisting of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and North and South Dakota.
Here’s a look at the map for Sunday’s game, with Packers-Colts shown in dark blue:
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There are a couple of reasons why the game is getting a smaller audience this week.