Knoxville and Chattanooga Fox Stations Skip Titans for Packers Game
Local affiliates in two major Tennessee cities will broadcast the Minnesota Green Bay matchup this Sunday instead of Tennessee versus Jacksonville.
By Gavin Wilson ·
Tennessee Titans fans in Knoxville and Chattanooga will watch a different football game this Sunday.
The Fox affiliates in those two markets selected the noon Central Time matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings over the Tennessee and Jacksonville contest.
This decision breaks from recent history for the stations, which typically carry the Titans home games when they air on Fox.
The Vikings hold a 6-2 record while the Packers are 6-3, creating a high-stakes rivalry game in the North Division.
Kirk Cousins, who recently joined the Vikings, is expected to start for Minnesota in that contest.
WTNZ general manager Chris Protzman in Knoxville explained the choice in an email.
He stated that the Packers and Vikings offer higher audience potential because they are rivals fighting for playoff spots.
Protzman noted that the Titans do not currently offer that same level of national interest.
WTVC in Chattanooga reported that national Fox overrode the local station's preference to air the Titans.
WTVC general manager Todd Ricke said Fox decided on the Packers and Vikings game against local wishes.
The Titans currently hold a 1-7 record this season.
That follows two consecutive seasons where the team finished 3-14 each year.
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