How to watch and stream the Cincinnati Bengals vs Chicago Bears preseason game on Saturday
The Cincinnati Bengals continue preseason action with a road matchup against the Chicago Bears on Saturday, August 17 at 1pm ET. Cincinnati fell short in its preseason opener last week, but the win-loss record isn't what matters in August. Quarterback Joe Burrow and the offensive starters scored a touchdown on their opening drive against the […]
The Cincinnati Bengals continue preseason action with a road matchup against the Chicago Bears on Saturday, August 17 at 1pm ET.
Cincinnati fell short in its preseason opener last week, but the win-loss record isn't what matters in August. Quarterback Joe Burrow and the offensive starters scored a touchdown on their opening drive against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Burrow and the starters will watch this week's game from the sidelines as the reserves will have the day to themselves.
Preseason action is usually a whirlwind. Just figuring out how to watch the games can be a challenge. This especially applies to out-of-market fans. Fortunately, along with 506sports.com, there are ways to watch/stream the game and not miss a beat.
Per 506sports, the game will be broadcasted on the following TV channels featuring Mike Watts and Anthony Munoz in the booth with Marisa Contipelli reporting from the sideline:
WXIX (FOX/19 – Cincinnati)
WKEF (ABC/22 – Dayton)
WSYX (ABC/6 – Columbus)
WDRB (FOX/41 – Louisville, KY)
WLEX (Bounce/18.3 – Lexington)
WOHL (CBS/8.2 – Lima, OH)
For those in and around the Chicago market, these are the channels to note with Adam Amin and Jim Miller on the call:
WFLD (FOX/32 – Chicago)
WIFR (CBS/23 – Rockford)
WYZZ (FOX/43 – Peoria)
WRSP (FOX/55 – Springfield/Champaign)
WSBT (FOX/22.2 – South Bend IN)
WFFT (FOX/55 – Fort Wayne IN)
WEHT (ABC/25 – Evansville IN)
WAWV (ABC/38 – Terre Haute IN)
KLJB (FOX/18 – Quad Cities)
KFXA (FOX/28 – Cedar Rapids IA)
WMTV (NBC/15 – Madison WI)
KFVE (5 – Honolulu)
Streaming-wise, in-market fans can stream the game on Bengals.com. Out-of-market fans can watch on NFL+ on mobile, and international fans on Game Pass International.
This is the only exhibition the Bengals will play on the road this month. The Bengals only have eight home games in the regular season compared to nine on the road, so they get one extra home game in the preseason.
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