Buffalo Bills game today vs Pittsburgh Steelers: Time, TV channel in NFL preseason

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That Buffalo Bills will play their second preseason Saturday when they travel to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

After a poor showing against the Bears in their first preseason game, the Bills have work to do both this week and next Saturday in the preseason finale against Carolina.

To help fill out some depth on their roster, the Bills signed several players this week including speedy wide receiver Damiere Byrd and quarterback Ben DiNucci .

Here’s the broadcast and betting information for Bills vs. Steelers:

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What channel is Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers game on today? Time, TV schedule

• Date : Saturday, Aug. 17
• Time : 7 p.m.
• Network TV channel: CBS. The game will be available locally via the following stations: WROC (Channel 8, Rochester), WIVB (Buffalo area), WSYR (Syracuse), WPNY/WFXV/WUTR (Utica); WETM/EETM (Elmira); WWTI (Watertown); WTEN/WXXA (Albany).
• Cable TV: NFL Network, with the exception of the local Buffalo market.

How to watch Bills vs Steelers on livestream

• Online streaming services : You can watch games on NFL.com and the NFL mobile app, and you can subscribe to NFL+, the league’s own streaming service, though you can’t cast the games to your TV - you must watch on your phone or tablet.
• TV streaming: You can also stream games if you have subscriptions to Spectrum, DirecTV, fuboTV, Sling, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV+.

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers predictions, picks, odds

• Betting line: Bills + 4.5
• Over-under: 36.5
• Money line: Bills plus-175 (bet $100 to win $175) and Steelers minus-210 (bet $210 to win $100).

Buffalo Bills preseason schedule 2024

• Buffalo Bills 6, Chicago Bears 33
• at Pittsburgh Steelers, August 17, 7 p.m.
• vs Carolina Panthers, August 24, 1 p.m.

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