What channel is the Bills game on? How to watch Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions
ORCHARD PARK - For the third time in the last four seasons, the Buffalo Bills will play a starring role in one of America’s favorite football days of the year.
The Bills will complete their tour across all three Thanksgiving Day television windows when they take on the Lions at Detroit’s Ford Field for a 12:30 kickoff Thursday.
In 2019, they were the opponent in the annual 4:30 time slot as the opponent for the Dallas Cowboys - the other team, like the Lions, that always hosts a Thanksgiving game.
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The Bills rolled past the Cowboys 26-15 in a game where, in many ways, Josh Allen first introduced himself on the national stage.
Last year, the Bills traveled to New Orleans for the 8:20 game, the only one of the three Thanksgiving games that rotates between different teams and sites.Against a banged up Saints team that started Trevor Siemian at quarterback, the Bills cruised to a 31-6 victory, though the memories of that one weren’t as good. That was the night cornerback Tre’Davious White blew out his knee.
Thursday will be the third time in franchise history the Bills have been Detroit’s Thanksgiving opponent.
Back in 1976, O.J. Simpson set the NFL single-game rushing record (since broken) with 273 yards during a 27-14 loss. That day, with quarterback Joe Ferguson injured, backup Gary Marangi completed 4 of 21 passes for 29 yards. Oh, what a time it was in Buffalo.
The other game in Detroit took place in 1994, a year in which - after four straight Super Bowl appearances - the Bills finally hit a skid and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1987. They lost to the Lions 35-21.
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What time is the Bills vs. Lions game?
∎ Date: Thursday, Nov. 24.
∎ Time: 12:30 p.m.
∎ Place: Ford Field
Who is favored to win Bills vs. Lions game
∎ Tipico betting line: Bills -8.5
Who is announcing the Bills vs. Lions game
∎ Jim Nantz (play-by-play).
∎ Tony Romo (analyst).
∎ Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter).
How to watch Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions game on TV, streaming
Cable/Network: CBS. The game will be available locally via the following stations: WROC (Channel 8, Rochester), WIVB (Buffalo area), WTVH (Syracuse area), WKTV (Utica area), WENY (Elmira area), WRGB (Albany area), and WBNG (Binghamton area).
Online streaming services: NFL.com and the NFL mobile app. Also, the NFL has a new streaming service called NFL+ which replaces NFL Game Pass, though you can’t cast the games to your TV - you must watch on your phone or tablet. The cost is $5 a month or $30 for the season, and a premium tier costs $10/$80 which includes all-22 coaches film and condensed and full-game replays. With it, you’ll be able to watch every local game on Sunday and the national games on Monday and Thursday nights as well as the playoffs and the Super Bowl. You can also stream if you have subscriptions to DirecTV, fuboTV, NFL+, Sling, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, and Paramount+.
On the radio: How to listen to the Bills vs Lions game
How to listen: The Bills Radio Network has stations all across the state. They include Rochester (WCMF 96.5 and WROC 950 AM), Buffalo (WGR550, 550 AM), Syracuse (WTKW 99.5/WTKV 105.5), Binghamton (WDRE 100.5FM), Ithaca (WIII 99.9/100.3 FM), Bath (WVIN 98.3 FM), Newark (WACK 1420 AM), Dansville (WDNY 93.9 FM), Elmira (WNGZ 1490 AM), Auburn (WAUB 98.1 FM/1590 AM), and Geneva (WGVA 95.9 FM, 1240 AM). You can also listen on SiriusXM satellite radio on channel 225 (Bills) and channel 226 (Lions).
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