Here is the broadcast and betting information for the Bills preseason game against the Bears Sunday.
ORCHARD PARK - Now that James Cook is signed to a new contract extension, the Buffalo Bills star running back might get a few snaps Sunday night against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
The drama surrounding Cook’s hold in came to an end Wednesday, one day after he had returned to practice, when he signed his four-year contract extension that included a whopping $30 million in guaranteed money.
After missing four practices and the preseason opener last Saturday against the Giants, Cook has fallen behind in season preparation. All of the starters who weren’t injured played into the second quarter against New York, so while Cook will get work along with all the first-stringer players Friday when the teams conduct a joint practice at Halas Hall, he may see game action Sunday.
When he spoke to reporters Tuesday morning, coach Sean McDermott had not decided on what the game-day lineup would look like.
“We’ll see,” he said. “I’m not there yet on it, I just want to get a big practice (Tuesday) to get through and then (Wednesday) and then as a staff we’ll talk about it some more at that point in time.”
Here’s the broadcast and betting information:
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What time is the Buffalo Bills vs Chicago Bears game?
- Date: Sunday, Aug. 17
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Place: Soldier Field
Who is favored to win Bills vs. Bears game
- Betting line: Bills -1.5
- Over-under: 39.5
- Money line: Bills minus-122 (bet $122 to win $100) and Bears plus-104 (bet $104 to win $100).
Who is announcing the Bills vs. Bears game
- Play-by-play: Joe Davis
- Analyst: Greg Olsen
- Sideline reporter: Pam Oliver
How to watch Bills vs Bears game on TV, streaming
Cable/Network TV: FOX. The game will be available locally via the following stations: WUHF channel 7 (Rochester area), WUTV channel 29 (Buffalo area), WSYT channel 68 (Syracuse area), WFXV channel 33 (Utica area), WYDC channel 48 (Elmira area), WXXA channel 23 (Albany area), and WICZ (Binghamton area).
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 if you have subscriptions to Spectrum, DirecTV, fuboTV, NFL+, Sling, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV.
On the radio: How to listen to the Bills vs Bears game
You can listen on SiriusXM satellite radio on channel 380 (Bills feed) and channel 88 (Bears feed), and on traditional radio as the Bills Radio Network has stations all across the state. Chris Brown has the play-by-play, Eric Wood is the analyst, and Sal Capaccio is the sideline reporter. The network includes:
- Rochester (WCMF 96.5/WROC 950 AM)
- Buffalo (WGR 550 AM)
- Syracuse (WKRL 100.9/106.5)
- 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)
- Geneva (WGVA 95.9 FM, 1240 AM)
Sal Maiorana has covered the Buffalo Bills for four decades including 35 years as the full-time beat writer for the D&C, he has written numerous books about the history of the team, and he is also co-host of the BLEAV in Bills podcast/YouTube show. He can be reached at [email protected], and you can follow him on X @salmaiorana and on Bluesky @salmaiorana.bsky.social.
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