How to watch, stream and listen to Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots on Sunday
Dec 17, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a huge win against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, the Bills will return home on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. to face an AFC East rival in the New England Patriots.
Here's how you can watch, stream and listen to Sunday's game.
Television
The game's on 4! The game will air on WIVB in the Buffalo market and your local CBS station out of market. The game was originally a 1 p.m. kickoff, but was flexed on Monday to 4:25 p.m. Ian Eagle will be the play-by-play broadcaster with Charles Davis providing color commentary, with Evan Washburn as the sideline reporter.
Coverage begins at 11 a.m. with Buffalo Kickoff Live on CW23 and switches to WIVB at 11:30 a.m. Also, make sure to watch News 4 Sports+ following the game at 10:30 p.m. on CW23.
Streaming
Local viewers can stream the WIVB feed on Paramount+ and the game should be accessible via fuboTV and YouTube TV. NFL+ is also an option, although that platform only allows mobile and tablet viewing. Out-of-market viewers can catch the game with NFL Sunday Ticket.
Radio
The game will air locally on WGR with Chris Brown and Eric Wood on the call, with Sal Capaccio as the sideline reporter.
The game can be heard on channels 81 or 226 on SiriusXM.
Who is on Buffalo Kickoff Live?
News 4’s Josh Reed and Carl Jones will anchor our coverage. They are joined by Thad Brown from our sister station in Rochester, WROC. Sal Capaccio from WGR 550, Tim Graham from The Athletic and Matt Parrino from Syracuse.com round out the team coverage.
Betting line
The Bills are listed as 14.5 point favorites on FanDuel SportsBook as of Tuesday morning.
What should I know about the Patriots?
The Patriots have struggled this season to a 3-11 record, last place in the AFC East. New England has lost four games in a row and is coming off a 30-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.
Rookie quarterback Drake Maye has had mixed results this season, having thrown for 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions and 1,898 yards across 10 games. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson leads the team with six touchdowns. Overall, the Patriots are 30th in the league in offense and 22nd in defense.
Buffalo and New England will play twice in the final three weeks of the regular season to close out that portion of the schedule. The teams split their two matchups last season.
Next game
The Bills will face the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Dec. 29.
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