Packers at Bengals: How to Watch

The Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals will kick off the 2023 NFL preseason on Friday night. Here’s how to watch, listen and more.

Author:
Bill Huber
Publish date:
Aug 11, 2023 10:23 AM EDT

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Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. – It’s gameday! The Green Bay Packers will conclude their visit to Cincinnati with Friday night’s preseason opener against the Bengals. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Central.

Here’s how to watch and more.

How to Watch Packers at Bengals

Packers TV Network: Kevin Harlan (play by play), John Kuhn (analyst) and Lance Allan (sideline) will be on the call on these stations: WTMJ, Milwaukee; WGBA, Green Bay; WQOW/ABC, Eau Claire, Wis.; WXOW/ABC, La Crosse, Wis.; WKOW/ABC, Madison, Wis.; WAOW/ABC, Wausau, Wis.; KQDS/FOX, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis.; WLUC-NBC/FOX UP, Escanaba/Marquette, Mich.; WMBD/CBS, Peoria/Bloomington, Ill.; KCCI/CBS, Des Moines, Iowa; WHBF/CBS, Davenport, Iowa; KWWL/NBC, Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa; KTVI/FOX, St. Louis, Mo.; KETV/ABC, Omaha, Neb.; KNDB/BEK, Bismarck, N.D.; KRDK/BEK, Fargo, N.D.; KNDM/BEK, Minot, N.D.; KDLT/NBC, Sioux Falls, S.D.; KYUR/ABC, Anchorage, Alaska; KATN/ABC, Fairbanks, Alaska; KJUD/ABC, Juneau, Alaska and WYTU/Telemundo Wisconsin.

NFL Network: Live, with the Bengals’ broadcasters.

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How to Listen to Packers-Bengals

Led by the longtime duo of Wayne Larrivee (play by play) and Larry McCarren (analyst), all Packers games can be heard on the 51-station Packers Radio Network. Click here for the list of affiliates. The audio also will be streamed at Packers.com.

Packers-Bengals Betting Line

The Packers are 3.5-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook. With Packers starter Jordan Love expected to play a couple series, Green Bay also is the first-half favorite.

Weather Report

85 degrees and partly cloudy at kickoff

USATSI_21174758 — Photo by Kareem Elgazzar/USA Today Sports Images

Power Rankings

In SI.com’s training camp power rankings, the Benglas are second and the Packers are 17th. Wrote Conor Orr of the Bengals: “Unlike the Chiefs, the Bengals have made some pretty aggressive swings in free agency, including for former Kansas City star Orlando Brown Jr. Cincinnati’s continued insistence on beefing up its offensive line shows a heightened sense of urgency.”

What’s Next for the Packers?

The Packers will practice on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday before hosting the New England Patriots at 7 p.m. (Central) Saturday night. Sunday’s practice is closed to the public; Wednesday and Thursday will be against the Patriots. Monday’s practice will start at 10:30 a.m.; times for the joint practices have not been announced.

The Last Word

Coach Matt LaFleur on Jordan Love:

“Like I said many times, it’s not just about Jordan. You look at our receiving corps, there’s not a receiver over a second-year player. You look at the tight ends, I mean, we’ve got two rookies out there. So, it’s just, I would say it’s the collective, the whole offense in particular where there is a little bit more inexperience, a little bit more youth, to see kind of where you are at the moment.”