Bengals-Steelers game flexed out of primetime

PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 28: Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers avoids a tackle by George Iloka #43 of the Cincinnati Bengals and runs for a touchdown during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field on December 28, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 28: Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers avoids a tackle by George Iloka #43 of the Cincinnati Bengals and runs for a touchdown during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field on December 28, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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By Jay Morrison
Dec 5, 2016
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For the second year in a row the Cincinnati Bengals have had a December game flexed out of primetime with Sunday’s announcement that the Week 15 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers will be moved from 8:30 p.m. to 1.

The game will air Channel 7 and all CBS affiliates.

With the Bengals languishing at 4-7-1 and likely out of the running for a playoff berth at two and a half games behind Pittsburgh and Baltimore, NBC has elected to move the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers into the primetime slot.

The Bengals and Steelers have played at least primetime game in each of the past four seasons.

Last year the Bengals had a primetime game in San Francisco flexed into the afternoon slot.

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