Bengals at Jaguars: How to watch and pregame open thread

How to watch the Bengals head to Jacksonville for Monday Night Football.

The Cincinnati Bengals will be headed to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Florida on Monday Night Football.

It is a bit unfortunate we aren’t getting the matchup of back-to-back No. 1 selections in Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow vying for playoff position. Burrow’s absence really does put a slight damper on what would have been a great game.

However, the Bengals are still technically in the playoff race, so this game becomes a matter of Cincinnati being able to pull off an upset. Jake Browning took the reins last week, and it was a bit rough at times. It didn’t help that the team couldn’t get the running game going at all. He will be getting Tee Higgins back in the lineup after he has missed the last three games.

The Bengals defense will also need a big game from pass rusher Trey Hendrickson to hold the Jaguars offense in place. Fans can also out for rookie defenders in cornerback DJ Turner and defensive end Myles Murphy, who seem to both be on the verge of breaking out. A great sign of things to come next season.

Cincinnati Bengals (5-6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3)

• Date/Time: Dec. 4th, 2023 at 8:15 pm ET
• Location: EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL
• Regular Season Series Leader: Jacksonville leads the series, 13-10. Cincinnati has won the last two meetings
• TV Channel: The game will air nationally on ESPN-TV. In the Cincinnati market, the ESPN broadcast also will be simulcast on WCPO-TV (Channel 9).
• Broadcasters: Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter) and John Parry (rules analyst)
• Online Stream: You can stream the game online using NFL ticket on YouTubeTV. You can also watch the game on mobile devices using NFL+ (mobile only) if you’re in the Bengals’ region.
• Radio Broadcast: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7).
• Broadcasters: Dan Hoard and Dave Lapham.
• SB Nation Jaguars’ site: Big Cat Country
• Rosters: CIN | JAX
• Stats to Know: CIN | JAX
• Weather: Mostly cloudy with 1%t chance of rain, with temperatures in the low-60s, per NFL weather.
• Odds: The Bengals are currently 8.5-point underdogs via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Here is how our staff is picking this one.

This will also be today’s pregame thread, so come join the discussion!