ORCHARD PARK - As is always the case with streaming-only NFL telecasts, unless you live in the designated “primary” market, you will have to make provisions if you plan to watch the Buffalo Bills play the Los Angeles Chargers Saturday night.

This critical game for the Bills is being aired exclusively on Peacock which is NBC’s streaming service. The exception is in the Buffalo area which is the Bills’ primary market. There it is available on regular television on the NBC affiliate, WGRZ, so wherever WGRZ is available - for instance, Batavia - you could drive down the Thruway and watch the game, perhaps at the home of a friend or family member, or at a bar.

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But everywhere else in the region, including Rochester, if WGRZ is not available in your cable package, and you aren’t up to driving, there is no local TV broadcast; you will only be able to watch the game if you subscribe to Peacock. The cost to sign up is $5.99 per month, but there may be deals available.

This is similar to the Amazon Prime broadcasts such as in late October when the Bills’ game against the Buccaneers was available in Rochester only if you had that streaming service.

Understandably, the primary/secondary market rule frustrates fans, especially those in Rochester where the Bills are far and away the most popular team and from where thousands of fans attend all home games.

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One option, though certainly not ideal, is to somehow tune out of everything until midnight Sunday morning and at that point, NFL Network - assuming you have that channel on your cable TV subscription - will replay the Bills-Chargers game. It might be tough to stay away from updates, and it would mean a late night, but the option exists.

Here’s the broadcast and betting information for the game:

What time is the Bills vs Chargers game?

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 23

• Time: 8 p.m.

• Place: Sofi Stadium

Are the Bills favored to win vs. Chargers?

• Tipico betting line as of Thursday: Bills -11

• Over-under: 42.5

• Money line: Bills minus-750 (bet $750 to win $100) and Chargers plus-525 (bet $100 to win $525).

Who is announcing the Bills vs. Chargers game

• Play-by-play: Mike Tirico

• Analyst: Cris Collinsworth

• Sideline reporter: Melissa Stark

How can I watch the Bills vs Chargers game?

∎ Cable/Network TV: NBC. The game will be available only in Buffalo on WGRZ. No secondary markets like Rochester have access to the game on regular cable TV.

∎ TV streaming: Peacock is the only streaming service where the game is available.

∎ 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.

On the radio: How to listen to the Bills vs Chargers game

You can listen on SiriusXM satellite radio on Sirius channel 82 and XM channel 226 (Bills feed) and Sirius channel 85 and XM channel 225 (Chargers feed), and on traditional radio, 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 and WROC 950 AM)

• Buffalo (WGR550, 550 AM)

• Syracuse (WTKW 99.5/WTKV 105.5)

• 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)

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