CuseBill Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 Has anyone else in Upstate New York (or specifically in Syracuse) had a problem with the first two preseason games not being on the NFL Network? For each of the first two games and tonight's replay of Bills at Bears, Spectrum's channel guide shows the Bills being on but the actual game being shown is another game. WTF! Called Spectrum and they said it's a network issue and have no other complaints about it. 3 1
SoCal Deek Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 Guide shows Bills and Bears here in Los Angeles but it’s actually the Browns and Giants. For what it’s worth. 1
EmotionallyUnstable Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 Just a guess here, but have they been broadcast on local networks? If so, it’s possible that you aren’t getting the schedule games because they are available elsewhere.
CuseBill Posted August 25, 2021 Author Posted August 25, 2021 Exactly! Happened last Saturday too. Wonder what's going on at the NFL Network. I might have to start a new "the NFL is out to get the Bills and Bills fans" conspiracy theory. Just now, EmotionallyUnstable said: Just a guess here, but have they been broadcast on local networks? If so, it’s possible that you aren’t getting the schedule games because they are available elsewhere. Nope, wasn't on locally either and not tonight either.
billieve420 Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) I have not been able to watch either preseason games in NJ either. Annoyed since all were supposed to be shown live and it wasn’t available on another channel. Great and now another replay of Giants game. Are they even planning on showing replay. Edited August 25, 2021 by billieve420
Ray Finkel Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, CuseBill said: Has anyone else in Upstate New York (or specifically in Syracuse) had a problem with the first two preseason games not being on the NFL Network? For each of the first two games and tonight's replay of Bills at Bears, Spectrum's channel guide shows the Bills being on but the actual game being shown is another game. WTF! Called Spectrum and they said it's a network issue and have no other complaints about it. Same thing on Directv. 1
Maynard Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 I’ve been able to watch both live out in Seattle. No clue what’s up there.
Andy1 Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 https://www.buffalobills.com/news/how-to-watch-stream-and-listen-bills-at-bears-preseason-week-2 Check the Bills site if you have trouble finding it. 1
Blainorama5 Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 Happened over in the Albany market for the Detroit game. NFLN was showing the other game when all guides said Bills. Ended up being on the local network affiliate instead. Who the heck knows these days.
CuseBill Posted August 25, 2021 Author Posted August 25, 2021 The Bills website says the game was shown regionally on local channels but here in the Cuse it was not. It's interesting that in SoCal and NJ you're having the same issue with the guide saying it's on the NFL Network but another game is being shown. Anyone have a phone number for NFL Network so we can B word about it?
jkeerie Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 According to the Spectrum guide, the Bills v Bears game is supposed to be on tomorrow at 1 pm. Of course we don't know what the NFLN will actually broadcast.
LenSYR Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 The Bears game was on local Syracuse TV, just not live. It was on at 7:00pm 1
CuseBill Posted August 25, 2021 Author Posted August 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, jkeerie said: According to the Spectrum guide, the Bills v Bears game is supposed to be on tomorrow at 1 pm. Of course we don't know what the NFLN will actually broadcast. I saw that too and set it to record to see if it's really on. It's interesting that of the people who responded to this some have gotten the actual Bills game shown on the guide and others have not. Weird that there is such an inconsistent experience.
Solomon Grundy Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, jkeerie said: According to the Spectrum guide, the Bills v Bears game is supposed to be on tomorrow at 1 pm. Of course we don't know what the NFLN will actually broadcast. Same on DTV
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 36 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Just a guess here, but have they been broadcast on local networks? If so, it’s possible that you aren’t getting the schedule games because they are available elsewhere. 35 minutes ago, CuseBill said: Exactly! Happened last Saturday too. Wonder what's going on at the NFL Network. I might have to start a new "the NFL is out to get the Bills and Bills fans" conspiracy theory. Nope, wasn't on locally either and not tonight either. My guess is someone pushed the wrong button and thought OK Syracuse is in Bills local domain so we can't show the game here as instead will be on local channel, except it wasn't. Kind of like Monday night games on ESPN are also shown on local station but only in flagship cities of teams playing, not in secondary markets like Rochester, Cuse, etc. Always made me mad as back in the blackout days Rochester was considered the Bills market so games would be blacked out if not sold out, but all of a sudden we're not in the market for Monday night games to be shown local TV station.
LeGOATski Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 The NFL app is an option. Just gotta sign in with your cable provider...
jkeerie Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 A live game will always be on the local TV affiliate. Unfortunately, the NFLN must define it by state. WNY didn't get the Browns v Giants game live. Instead we got a replay of Bucs v Titans. As to NFLN replays in general, the guide and broadcast have been hit and miss. 6 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: The NFL app is an option. Just gotta sign in with your cable provider... Unfortunately, the App shows Bills at Bears but it's still Giants at Cleveland.
Governor Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, billieve420 said: I have not been able to watch either preseason games in NJ either. Annoyed since all were supposed to be shown live and it wasn’t available on another channel. Great and now another replay of Giants game. Are they even planning on showing replay. Same. Both weeks for me.
billieve420 Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Governor said: Same. Both weeks for me. I have Optimum cable in NJ. However, it looks like if you had Direct Tv here it showed the Bills - Bears game live. I am more annoyed with the replay not being shown even though it was listed in the guide. They better not start combining both NJ/NY markets now.
Moose44 Posted August 25, 2021 Posted August 25, 2021 7 hours ago, billieve420 said: I have not been able to watch either preseason games in NJ either. Annoyed since all were supposed to be shown live and it wasn’t available on another channel. Great and now another replay of Giants game. Are they even planning on showing replay. Same here in NJ, they said we will now take you to the bills game and then it cuts off to a different game even though my cable box says it should be the bills game playing. I don't get what the issue is but it is frustrating because it's not like we are in a Buffalo market here in NJ
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