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Most of the country will miss out on Sunday’s Week 12 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears.
According to television broadcast maps published by 506 Sports on Wednesday, CBS Sports coverage of the Steelers and Bears will have a very limited national audience, with most markets in the general area of Pittsburgh and Chicago getting the game.
Outside of the Pittsburgh and Chicago markets, stations in Philadelphia, Scranton Pa., Charleston W.V., Roanoke Va., Richmond Va., Norfolk Va., South Bend Ind., Minneapolis and several smaller stations in the Midwest will get the Steelers-Bears game.
CBS revealed that Ian Eagle (play-by-play), J.J. Watt (color) and Evan Washburn (sideline) will have the call for the Steelers-Bears game in Week 12.
The Steelers are 5-0 in games that are broadcasted on CBS this season and 4-0 in games called by the Eagle, Watt and Washburn crew.
The Steelers have opened up as 3-point underdogs for their Week 12 game against the Bears on Sunday, according to odds posted by DraftKings Sportsbook. Pittsburgh has a +138 money line, while Chicago is -164. The over/under total for the game is 44.5 points.
In the early FOX slot on Sunday, the Pittsburgh market will get the New York Giants vs. Detroit Lions game. The late afternoon FOX game is the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys. There is no late afternoon game in the Pittsburgh market on CBS.
There are three national broadcasts in Week 12. The Buffalo Bills take on the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football (Amazon).
Sunday Night Football on NBC and WPXI-TV will feature the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Los Angeles Rams.
On Monday Night Football, the Carolina Panthers will take on the San Francisco 49ers ESPN/ABC).
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: TV Map: Most of the Country Will Miss Out on Steelers-Bears
