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Could the Bengals play a third straight primetime game in Week 12?

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The New England Patriots dropped to 5-5 with a loss in Munich to the Detroit Lions, and Pats starting quarterback Drake Maye left the game with an injury.

The Patriots’ Week 12 game against the winless Los Angeles Chargers currently is scheduled for NBC’s Sunday Night Football on Nov. 29.

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If that game is flexed out of Sunday night, the Cincinnati Bengals‘ home game against the New Orleans Saints, scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern on CBS, could replace Pats-Chargers on SNF.

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If that happens, it would be the Bengals’ second SNF appearance in three weeks, and third straight primetime appearance following a Monday Night Football game against the Washington Commanders.

A young fan takes a nap in the front row during the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 8 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennessee Titans at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The Bengals played to a 43-36 overtime win against the Titans.

A young fan takes a nap in the front row during the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 8 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennessee Titans at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The Bengals played to a 43-36 overtime win against the Titans.

During the week, Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase explained why he’s looking forward to an NFL Week 10 showdown with Pittsburgh in primetime at Paycor Stadium.

“I think I love late games,” Chase told reporters Nov. 12. “I get the whole day to sleep and get my rest up. I think that’s the best part about the late games. Kick it with my kids and family for the half of the day. But I don’t know, it’s something about just playing at nighttime with the lights going. It feels like Friday night football when you’re a kid again, you know?”

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Joe Burrow somehow hasn’t played in a primetime time at home in the regular season against an AFC North opponent.

For Weeks 5-13, the NFL must announce any Sunday Night Football change at least 12 days before the game.

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