What You Need to Know: Preseason Week 2 Steelers vs. Lions
What You Need to Know is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.
Gameday Information
- Date: Saturday, August 21st, 2021
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Location: Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
Capacity 68,400 (Natural Grass) - TV: NFL Network (and CBS locally on KDKA-TV)
- Bob Pompeani (play-by-play)
- Charlie Batch (analysis)
- Missi Matthews (field reporter)
- Radio: NFL Game Pass, Westwood One, Sirius XM
- Radio: Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates)
- 102.5 WDVE-FM (Pittsburgh)
- 970 WBGG-AM (Pittsburgh)
- Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
- Craig Wolfley (analysis)
- Max Starks (field reporter)
On Saturday, August 21, NFL Network airs a quadruple-header of live preseason Week 2 games starting at 1:00 PM ET when rookie quarterback Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears host quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. NFL Network’s quadruple-header continues at 4:30 PM ET when rookie quarterback Zach Wilson and the New York Jets travel to face quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, followed by quarterback Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions facing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers at 7:30 PM ET. At 10:30 PM ET, NFL Network joins the Las Vegas Raiders-Los Angeles Rams game live in progress. Editions of NFL Total Access air at 12:30 PM ET, during halftime of Bills-Bears, at 4:00 PM ET, and during halftime of Jets-Packers, Lions-Steelers and Raiders-Rams.
Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and/or National Football League.
