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Bengals at Falcons 2013: Game time, TV schedule, streaming and more

Some nuts and bolts as we prepare for the Bengals preseason opener this Thursday.

David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports

GAME: Bengals at Falcons
DATE: August 8, 2013
TIME: Kickoff is 8 p.m. Eastern

NETWORK: ESPN with Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, and Lisa Salters. WLWT-TV (Channel 5) will be airing the game simultaneously.
RADIO: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a triple-cast on Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst).
Online Streaming: NFL.com offers Preseason Live for out-of-market audiences. There are other options that we're not really allowed to talk about (but that doesn't mean you can't). 
NFL Network Replay: NFL Network boasts about replaying every preseason game this year. The Bengals and Falcons will be shown on Aug. 10 at 3 a.m.

All-Time Preseason Series: The Bengals and Falcons have met 11 times in the preseason, with the Falcons holding a dominant 8-3 record. Cincinnati's 24-19 win last year snapped a seven-game winning streak by the Falcons in the preseason. When the games are played in Atlanta, the Bengals are 2-6.

National Coverage: The Bengals and Falcons will kickoff ESPN's coverage with their Monday Night Football crew, led by Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden in the booth and Lisa Salters on the sidelines. This will be the third nationally televised game between the Bengals and Falcons during the preseason since 2007.

Connections: There are seven Bengals that played at the University of Georgia -- DT Geno Atkins, G Clint Boling, TE Orson Charles, DE Robert Geathers, WR A.J. Green, OT Dennis Roland, and S Shawn Williams.

Wait, there's more:

  • Michael Johnson played for Georgia Tech
  • Bengals cornerback Adam Jones is from Atlanta (Westlake High school)
  • Cornerback Chris Lewis-Harris from Smyrna, Georgia
  • Defensive tackle Brandon Thompson is from Thomasville Georgia.
  • Linebacker Bruce Taylor is from Riceboro, Georgia.

Additionally, defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer and running backs coach Hue Jackson were both on the Falcons coaching staff in 2007.

There are some Falcons connections to the Bengals and the region.

  • TE Chase Coffman was a former third-round pick by the Bengals in 2009.
  • WR Harry Douglas played at Louisville.
  • DT Corey Peters played at Kentucky, but is originally from Louisville.
  • G Phillipkeith Manley played at the University of Toledo, originally from Hamilton, Ohio.
  • DT Adam Replogle is from Centerville, Ohio
  • DT Neal Huynh played at Ohio University.