Jim Owczarski

jowczarski@enquirer.com

NBC Sports announced Sunday that they are "flexing" the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers out of the Sunday, Dec. 18 time slot. The game will now be at 1 p.m. at Paul Brown Stadium and broadcast on CBS.

The Bengals snapped a three-game losing streak on Sunday with a 32-14 victory over Philadelphia, but are only 4-7-1 on the year and are unlikely to get back into the AFC North playoff race. The Steelers are currently tied with the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the division at 7-5.

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The last time the two division rivals played each other in primetime was the Steelers' 18-16 playoff victory in the AFC Wild Card round last season.

By being moved out of Sunday night, the last primetime game remaining on the Bengals' schedule is Saturday, Dec. 24 in Houston. That game will be broadcast on the NFL Network.

The Bengals are 1-1 this season in primetime games to date after beating Miami 22-7 on Thursday night on Sept. 29 and losing 21-20 to the New York Giants on Monday night (Nov. 14).

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