It’s official, NFC North’s Detroit Lions and the AFC East’s top seeded Buffalo Bills have both clinched their divisions, guaranteeing the teams a spot in the NFL playoffs. The two teams have been dominating the league this season, but only one of them can emerge victorious when will meet for the first time this season on Sunday afternoon for a game that some are considering a possible Super Bowl preview. This Sunday’s game will air on CBS and Paramount+ during their late window with a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Here’s all the info you need about today’s Bills vs. Lions game; you can also keep an eye on live game-day updates here.

How to watch the Bills vs. Lions game:

Date: December 15, 2024

Time: 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT

Game: Bills vs. Lions

TV channel: CBS

Streaming: Paramount+, Fubo, DirecTV, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, and more

What channel is the Bills vs. Lions game on?

The Lions vs. Bills game is this Sunday, Dec. 15 airing live at 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS.

How to watch the Bills vs. Lions game:

The Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions game is also available to stream on Paramount+ through their NFL on CBS channel, which is included in both their Essential plan and their Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan. You can also watch CBS on platforms including Fubo TV, DirecTV and YouTube TV. Out-of-market viewers will be able to find the game on YouTube TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL+.

Paramount+ offers subscribers access to NFL games on CBS. Plus, the platform is great for fans of Champions League soccer, Star Trek, Survivor, The Challenge and so much more.

Unlike a lot of other streaming services these days, Paramount+ still offers a one-week free trial — so new subscribers can sign up to watch this weekend and check out the rest of the Paramount+ library totally free for seven days.

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Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, NFL Network, Fox, ABC, CBS and 100+ more live channels. At $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely a big investment for football fans. But it offers nearly every channel you’ll need to watch the NFL season, and still leaves you with major savings compared to a traditional cable package. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform also offers a free trial period, so you can catch a week’s worth of games risk-free.

The platform also offers a free trial period, so you can catch some games risk-free. Right now you can get $20 off any Fubo tier for your first month.

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NFL Sunday Ticket is available exclusively on YouTube TV and offers football fans the chance to watch every major game that’s airing out of their local markets. NFL Sunday ticket is available with a subscription to YouTube TV for $670.96 over four months (that’s $168/mo). You can also purchase a subscription without being a YouTube TV subscriber for $479 for the season.

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2024 NFL season Week 15 schedule:

All times Eastern

Thursday, Dec. 12

Sunday, Dec. 15

• Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cleveland Browns: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee Titans: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Washington Commanders vs. New Orleans Saints: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• New York Jets vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos: 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

• Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions: 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

• Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

• New England Patriots vs. Arizona Cardinals: 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Chargers: 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

• Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks: 8:20 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)

Monday, Dec. 16

• Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings: 8:00 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)

• Atlanta Falcons vs. Las Vegas Raiders: 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

How to watch every NFL game this season:

Many NFL games are broadcast on local channels, so if you’re looking to catch an in-market game, it may be as simple as turning on your TV (or setting up a digital TV antenna). A $7/month subscription to NFL+ will get you access to NFL Network which can be great for watching some games, but the downside of NFL+ is that when it comes to the regular season, it’s just local and primetime games (and only on mobile or tablet!). In which case, here’s what we recommend to watch the NFL.

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Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, NFL Network, Fox, ABC, CBS and 100+ more live channels. At $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely a big investment for football fans. But it offers nearly every channel you’ll need to watch the NFL season, and still leaves you with major savings compared to a traditional cable package. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage.

The platform also offers a free trial period, so you can catch some games risk-free. Right now you can get $20 off any Fubo tier for your first month.

$44.99/month at Fubo

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There hasn’t been much action beyond the practice court for the Detroit Pistons this week. On Thursday night, the Pistons returned to the floor for a game in Boston, facing the Celtics While they hoped to snap a long losing streak, the Celtics came out on top once again.

Not only did the Pistons lose the game, but they lost their starting forward during the game as well.

Tobias Harris left for the locker room during the fourth quarter of the Pistons’ matchup against the Celtics. According to reports, Harris was dealing with a hand injury. By the time he left the game, the Pistons were so far behind that Harris’s absence could’ve been seen as precautionary.

However, Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff suggested that more details about the setback will come at some point following Saturday morning’s practice.

The head coach looped in Jalen Duren with that statement.

“Different circumstances for each of them,” Bickerstaff told reporters. “Medical staff and PR guys will put out a statement at some point, I’m sure, but they are both recovering, and we’ll see what happens tomorrow.”

Unlike Harris, Jalen Duren didn’t get the chance to play in Thursday’s game. Although he wasn’t on the initial injury report, Duren was downgraded with a wrist injury on Thursday afternoon. He was a game-time decision, who ultimately didn’t play.

Isaiah Stewart replaced Duren in the starting lineup against the Celtics.

This season, Duren has competed in 23 games for Detroit. He is averaging nine points, nine rebounds, and two assists in 23 minutes of action.

As for Harris, he started in 25 games. The veteran forward has knocked down 45 percent of his shots and 34 percent of his threes to average 14 points per game. Along with his scoring, Harris has averaged seven rebounds and two assists.

The Pistons are set to face the Miami Heat on Monday. Currently, Detroit is unsure about Harris and Duren’s status.

DETROIT — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library.

The answer: You can keep it — and no fine.

Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited the public library in Warren while in town for Thanksgiving, carrying a book titled “Baseball’s Zaniest Stars.” He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it.

“When you’re moving with a bunch of books, you’re not examining every book. You throw them in a box and go,” said Hildebrandt, who has lived in many cities. “But five or six years ago, I was going through the bookshelf and there was a Dewey decimal library number on the book. What is this?”

Inside the book was a slip of paper indicating that it was due back at the Warren library on Dec. 4, 1974. Hildebrandt told The Associated Press that he decided to keep the book until 2024 — the 50th anniversary — and then try to return it. He figured the library might want to publicize the long overdue exchange.

He said he recently met library director Oksana Urban, who listened to his pitch. Hildebrandt said he hasn’t heard anything since then, though Urban told the Detroit Free Press that all is forgiven.

“Some people never come back to face the music,” she said of patrons with overdue books. “But there was really no music to face because he and the book were erased from our system.”

So “Baseball’s Zaniest Stars” is back on Hildebrandt’s shelf. In return, he’s now trying to raise $4,564 for Reading is Fundamental, a nonprofit literacy group. The amount roughly represents a 50-year overdue library fine. Hildebrandt is seeding the effort with $457.