The New England Patriots have set the full broadcast plan for Thursday’s preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts, with kickoff at 7:30 PM and coverage spread across television, radio, streaming and team platforms. Fans can follow it through the Patriots Preseason Television Network, Patriots.com, the official Patriots app and radio outlets.
The timing matters because the team is giving viewers and listeners immediate instructions before the game starts. The Patriots Preseason Television Network will air the matchup in every New England state, with WBZ-TV CBS in Boston as the flagship station, while Devin McCourty and Jason McCourty lead the local booth and Scott Zolak joins them there.
Paul Perillo is set to handle in-game analysis from the Bob's Discount Furniture Studio, and Brian Hoyer and Steve Burton will provide sideline analysis. On radio, 98.5 The Sports Hub leads the Patriots Radio Network, with Bob Socci on play-by-play and Phil Perry adding color. The Patriots are also offering live coverage through the Patriots Official YouTube Channel and a Kirsch Words In-Game Live Blog from Fred Kirsch.
That same access comes with a wrinkle. Patriots preseason games can be watched live for free in the official Patriots app and on Patriots.com safari mobile web, but mobile streaming is limited to the local New England market. At the same time, the game audio stream is available throughout the US on desktop devices, which gives out-of-market listeners a cleaner path than mobile users get.
The broadcast menu stretches beyond New England, too. The game will stream with a special Portuguese-language broadcast available exclusively to viewers in Brazil, and SiriusXM will carry the matchup on channel 821 for New England and 813 for Indianapolis, with the broader SiriusXM feed on channel 226 for New England and 386 for Indianapolis.
Before the game, Jack Webb will host the Dunkin' Patriots Pregame Show from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM ET, joined by Paul Perillo, Mike Dussault and Troy Brown. The Patriots Postgame Show begins immediately after the game, keeping the coverage thread alive from the first whistle through the final break.
For fans, the next step is simple: the Patriots-Colts preseason game goes live Thursday at 7:30 PM, and the team has now laid out every major place to find it. What remains is only the separation between what is free on the app and website and what is restricted by market, a distinction that will matter most once viewers start pressing play.
