The New England Patriots’ preseason game against the Cleveland Browns will stream exclusively on Prime Video Thursday night, with the Boston-area television option on WCVB Channel 5 and a radio setup built around 98.5 The Sports Hub. For fans looking for the Patriots depth chart of ways to follow the game, the main broadcast is split across platforms instead of sitting in one place.
That is the reason the search is happening now. The game is the week’s preseason matchup, and the viewing choices are set before kickoff: Prime Video for the live stream, WCVB in Boston, Patriots Radio Network coverage and a live blog for those who want to track every snap. The pregame window also starts Thursday evening, which pushes the broadcast schedule into focus before the teams take the field.
Prime Video will carry the game with Al Michaels on play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit as the color analyst and Kaylee Hartung reporting from the sidelines. Mark Teitelman is producing the broadcast and Derek Mobley is directing it, while the stream is also listed in the Patriots German and Brazil International Markets. That puts the game in the hands of a national streaming feed, even as the local television and radio options stay active for New England viewers.
The split is what makes this guide more than a simple listing. The preseason game will not be available on Patriots.com, so the team’s own website is not the live home for the broadcast even though it remains part of the wider game-day setup. For a fan trying to figure out where to go first, that means the television, streaming and team-owned channels do different jobs rather than duplicating each other.
On radio, 98.5 The Sports Hub remains the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network, with Bob Socci on the call and Scott Zolak providing color analysis. The network also lists 821 for New England and 807 for Cleveland on the SiriusXM App, while SiriusXM lists 381 for New England and 225 for Cleveland. Jack Webb will host the Dunkin' Patriots Pregame Show from 6:45 PM to 7:45 PM ET on Thursday night with Paul Perillo, Mike Dussault and additional analysis from Troy Brown, then the Patriots Postgame Show will begin immediately after the game on Patriots.com, Patriots YouTube and the official Patriots app for iOS and Android. Fred Kirsch will also be live on the Kirsch Words In-Game Live Blog throughout the game, giving fans one more way to stay with the action if they are not watching the Prime Video feed.
So the picture is clear: Prime Video has the exclusive stream, WCVB covers Boston, and the Patriots still route fans to radio, pregame and postgame programming around the edges. For this week’s preseason game, the question is not whether there are options. It is which one fans will choose first when the ball is kicked Thursday night.
