Bengals vs. Jaguars 2016: Start time, TV schedule and how to watch online

The Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars will close out the third week of the preseason on Sunday night. The final game of the week is the set for 8 p.m. ET on NBC, and will feature Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth in the commentary booth.

As with all preseason games, a live stream will be available via NFL Game Pass. The game will be played from EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.

Andy Dalton and the rest of the Bengals’ starters should be in action, as is the case for Blake Bortles and the Jaguars. Neither head coach -- the Bengals’ Marvin Lewis nor the Jaguars’ Gus Bradley -- has made entirely clear how long starters will play, but they should all see the field. Some teams play their starters well into the second half, but it’s unlikely we’ll see the likes of Dalton for that long.

The Bengals once again are expected to be one of the better teams in the AFC, but they will play in a competitive AFC North division. There is as much pressure on Dalton as there has ever been, as he continues to falter trying to lead the Bengals deep into the playoffs. Then again, Dalton, who was out with an injury, he can hardly be blamed for last year’s Wild Card loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Jacksonville, on the other hand, is a team loaded with young talent helmed by a head coach who has been given an awful lot of leeway while producing few results. Bradley is a well-respected coach, but if he doesn’t have the Jaguars looking like a competitive unit this season after they made a big splash in free agency and the draft, he may just be out of a job going into the 2017 season.

But we’re a long way from that happening. For Bradley, he’ll be looking to keep his starters healthy but also to see something productive out of the offense. Most notably, left tackle Kelvin Beachum will be making his debut against the Bengals. Beachum tore his ACL last season when he was with the Steelers, but the Jaguars brought him in this offseason to start on the line.

Beachum is medically cleared, but Luke Joeckel has actually looked decent thus far on the left side. That’s an unexpected development, and if Beachum doesn’t look great on the left side on Sunday, it’s possible that he has to move elsewhere while Joeckel gets that nod. Still, the Jags want to see both on the field at the same time, giving Bortles plenty of time to find his favorite target, wide receiver Allen Robinson.

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Location: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.

TV: Away: NBC

Announcers: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth

Online Streaming: NFL Game Pass