LOOK: NBC releases Sunday Night Football promo video for Lions vs. Steelers

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It is always odd when the Detroit Lions don’t play at their traditional time at 1:00 on Sundays. Detroiters have to wait until 8:30 Sunday night to see their hometown team take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field.

However, that does create an opportunity to get hyped up all day for the game! NBC is ready to help with that, as they created a promo for tonight’s Sunday Night Football game which they are calling “The Showdown in Motown.” Check it out!

The Steelers come in winners of back-to-back games with Le’Veon Bell rushing for over 130 yards in both of them. Three weeks ago, Ben Roethlisberger hinted at retirement after throwing five interceptions against the Jaguars. Since then, he has only thrown one. The Lions are coming off a much-needed bye week that hopefully helped them get healthy. Receiver Golden Tate is listed as questionable, but it looks like he will play in this game.

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This is also the final game before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, and there has been some additional hype around the Lions and what players other teams may be calling about. That list includes tight end Eric Ebron, who has disappointed since Detroit selected him with the tenth overall pick in the 2014 draft. The other name that teams have been calling about is receiver Calvin Johnson, who retired prior to last season. Since there was still time left on his contract, the Lions hold his rights, so a team would have to trade for him before attempting to bring him out of retirement. Only time will tell if either of those players ends up in another uniform by Halloween.

GAMEDAY INFO

  • Date: Sunday, October 29
  • Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
  • Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Broadcast: NBC | Detroit Lions Radio Network Network (Check local listings)
  • Line: PITT -2.5
  • O/U: 44.5