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The Arizona Cardinals’ reward for having one of the best regular seasons in franchise history is a road playoff game in which Arizona will likely have to start third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley.
Lindley will likely be under center next week when Arizona takes on the Carolina Panthers, who blew out the Atlanta Falcons Sunday to win the NFC South title despite finishing with a 7-8-1 record.
Drew Stanton, who took over for Carson Palmer after Palmer suffered a season-ending knee injury, missed the last two games of the regular season with a leg infection. His status is uncertain for next weekend.
The oddsmakers are taking a dim view of the Cardinals’ quarterbacking situation, listing Arizona as a 5-point underdog despite having three more regular season wins than Carolina.
ESPN will have coverage of the game, starting with the Postseason NFL Countdown at 3 p.m. Eastern, followed by the game at 4:20 p.m. Eastern.
Here’s how to watch online and on mobile:
Watch Cardinals-Panthers Online
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If you have the log-in info for a cable subscription with access to Watch ESPN, you can watch the game at WatchESPN.com. You’ll need a cable log-in and password, or the log-in and password of someone you know, to access the stream.
Watch Cardinals-Panthers on Mobile
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Tablet users with access to Watch ESPN can watch the game on the Watch ESPN app. As is the case with desktop, you’ll need the log-in for a cable subscription with access to ESPN. You can download the app for free in the App Store , the Google Play store, the Amazon App store or the Windows Store.
NFL device restrictions prevent ESPN from streaming the game on mobile phones, but if you have “The More Everything Plan” from Verizon, NFL games can now be streamed live on the NFL Mobile app for $1.99/month.
