Getty
NFC South rivals Tampa Bay and Carolina do battle for the first out of two times on the year in week two of the 2019 season.
The game is scheduled to start at 8:20 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on NFL Network. If you don’t have cable, you can watch the Bucs vs Panthers live stream via one of the following live-TV streaming services:
NFL Network is one of 100-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports. It also comes with Fox (with some NFL and college football games in 4K), CBS and NBC, while NFL RedZone is in the “Sports Plus” add-on.
You can start a free seven-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Bucs vs Panthers on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle comes with 40-plus live TV channels, including NFL Network.
You can start a free seven-day trial of Sling TV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Bucs vs Panthers on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, cloud DVR is available as an add-on.
PS Vue — which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch — offers four different live-TV channel packages. The upper three bundles (Core, Elite and Ultra) all include NFL Network.
You can sign up for PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Bucs vs Panthers on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PS Vue comes with cloud DVR.
If You’re in Canada: DAZN
Viewers in Canada can watch every regular season and postseason NFL game live online via DAZN, a digital streaming service that also includes NFL Network, NFL RedZone, Premier League soccer, Champions League soccer, boxing and other live sports for $20 per month or $150 per year.
You can sign up for a free one-month trial of DAZN Canada right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Bucs vs Panthers and every other NFL game on your computer via DAZN.com, or on your phone, tablet, smart TV, Roku, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the DAZN app.
Bucs vs Panthers Preview
The Tampa Bay Bucs come into the 2019 season with a new head coach in Bruce Arians and high expectations for a talented, but underperforming passing attack. Starring former first overall pick Jameis Winston and featuring elite receiving options like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin out wide as well as OJ Howard at tight end, the Bucs have the pieces in place to gauge teams through the air, yet have struggled to do so over the past few seasons. Coming off a disappointing 5-11 season last year, Tampa Bay is hoping to see a major turnaround on the offensive side of the ball to help pull themselves out of the basement in the NFC South. Unfortunately, they stumbled out of the gates in week one and look to bounce back with a better offensive showing against their NFC South rival.
Defensively, the Bucs lost franchise stalwart Gerald McCoy in free agency, though they did add Ndamukong Suh to help fill the void he leaves. The pass rush should take a hit with the injury to Jason Pierre-Paul, though the addition of rookie Devin White at linebacker and Deone Bucannon in the secondary should help shore things up until he returns. While the Bucs don’t look to be an elite defense this year, the hope is that they can tread water to the point where an improved offensive attack should carry them to a winning record.
The Panthers come in with some injury questions surrounding Cam Newton. Newton’s ability to be healthy and suit up for the start of the season is imperative as his dual-threat ability is what makes the Panthers offense go. Christian McCaffrey is back and should put up major numbers regardless of the quarterback situation but with Newton healthy and in place, the Panthers have a chance to be one of the NFL’s most dynamic attacks both on the ground and in the air. They had an excellent showing in week one and look to build on that success heading into the second week.
If Luke Keuchley can stay healthy in the middle of the defense, Carolina looks to boast one of the NFC South’s better units. With a strong front seven and a mix of young talent and experienced vets in the secondary, the defense should be much improved over last season’s unit that was ravaged by injury.
Expect a closely fought battle, as is typical between NFC South rivals. The Bucs offense should be improved under Arians and as long as Newton is good to go, the two teams should trade blows on offense for the majority of the game. Given the slight edge Carolina has defensively, expect their unit to come up with a few crucial stops down the stretch to hold the Buccaneers at bay.