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With Cam Newton sidelined, the Carolina Panthers hit the road as underdogs against the winless Arizona Cardinals and No. 1 overall pick Kyler Murray on Sunday.
The game is scheduled to start at 4:05 p.m. ET, and if it’s in your market (coverage map), it’ll be televised on Fox. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the Panthers vs Cardinals on your computer, phone, Firestick, Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One, PS4, Smart TV or other device via one of the following streaming services:
If the Game is in Your Market: FuboTV
Fox (live in select markets, including Charlotte and Phoenix) is one of 100-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle. Plus, if you’re looking to watch more NFL beyond this game, FuboTV is a great option, as CBS, NBC and NFL Network are also included, while NFL RedZone is available 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 Panthers vs Cardinals 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.
If the Game is in Your Market: Hulu With Live TV
Hulu With Live TV comes with 60-plus live TV channels, including Fox (live select markets, including Charlotte and Phoenix). It also has CBS, NBC and ESPN, making it the cheapest streaming service to have every channel that will have Panthers and Cardinals games this season.
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Panthers vs Cardinals on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
If the Game is in Your Market: Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle comes with 40-plus live TV channels, including Fox (live in select markets, including Charlotte and Phoenix). As far as other NFL channels go, only NFL Network is included in the “Sling Blue” package, while ESPN is in “Sling Orange” and CBS is not available on Sling.
You can start a free seven-day trial of Sling TV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Panthers vs Cardinals 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.
If the Game is out of Your Market: SundayTicket.TV
SundayTicket.TV allows you to watch a live stream of games that are out of your market and aren’t nationally televised. The service isn’t widely available, though, as it’s available for people who live in residences that can’t get satellite TV (apartments, condos, etc.), as well as residents of certain metropolitan areas such as San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York City. You can check here to see if you’re eligible.
Additionally, most college students can get this service via SundayTicket U.
Once signed up, you can watch out-of-market games on your computer via the NFL Sunday Ticket website, or you can watch on your phone, tablet or other streaming device via the NFL Sunday Ticket app, which is available on many different devices.
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 Panthers vs Cardinals 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.
Panthers vs Cardinals Preview
The Panthers had insisted that star quarterback Cam Newton was healthy, but this week the team announced that the 2015 NFL MVP would be missing the Week 3 matchup against the Cardinals with a nagging foot issue.
“He’s actually coming along well,” coach Ron Rivera said Friday on a conference call. “The unfortunate part was last week he was playing on a short week and the foot didn’t have time to come back, as far as I understand it. It was pretty sore. It was just one of those things where we have to wait it out and see where it is [next week].
“The one thing we don’t want to do is have another setback.”
Starting in his place will be Kyle Allen, a 2018 undrafted free agent. Allen started one game last season in Week 17. He threw for 228 on 16-of-27 passing with a pair of touchdowns as the Panthers beat a resting New Orleans Squad 33-14.
“The best thing I can tell you to do is look at our last game last year,” Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner said of Allen. “That’s the way I would expect him to play. He played at a high level.”
The Cardinals aren’t taking the test against a Newton-less squad lightly. Allen showed he was capable in his only previous NFL action.
“Last time Kyle Allen stepped on the field they won and scored 30 points on the road,” Kingsbury said. “We understand we’ll have our hands full.”
Another storyline is that Allen was teammates in college at Texas A&M with the big name under center on the other sideline, Cardinals QB Kyle Murray. They both transferred and went on different paths from there. Murray won the Heisman and was the No. 1 overall pick, while Allen was undrafted.
“We went to school together. We played together,” Murray told reporters. “I don’t really have control over who starts over there. That’s their deal. I just have to get ready to play, and whoever’s their quarterback is their quarterback.”
Murray has played well in his first two games, but has yet to get his elusive first win. The Cardinals came back to tie the Lions in Week 1 and couldn’t complete a comeback against the Ravens.
The Cardinals are a 2-point favorite at home for the game, which has a total of 44.5, according to Odds Shakr.
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