ORCHARD PARK – Just like any coach in any sport, Joe Brady wants his Buffalo Bills to win Saturday afternoon’s preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers. Of course he does, because winning is always better than losing, especially when it’s your first game as an NFL head coach.
“We’re competitive in everything we do, right?” Brady said Thursday.
So yeah, ideally, the Bills play great in all three phases and they bounce the Panthers right out of shiny new Highmark Stadium and avoid the fate that befell the Bills 53 years ago, the last time they inaugurated a new venue when they got drummed out of Rich Stadium by the Washington Redskins.
However, while winning would be a nice bonus, this game and the other two exhibitions the Bills will play are more about roster evaluation and making sure Brady and his coaches gather as much information about their players as possible so that they bring the right group of 53 into Week 1 of the regular season at Houston.
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“I don’t want the guys to think this game matters,” Brady said. “Like it matters to me, it matters to our guys; a lot of the guys, this is their life. But there’s also a component of, I just want to be able to see. We’re not game planning. I just want to be able to see guys play technique and be able go out there and execute and do their job.”
Here’s the broadcast and betting information:
What time does the Buffalo Bills vs Carolina Panthers game start?
The Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers will play at 1 p.m. Saturday at Highmark Stadium.
What channel is Buffalo Bills vs Carolina Panthers game today?
Cable/Network TV: CBS.
Livestream: Fubo (free trial)
The game will be available locally via the following stations: WROC channel 8 (Rochester area), WIVB channel 4 (Buffalo area). Check your listings outside those areas.
How can you stream Buffalo Bills vs Carolina Panthers game?
∎ Online streaming services: You can watch games on NFL.com and the NFL mobile app, and you can subscribe to NFL+, the league’s own streaming service, though you can’t cast the games to your TV – you must watch on your phone or tablet.
∎ TV streaming: Streaming options for the game include Paramount+, CBS’s subscription streaming service, and FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Bills vs. Panthers odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, Aug. 14
∎ Betting line: Bills -2.5
∎ Over-under: 38.5
∎ Money line: Bills minus-155 (bet $155 to win $100) and Panthers plus-130 (bet $100 to win $130).
Who is announcing the Bills vs. Panthers game
∎ Play-by-play: Andrew Catalon
∎ Analyst: Steve Tasker
∎ Sideline reporter: Maddy Glab
On the radio: How to listen to the Bills vs Panthers game
You can listen on SiriusXM satellite radio on channel 225 (Bills feed) and channel 380 (Panthers feed), and on traditional radio on the Bills Radio Network. Chris Brown has the play-by-play, Eric Wood is the analyst, and Steve Tasker is the sideline reporter. The network includes:
Sal Maiorana has covered the Buffalo Bills for four decades including 37 years as the full-time beat writer for the D&C. He has written numerous books about the history of the team, and he is also co-host of the BLEAV in Bills podcast/YouTube show. He can be reached at maiorana@gannett.com, and you can follow him on X @salmaiorana and on Bluesky @salmaiorana.bsky.social.
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