The Carolina Panthers are back on FOX in Week 2, with a road trip to face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
Tim Brando will handle play-by-play, Matt Millen will work as the color analyst and Sarah Kustok will report from the sideline. For viewers looking to stream the game, the options listed include FOX’s streaming service, YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket and Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Carolina enters this one after a wild Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears, 59-37, in what was the highest-scoring Week 1 game in NFL history. The Panthers, the reigning NFC South champs, now try to answer that opener with a cleaner showing against Atlanta.
The betting line has Carolina as a 2.5-point favorite. The over/under is 43.5, with the Panthers at -150 on the moneyline and the Falcons at +130.
Those odds were courtesy of BetMGM as of Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Here’s the Panthers’ 2026 schedule:
Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears (Loss, 59-37)
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons (Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET)
Week 3: at Cleveland Browns (Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET)
Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions (Sunday, Oct. 4 at 8:20 p.m.
ET)
Week 5: Bye
Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET)
Week 7: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1:00 p.m.
ET)
Week 8: at Green Bay Packers (Thursday, Oct. 29 at 8:15 p.m.
ET)
Week 9: vs.
Denver Broncos (Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET)
Week 10: at New Orleans Saints (Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET)
Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens (Sunday, Nov. 22 at 1:00 p.m.
ET)
Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Monday, Nov. 30 at 8:15 p.m.
ET)
Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, Dec. 6 at 4:25 p.m.
ET)
Week 14: vs.
New Orleans Saints (Sunday, Dec. 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET)
Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1:00 p.m.
ET)
Week 17: vs.
Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, Jan. 3 at 1:00 p.m. ET)
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