The Bills open their preseason slate at 1 p.m. Saturday against the Carolina Panthers, kicking off the first of three exhibition games before the regular season begins.
Fans have several ways to follow along. WIVB, the Bills’ official broadcast station, will carry the game on TV, along with coverage on this page and through the free WIVB+ Smart TV app.
The game will also air again on WNLO/CW-23 at 11 p.m. Saturday.
Broadcast coverage starts at noon with Bills Kickoff Live and runs through Bills Postgame Live until 5 p.m. Andrew Catalon will call the action, Steve Tasker will be on color commentary and Maddy Glab will report from the sideline.
On the radio, the game will air on 97 Rock WGRF, with Chris Brown on play-by-play and Eric Wood providing color commentary.
Bills Kickoff Live will feature News 4’s Josh Reed and Carl Jones as anchors, with Thad Brown from WROC joining from Rochester. Sal Capaccio from WGR 550, Tim Graham from The Athletic and Matt Parrino from Syracuse.com will also be part of the coverage team.
There’s even a betting line attached to the preseason opener. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Bills were 1.5-point favorites on FanDuel SportsBook. Buffalo went 1-2 in the preseason last year.
Carolina enters at 8-9 after a season that ended in the wild card round. The Panthers are expected to use their starters, including quarterback Bryce Young, for about 10 to 20 snaps.
Saturday’s game will be Carolina’s second preseason outing after a 33-30 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio last Thursday. Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett and third-stringer Haynes King split the snaps under center.
The Bills’ next preseason game is Aug. 22 at Cleveland against the Browns at 1 p.m., followed by the preseason finale at home against Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27.
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