Want to watch the Carolina Panthers-New Orleans Saints game on TV? How to find it

Flex!

The Carolina Panthers’ Week 17 game at the New Orleans Saints was moved (or “flexed) last week from the 1 p.m. time slot most NFC South home games use to 4:25 p.m on FOX (That means the game will be on WJZY if you’re in Charlotte.).

The move wasn’t to give the Saints and Panthers a bigger audience — according to the broadcast map, this is the NFL game of the week that will likely be available to the fewest households — but to get more eyes on the Ravens-Rams game, which has significant playoff implications.

The Panthers, meanwhile, were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race last week with their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New Orleans still has a 37% chance to make the playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight. To reach the postseason, the Saints must win out (they’re at the Falcons next week), have the 49ers and Vikings each lose at least once and the Eagles lose twice (at Washington, home vs. Dallas).

Below is the FOX broadcast map from 506Sports of today’s afternoon games (Panthers-Saints in green):

What time is the Panthers game today?

The Carolina Panthers play the New Orleans Saints at 4:25 p.m. at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Panthers radio network

What channel is the Panthers game on?

If inside the Panthers TV market

▪ Cable: FOX

▪ Streaming services: YouTube TV, FuboTV, Hulu+ Live TV, SlingTV

If you’re outside the Panthers TV market

▪ DirecTV with Sunday Ticket

This story was originally published January 2, 2022 at 9:55 AM.

Matt L. Stephens

The Charlotte Observer

Matt L. Stephens is the Senior Sports Editor for The Charlotte Observer and oversees sports coverage for the Raleigh News & Observer, The State in Columbia, S.C., and McClatchy’s other properties across the Southeast. Before coming to Charlotte in July 2019, Matt was an award-winning editor, columnist and investigative reporter at The Denver Post and Fort Collins Coloradoan.