PanthersATL

Now is the time for the unexpected qb sneak

Still better than the corn husk dude

Where's the crowd noise on Defense?

For once I'm hoping the refs had called offsides on that play

He's done a ton for restaurant and service workers In the industry, he has tons of respect

Yay!!!!

Miss seeing the big yellow panther eyes at both end zones. The "this is our lair" sign is not menacing

The official wine sponsor is Barefoot Wines? Blech What happened to Prowling Vineyards?

Good

The post punt throw down on the sideline sboulda been flagged

Miss "are you ready for some football" theme

Wine and cheese platters take time to be custom curated

I blame 7p start

WSOC is an ABC affiliate, and also runs TV64. They may have been told that the 8p MNF game needs to go on the WSOC signal. (If WSOC didn't own TV64, then a different channel - likely an independent station - would be the recipient of the ESPN signal)

That's an ABC network thing, likely not a WSOC choice. And not unique to Panthers -- there are MNF doubleheaders for multiple weeks, the same situation is likely playing out in all those cities too. The best advice I can offer is to call the WSOC programming line and complain about the Panthers game being on TV64 vs on the main ABC channel. They'll probably reply that "it was available on 64", but you can still make the case that the local market game would be better on the bigger signal

There's a small chance that WSOC/WAXN might put the game on streaming, but doubtful if NFL isn't in their streaming contract. ABC says they're streaming the other MNF game (but signin from your paid service may be required for viewing -- no word on whether the Panthers game would be included in that, but doubtful due to it not being on the primary ABC signal)

To answer your thread title question: yes it is. ESPN games will ALWAYS be aired on a local broadcast partner in the local participating team's market. If ABC isn't available for whatever reason, than a different station will be utilized. In this case, WAXN is owned by WSOC, so it's natural for that station to be the partner If the station is not available on the pay-tv service of your choice, then it's still available - for free - via an antenna WAXN is considered a "strong" signal by the FCC

Flavortown is now a supplier to the NFL with these new designs, available at Fanatics. Triple D (and Guy Fieri fans, rejoice!) Darn Chicago and Green Bay -- they get awesome designs with this partnership.

Per 506Sports: NO-CAR will be simulcast on WDSU (NBC/6) New Orleans and WAXN (64) Charlotte. Based on this specific call-out on 506, it sounds like Raleigh will be ESPN only for the Carolina game, as the ABC simulcast is the other MNF game.

Have you seen the VENOM add-on for the Weber from Spyder Grills?

Custom official Panthers-branded Weber kettle grill for smoke-related activities Weber gas for day-to-day cookery. Similar to this one, but Panthers logo'd https://weberkettleclub.com/blog/2014/09/02/nfl-edition-weber-master-touch-bears-logo-grill/

and... it looks like ABC may also be streaming MNF all season long (requires sign-in from your paid TV provider, I'm guessing) Not the Carolina game, darn it.

smells like the reason why ABC announced last week that DWTS is moving from Monday to Tuesday nights.

Spectrum (aka Charter) was paying $200m *a month* to Disney for ESPN and all the other associated Disney channels. That's about $1.8b per year in licensing fees. Charter took a stand and said, if we're going to pay you this much money AND you're competing with us with the proposed direct-to-consumer ESPN streaming service that's going to come eventually.... either give us something more favorable to the consumer or you'll lose out on some much-needed cable money. So Charter subscribers are getting access to Disney's ad-supported streams and other stuff.... and footing a higher ESPN charge along the way for the effort. I suspect the other cable companies will try to negotiate a similar situation when their contracts come up for renewal with Disney

A handful of games will be CBS this season