The Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars get set to face off on Sunday at Everbank Field as both teams look to kick start their season opener with a win. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network. The game can also be watched online through live stream via the link below.
The Jaguars will be desperate to get their season off to a winning start in front of their home fans. They will know a win can set the tone for the rest of the season, and after a 3-13 season last term they will be hoping not to get things off to a losing start.
So far in the preseason things are looking brighter for the Jaguars. Blake Bortles and the other quarterbacks at Jacksonville threw no interceptions through the preseason, and seemed to get a much higher level of protection than last year. In the 2014-2015 season, Jaguars' quarterbacks were sacked a massive 71 times, but they only allowed two sacks through their four preseason games. If they can continue that trend then they might just be able to push onwards and upwards from last seasons disappointments.
Earlier this week the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers faced off in the NFL season opener, and Tom Brady and co. were too much for the Steelers, winning the game 28-21.
Brady, who was set to miss the first four games of the season until a late appeal saw his suspension for "Deflategate" overturned, threw for four touchdowns in the victory. All four touchdowns were thrown to Brady's tight ends, and three went to Rob Gronkowski.
Overall Brady went 25 of 32 for 288 yards in a magnificent performance that ultimately proved the difference between the teams. The quarterback even set a franchise record for an amazing 19 consecutive pass completions.
Brady said after the game: "It was a pretty special night. I was excited, our whole team was excited. We haven't had one of these nights in a long time."
Towards the end of the game, the Patriots' fans mocked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over the "Deflategate" scandal. The fans chanted, "Where is Roger?" after Goodell did not attend the season opener against tradition.
However, controversy continues to follow the New England Patriots around, and after the game it emerged that a new scandal was being reported; that the Steelers' coaches couldn't communicate as they kept getting interference with their headsets, hearing Patriots' radio broadcasts. Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin was angry about the issue after the game, however, the headsets are controlled by the league and not the Patriots. The league has has said that the headset issue was simply a temporary problem and the weather had played a major part in the problems.
Today's game between the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars meanwhile has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
