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Preseason football continues tonight with a double-header, including a clash between the Cleveland Browns and the Florida Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. All eyes will be on the Browns’ rookie QB Shedeur Sanders, who will be starting tonight. Sanders’ fellow QBs Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel are both out with hamstring injuries, and the Browns apparently want to keep Joe Flacco rested for now.
At a Glance: How to Watch Browns vs. Panthers Game
Stream: DirecTV, Fubo, Sling, NFL+ (out of market)
TV channel: NFL Network (out of market), WEWS News 5 (local)
Date, start time: Friday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. ET
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If you’re looking for a way to watch the Browns vs. Panthers preseason game, read on. Ahead is a full guide on where to livestream the Browns vs. Panthers game without cable.
How to Watch Browns vs. Panthers Game Online
Tonight’s Browns vs. Panthers airs locally in Cleveland on WEWS News 5 (an ABC station) and out of market on NFL Network. If you don’t have cable, use one of the below live TV streaming services to watch the game online.

DirecTV
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➤ $69.99/month
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➤ Up to 185+ channels
The best streaming service for watching football online is DirecTV. A few of the service’s packages, including the affordable MySports Genre Pack, carry both NFL Network and local ABC. That means both local and out-of-market fans can watch the Browns vs. Panthers game online. All DirecTV plans start with a five-day free trial; the MySports package costs $69.99 a month.

Fubo
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➤ $84.99/month
➤ $30 off first month
➤ Up to 300+ channels
Fubo is another great option for watching NFL games this season. Packages start at $84.99 a month, but new subscribers can get $30 off their first payment. All packages carry both NFL Network and ABC for local and out-of-market Browns vs. Panthers livestreams.

NFL+
$6.99
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➤ $6.99/month+
➤ Half off annual plan
➤ Stream NFL Network & out-of-market games
If you’re outside the Cleveland area, NFL+ is a great, affordable way to watch tonight’s Browns vs. Panthers game online. The streaming service shows every game from NFL Network, and costs just $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year for the annual plan. Right now, the annual plan is discounted to just $39.99, working out to about $3.33 a month.

Sling
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$46
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➤ $45.99/month+
➤ Half off first month
➤ Up to 46 channels
Sling is another way to watch the Browns vs. Panthers game, as long as you’re located outside of the Cleveland area. The cable streamer offers NFL Network in its Blue package, which starts at $45.99 a month (get 50% off your first bill right now).
Browns vs. Panthers Preseason Game Date, Start Time
The Browns vs. Panthers preseason game is scheduled for tonight, Friday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. ET.