Panthers vs. Vikings live stream (11/29): How to watch NFL Week 12 online, TV, time. Some old friends will re-unite Sunday, Nov. 29, when the Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings meet. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV.
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When Dalvin Cook arrived in Minnesota in 2017, the Vikings assigned him a cubicle at the practice facility next to a player recovering from injury who wasn’t certain to see the field again.
Teddy Bridgewater became Cook’s fast friend in that corner of the locker room, with unconditional support from a fellow native of Miami who could relate to being so far from home. The bond only strengthened when the rookie running back became a rehab regular himself.
Bridgewater had wrecked his knee even worse prior to the previous season, needing an ambulance ride to the hospital to avoid amputation. He worked his way back to the active roster in 2017, further cementing his reputation as one of the most popular and respected players in the league. This year, when Bridgewater signed with the Carolina Panthers, he became a starting quarterback again for the first time since that fateful step on the practice field on Aug. 30, 2016.
Bridgewater, who sat out last week’s game with a minor knee injury but is on track to return this week, will visit the Vikings (4-6) with the Panthers (4-7) on Sunday.
The game kicks off at noon (1 p.m. ET) and will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial. FOX will televise the game.
Preview
MCCAFFREY’S STATUS: Christian McCaffrey has averaged 125 yards from scrimmage and has six touchdowns in the three games he’s played for the Panthers this season, but injuries have beset the 2019 All-Pro. He missed six games with a high ankle sprain earlier and will likely sit out a third straight game on Sunday with a shoulder problem.
“We are not really expecting him to play,” coach Matt Rhule said. “We are just trying to get him comfortable.”
Mike Davis, who’s second among NFL running backs with 49 receptions, will again take the lead if McCaffrey is sidelined. Rodney Smith, an undrafted rookie out of Minnesota, follows Davis on the depth chart.
ZONING ADJUSTMENT: The Vikings lead the NFL in red-zone offense, turning 78% of their trips inside the 20-yard line into touchdowns, and they’re third in the league with a 90% rate at reaching the end zone in goal-to-go situations. That success has left kicker Dan Bailey a little lonelier on the sideline than usual. He has not attempted a field goal in four of the last five games. Even his extra points have been reduced by nine 2-point conversion attempts by Minnesota in 10 games.
“The rhythm still feels good, so who knows? We might have 20 attempts in these last six games. It works like that sometimes,” Bailey said. “So you just have to stay ready and be ready to go.”
WHAT’S NEXT? The Vikings, who lead the league with an average of 6.55 yards per play, will test a defense coming off a confidence-boosting shutout of Detroit. The Lions played without rookie running back D’Andre Swift and two key wide receivers, but this was still a remarkable turnaround from the 46 points the Panthers surrendered the previous week to Tom Brady and Tampa Bay.
“I think we looked in the mirror right after the game was done. We saw who needed to be held accountable, and guys came in mentally just ready to battle,” Panthers safety Tre Boston said.
ALWAYS A GAMER: Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins first met Bridgewater in 2010 at an elite quarterback camp for high school players that Cousins, then at Michigan State, served as a counselor for. Bridgewater made his mark that week by winning the camp’s college football video game tournament, but the lasting impression went deeper than that.
“I remember him being really the same person he is now. He had a big smile on his face. He had a great positive attitude the whole week,” Cousins said. “He enjoyed going out. He made football fun.”
SAMUEL ON THE LOOSE: Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady has deftly utilized the skills of wide receiver Curtis Samuel, who played some running back at Ohio State. Samuel has been productive on carries out of the backfield and a viable weapon on third downs, using good balance and a trusty spin move to his advantage. He has five touchdowns in the past five games.
“Playing running back mostly my whole life helps me in open-field situations,” Samuel said. “Being able to make people miss, just being able to make angles for myself to get past defenders.”
What to Know
After a two-game homestand, the Carolina Panthers will be on the road. They will take on the Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m. ET Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Carolina isn’t favored, but they just beat the odds in their last matchup, so don’t count them out.
The Panthers got themselves on the board against the Detroit Lions last week, but Detroit never followed suit. Carolina enjoyed a cozy 20 to nothing win over Detroit. Carolina’s WR D.J. Moore filled up the stat sheet, catching seven passes for 127 yards.
Carolina’s defense was a presence as well, holding the Lions to a paltry 185 yards. The defense got past Detroit’s offensive line to sack QB Matthew Stafford five times for a total loss of 33 yards. The heavy lifting was done by LB Brian Burns and DE Efe Obada, who each racked up two sacks.
Meanwhile, the point spread favored Minnesota last week, but luck did not. It was a hard-fought contest, but they had to settle for a 31-28 loss against the Dallas Cowboys. Despite the defeat, Minnesota got a solid performance out of WR Adam Thielen, who caught eight passes for two TDs and 123 yards.
Carolina’s victory lifted them to 4-7 while Minnesota’s loss dropped them down to 4-6. We’ll find out if Carolina can add another positive mark to their record or if the Vikings can shake off the loss and take the spring out of Carolina’s step.