ORCHARD PARK - There is only one goal on the Buffalo Bills agenda Saturday afternoon when they close the preseason against the Carolina Panthers at Highmark Stadium: Stay healthy.

Now yes, that’s the goal for all 32 teams in this final weekend of summer football, but for the Bills it’s particularly important they succeed because their injury list is troublesome and they can’t afford to take too many hits.

That’s why Sean McDermott - who after reading off all the names of the wounded the other day - announced his decision to sit all of the starters and simply use the game to evaluate players who are in contention for bottom of the roster consideration as well as the practice squad.

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“Initially the plan was to play the ones this week, but because of the injuries and the lack of availability, we’re going to take the ones out, play the other guys and, take a good look at them,” McDermott said. “It should be a good opportunity for them to put their best foot forward and for us to have a strong evaluation of that part of the roster.”

Of course, evaluating the offense is going to be difficult given that the quarterbacks are going to be Ben DiNucci who was signed last week, and Anthony Brown who was signed Monday in the wake of the injuries to Mitchell Trubisky and Shane Buechele.

The Bills will likely run the ball as much as possible, if for no other reason than to keep the clock moving and shorten the game, and for players like wide receivers Tyrell Shavers, Justin Shorter, Andy Isabella and KJ Hamler, and tight ends Zach Davidson, Tre McKitty, it’s unfortunate as they try to make final impressions.

Here’s the broadcast and betting information for Bills vs. Panthers:

What time is the Bills vs Panthers game?

• Date: Saturday, Aug. 24

• Time: 1 p.m.

• Place: Highmark Stadium

Who is announcing the Bills vs. Panthers game

• Play-by-play: Andrew Catalon

• Analyst: Steve Tasker

• Sideline reporter: Maddy Glab

How to watch Buffalo Bills vs Carolina Panthers game on TV, streaming

∎ Network TV: The game will be available locally via the following stations: WROC (Channel 8, Rochester), WIVB (Buffalo area), WSYR (Syracuse), WPNY/WFXV/WUTR (Utica); WETM/EETM (Elmira); WWTI (Watertown); WTEN/WXXA (Albany).

∎ Online streaming services: You can watch games on NFL.com and the NFL mobile app, and you can subscribe to NFL+, the league’s own streaming service, though you can’t cast the games to your TV - you must watch on your phone or tablet.

∎ TV streaming: You can also stream games if you have subscriptions to Spectrum, DirecTV, fuboTV, Sling, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV+.

Who is favored to win Bills vs. Panthers game

• Betting line: Bills +2.5

• Over-under: 31.5

• Money line: Bills plus-120 (bet $100 to win $120) and Panthers minus-140 (bet $140 to win $100).

On the radio: How to listen to the Bills vs Panthers game

You can listen on SiriusXM satellite radio on channel 225 (Bills feed) and channel 380 (Panthers feed), and on traditional radio, the Bills Radio Network has stations all across the state. Chris Brown has the play-by-play, Eric Wood is the analyst, and Sal Capaccio is the sideline reporter. The network includes:

• Rochester (WCMF 96.5 and WROC 950 AM)

• Buffalo (WGR550, 550 AM)

• Syracuse (WTKW 99.5/WTKV 105.5)

• Binghamton (WDRE 100.5FM)

• Ithaca (WIII 99.9/100.3 FM)

• Bath (WVIN 98.3 FM)

• Newark (WACK 1420 AM)

• Dansville (WDNY 93.9 FM)

• Elmira (WNGZ 1490 AM)

• Auburn (WAUB 98.1 FM/1590 AM)

• Geneva (WGVA 95.9 FM, 1240 AM)

Sal Maiorana has covered the Buffalo Bills for four decades including 35 years as the full-time beat writer for the D&C, and he has written numerous books about the history of the team. He can be reached at maiorana@gannett.com, and you can follow him on Twitter @salmaiorana. https://profile.democratandchronicle.com/newsletters/bills-blast

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