Several fans watching the “Thursday Night Football” game between the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers complained about the camera angles used on the telecast. There were very good reasons for the atypical cameras.
Just before kickoff, play-by-play announcer Joe Buck said the limited cameras were due to the weather and safety.
“Weather has not been good,” Buck said. “The pregame show had to shutdown due to lightning strikes in the area. Because of the lightning strikes in the area and because of FOX safety standards, we’re going into this game like it’s 1939; we’ve got two cameras. We’ve got the cable cam.”
Then with 8:31 remaining in the first quarter, the game was delayed due to the weather. Both teams went into the locker rooms and fans were asked to leave their seats. The game was later expected to resume at 9:09 pm ET.
The only one who might be happy about the delay is one of the participants in the Democratic debate.
