DOWN X DOWN › week 10 › Panthers at Saints

Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET

2026

Week 10 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Caesars Superdome

Panthers offensevsSaints defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Panthers, 7 for Saints. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

CAR offense NO offense

Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads

Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Saints give up 68 yards a game to tight ends (27th), against a league average of 55. Panthers' tight ends produce 70 (4th).

Opportunity

Deep left is open

Saints are worst against deep left throws, allowing +1.21 EPA per attempt. Panthers send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

Watch out

Pressure problem

Panthers take a sack on 8% of dropbacks (22nd). Saints get home on 7% (11th). League average is 7%.

Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Panthers create explosive plays on 9% of snaps (17th). Saints give them up at 11% (28th).

Players to watch

Panthers

Bryce YoungQB · 158/269 · 1921 yds · 13 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.06 · 17th

Chuba HubbardRB · 118 car · 540 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.14 · 4th

Tetairoa McMillanWR · 42 rec · 569 yds · 2 TD · 65 tgtEPA per target +0.35

Jalen CokerWR · 27 rec · 364 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.19Devin LloydLeft Inside Linebacker · 45 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT · 3 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFLBobby OkerekeRight Inside Linebacker · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT

Saints

Tyler ShoughQB · 183/273 · 1721 yds · 13 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback +0.02 · 20th

Alvin KamaraRB · 41 car · 125 yds · 3 TD · 22 recEPA per touch -0.10

Chris OlaveWR · 49 rec · 636 yds · 2 TD · 71 tgtEPA per target +0.53 · 18th

Devaughn VeleWR · 33 rec · 348 yds · 3 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.46 · 25thChase YoungStrongside Linebacker · 14 tackles · 7 sacks · 3 PD7 sacks · T-3rd in the NFLCarl GrandersonWeakside Linebacker · 25 tackles · 5.5 sacks5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL

The series · Panthers and Saints since 1999, and this season's records55 meetings

The Saints lead the series 31–24 since 1999. They have won the last 2. Dec 14, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Superdome: the Saints won 20–17. Tyler Shough started at quarterback for the Saints and Bryce Young for the Panthers; Kellen Moore and Dave Canales coached.

Panthers at home12–15the Panthers' record

In New Orleans12–16the Panthers' record

Most pointsPanthers 45 · Saints 471999 · 2024

Biggest winPanthers by 32 · Saints by 371999 · 2024

Playoffs0–1the Panthers' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 15	CAR 17 at NO 20
2025 · Wk 10	NO 17 at CAR 7
2024 · Wk 9	NO 22 at CAR 23
2024 · Wk 1	CAR 10 at NO 47
2023 · Wk 14	CAR 6 at NO 28

2026 records

	Panthers	Saints
Overall	3–4	2–5
Division	1–1	0–1
Conference	3–3	1–3
Other conference	0–1	1–2
Home	1–2	0–4
Away	2–2	2–1
Last 5	LWWLL	LLLWL
Streak	Lost 2	Lost 1
Points a game	25.4 – 27.6	23.1 – 27.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Panthers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Panthers offense against the Saints defenseDepth charts

Saints defense · 3-4 DPanthers offense · 3WR 1TE63Walker68Lewis77Fortner50Hunt57Freeling82Tremble 9Young 30Hubbard 4McMillan 13Metchie 18Coker91Broughton93Shepherd94Jordan96Granderson99Young20Werner55Elliss22Emerson1McKinstry7Sanker21Reid23Blackmon

Panthers offense · 3WR 1TE

QBBryce Young#9 · 158/269 · 1921 yds · 13 TD · 5 INT
RBChuba Hubbard#30 · 118 car · 540 yds · 7 TD · 22 rec
WRTetairoa McMillan#4 · 42 rec · 569 yds · 2 TD · 65 tgt
WRJalen Coker#18 · 27 rec · 364 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgt
WRJohn Metchie III#13 · 12 rec · 114 yds · 1 TD · 20 tgt
TETommy Tremble#82 · 17 rec · 155 yds · 2 TD · 24 tgt
LTRasheed Walker#63
LGDamien Lewis#68
CLuke Fortner#77
RGRobert Hunt#50
RTMonroe Freeling#57

Saints defense · Base 3-4 D

RDEVernon Broughton#91 · 14 tackles
NTNathan Shepherd#93 · 12 tackles · 0.5 sacks
LDECameron Jordan#94 · 13 tackles
WLBCarl Granderson#96 · 25 tackles · 5.5 sacks
SLBChase Young#99 · 14 tackles · 7 sacks · 3 PD
RILBPete Werner#20 · 53 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
LILBKaden Elliss#55 · 29 tackles · 1 PD
RCBMartin Emerson Jr.#22 · 18 tackles · 2 INT · 4 PD
LCBKool-Aid McKinstry#1 · 23 tackles · 6 PD
NBJonas Sanker#7 · 44 tackles · 1 PD
SSJustin Reid#21 · 37 tackles
FSJulian Blackmon#23 · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · CAR offense against NO defense

Stat	CAR off	NO def allows	NFL avg
Overall
EPA per play	+0.04#12	+0.08#27	+0.00
Success rate	42%#16	49%#31	44%
Yards per play	5.6#12	6.0#28	5.4
Explosive play rate	9%#17	11%#28	9%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback	+0.05#16	+0.09#23	+0.03
Sack rate	8%#22	7%#11	7%
Running
Run EPA per carry	-0.04#12	+0.04#31	-0.08
Yards per carry	4.1#16	4.8#30	4.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion	40%#18	51%#30	41%
Red zone TD rate	67%#12	60%#15	61%
Targets by position
WR yards per game	181#5	144#16	147
TE yards per game	70#4	68#27	55
TE targets per game	8.7#8	8.9#28	7.6
RB receiving yards per game	30#17	38#24	32

Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Panthers: EPA per throw

Left

Middle

Right

Deep

+0.306% of throws

+0.654% of throws

+1.196% of throws

Short

-0.1234% of throws

+0.6220% of throws

0.0030% of throws

Saints: EPA allowed per throw

Left

Middle

Right

Deep

+1.2117 throws

+0.5010 throws

+0.2516 throws