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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Bank of America Stadium

NOvsCAR

Saints offensevsPanthers defense

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

NO offenseCAR offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Saints score a touchdown on 74% of red zone trips (2nd). Panthers allow 80% (30th).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Panthers are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.29 EPA per attempt. Saints send 10% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Panthers give up 47 yards a game to tight ends (12th), against a league average of 55. Saints' tight ends produce 51 (20th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Saints succeed on 42% of plays (23rd) against a defense that allows 44% (22nd).

Players to watch

NO Saints

6Tyler ShoughQB · 183/273 · 1721 yds · 13 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback +0.02 · 20th41Alvin KamaraRB · 41 car · 125 yds · 3 TD · 22 recEPA per touch -0.1012Chris OlaveWR · 49 rec · 636 yds · 2 TD · 71 tgtEPA per target +0.53 · 18th14Devaughn VeleWR · 33 rec · 348 yds · 3 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.46 · 25th99Chase YoungStrongside Linebacker · 14 tackles · 7 sacks · 3 PD7 sacks · T-3rd in the NFL96Carl GrandersonWeakside Linebacker · 25 tackles · 5.5 sacks5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL

CAR Panthers

9Bryce YoungQB · 158/269 · 1921 yds · 13 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.06 · 17th30Chuba HubbardRB · 118 car · 540 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.14 · 4th4Tetairoa McMillanWR · 42 rec · 569 yds · 2 TD · 65 tgtEPA per target +0.3518Jalen CokerWR · 27 rec · 364 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.1955Devin LloydLeft Inside Linebacker · 45 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT · 3 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL58Bobby OkerekeRight Inside Linebacker · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT
The series · Saints and Panthers 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.

Saints at home16–12the Saints' record
In Carolina15–12the Saints' record
Most pointsSaints 47 · Panthers 452024 · 1999
Biggest winSaints by 37 · Panthers by 322024 · 1999
Playoffs1–0the Saints' record

The last 5

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

2026 records

SaintsPanthers
Overall2–53–4
Division0–11–1
Conference1–33–3
Other conference1–20–1
Home0–41–2
Away2–12–2
Last 5LLLWLLWWLL
StreakLost 1Lost 2
Points a game23.1 – 27.725.4 – 27.6

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 Saints' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Saints offense against the Panthers defenseDepth charts
Panthers defense · 3-4 DSaints offense · 3WR 1TE72Richards76Edwards78McCoy51Ruiz75Fuaga83Johnson6Shough41Kamara12Olave18Lance14Vele98Wharton92Hunter95Brown91Jones5Phillips58Okereke55Lloyd24Lee36DeWalt26Smith-Wade7Moehrig21Scott

Saints offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBTyler Shough#6 · 183/273 · 1721 yds · 13 TD · 6 INT
  • RBAlvin Kamara#41 · 41 car · 125 yds · 3 TD · 22 rec
  • WRChris Olave#12 · 49 rec · 636 yds · 2 TD · 71 tgt
  • WRDevaughn Vele#14 · 33 rec · 348 yds · 3 TD · 48 tgt
  • WRBryce Lance#18 · 9 rec · 78 yds · 1 TD · 22 tgt
  • TEJuwan Johnson#83 · 26 rec · 255 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgt
  • LTAsim Richards#72
  • LGDavid Edwards#76
  • CErik McCoy#78
  • RGCesar Ruiz#51
  • RTTaliese Fuaga#75

Panthers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDETershawn Wharton#98 · 7 tackles
  • NTLee Hunter#92 · 16 tackles
  • LDEDerrick Brown#95 · 21 tackles · 5 PD
  • WLBPatrick Jones II#91 · 11 tackles
  • SLBJaelan Phillips#5 · 10 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RILBBobby Okereke#58 · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • LILBDevin Lloyd#55 · 45 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBWill Lee III#24 · 33 tackles · 7 PD
  • LCBMalcolm DeWalt IV#36 · 1 tackles
  • NBChau Smith-Wade#26 · 6 tackles
  • SSTre'von Moehrig#7 · 29 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • FSNick Scott#21 · 29 tackles · 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 · NO offense against CAR defense
StatNO NO offFavors NO · Favors CARCAR CAR def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.04#22
+0.03#20+0.00
Success rate
42%#23
44%#2244%
Yards per play
4.9#29
5.4#195.4
Explosive play rate
7%#30
8%#59%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.01#19
+0.02#16+0.03
Sack rate
5%#10
4%#297%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.16#26
-0.01#28-0.08
Yards per carry
3.2#31
4.6#274.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
43%#10
47%#2841%
Red zone TD rate
74%#2
80%#3061%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
162#9
146#17147
TE yards per game
51#20
47#1255
TE targets per game
8.3#10
7.6#157.6
RB receiving yards per game
33#13
27#932
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Saints: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.137% of throws
+0.893% of throws
+1.026% of throws
Short
+0.1935% of throws
+0.0510% of throws
-0.0340% of throws

Panthers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.608 throws
+0.038 throws
-0.0522 throws
Short
+0.0168 throws
+0.2946 throws
0.0089 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.