Carolina opens the month of November at home to take on divisional foe, the New Orleans Saints. The two teams squared off in the season opener where the Saints were victorious, 47-10. This will mark the Panthers third NFC South matchup,
having faced New Orleans in Week One and the Atlanta Falcons in Week Six.
All-time, this will mark the 60th regular season matchup between the two divison rivals with the Saints leading 31-28. New Orleans holds a slight advantage (15-14) with games played in Carolina, having won last year’s Week Two Monday
night matchup in Bank of America Stadium, 20-17.
The Panthers enter the contest with a 1-7 record after falling to the Denver Broncos on the road, 28-14. Following Carolina’s bout against the Saints, the Panthers will travel to Munich to take on the New York Giants.
New Orleans (2-6) comes to Charlotte having lost their last six games after winning their first two contests to begin the season. The Saints have a 1-2 NFC South record, having played each division opponent at least once.
The Matchup
About Carolina
- Through eight games this season, Jaycee Horn has recorded 34 tackles (27 solo) with nine passes defensed, two tackles for loss and one interception. He is tied for fifth in the NFL this season in passes defensed.
- Chuba Hubbard ranks fifth in the NFL in rushing yards (593), tied for sixth in rushing first downs (30), ninth in carries (118), 12th in yards per carry (5.03), and tied for 13th in rushes of 10+ yards (13).
- WR Jalen Coker reeled in the first touchdown reception of his career, a 15-yard catch from QB Bryce Young, to finish a 10-play, 98-yard drive (1:55). Coker finished the day with four receptions and a team-high 78 receiving yards. His 78 receiving yards on the day marked a career-high.
- LB Trevin Wallace logged his second career forced fumble in the fourth quarter, causing Bo Nix to fumble at the Broncos goal line. With four tackles (two solo) in Sunday’s game, Wallace surpassed Jeremy Chinn (34) for most tackles by a Panthers defender through their first four starts (35).
About New Orleans
- Since entering the NFL in 2017, Alvin Kamara ranks second in the league in total yards from scrimmage (10,860), only one of four players to have 10,000
over that period.
- With 2,256 rushing yards, 2,351 passing yards and 779 receiving yards, Taysom Hill is the only NFL player in the Super Bowl era with 2,000 career passing yards, 2,000 career rushing yards and 700 career receiving yards.
- In 2024, Derek Carr has completed 90-of-128 passes (70.3 pct.) for 989 yards, eight touchdowns, only four interceptions and a 100.7 passer rating. He has missed his first games as a Saint in Weeks SixEight (oblique), but is expected to return to practice this week in preparation for the Week Nine division contest at Carolina.
- Cam Jordan is the only NFL defender to record at least 300 tackles, 60 sacks, 75 stops for loss and 90 quarterbacks hits since 2017. Since 2017, he has posted 393 stops, 71 sacks, 89 tackles for loss and 130 quarterback hits.
Connections
Panthers G Damien Lewis(2018-19) attended LSU while G Robert Hunt went to college at Lousiana-Lafayette (2015-19). S Xavier Woods grew up in Monroe, La. and attended Louisiana Tech (2015-19).
Saints T Nick Saldiveri (Waxhaw) and T Oli Udoh (Fayetteville) both grew up in North Carolina. Udoh (2014-18) went to Elon, LB D’Marco Jackson (2017-21) went to school at Appalachian State, C Lucas Patrick (2011-15) went to Duke and WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling attended NC State (2013-14). QB Spencer Rattler (2022-23) and FB Adam Prentice (2020) both went to the University of South Carolina while DT Bryan Bresee (2020-22) attended Clemson.
Panthers vs Saints
All-Tims Series (Regular Season): 59 matchups | New Orleans leads 31-28
Last Regular Season Game: 9/8/24 | Carolina 10 at New Orleans 47
Series Record in Charlotte: New Orleans leads 15-14
How to Watch
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET CBS: Play by Play – Tom McCarthy; Analyst – Jay Feely; Sideline – Amanda Balionis
Radio: WRFX 99.7FM in Charlotte market – Jim Szoke (Play by Play), Kurt Coleman (Color), Kevin Donnalley (Color), Sharon Thorsland (Sideline)
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