The Carolina Panthers (3-5) and the New Orleans Saints (3-5) have each struggled mightily at times this season and yet they meet Sunday in the Bayou improbably tied atop the NFC South despite each having lost five of their eight games. Carolina has lost three straight after falling 26-21 to Denver, while New Orleans has won two of its last three and is coming off a 23-22 overtime victory over Cleveland.
Carolina’s skid reached three games last Sunday against the Broncos, 26-21. A bright spot was the improved play of Bryce Young who completed 28 of 39 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Chuba Hubbard carried the ball 16 times for 79 yards and Darren Waller caught eight passes for 90 yards. Carolina finished with 353 total yards and averaged 4.8 yards per rushing attempt but couldn’t turn that production into a win. The Panthers statistical profile underlines their issues. They average 24.9 points and 362.4 yards per game, including 261.1 through the air, but Carolina surrenders roughly 27 points per game.
New Orleans comes in with considerably more momentum after surviving last Sunday in Cleveland, knocking off the Browns 23-22 in overtime. QB Tyler Shough helped erase a fourth-quarter deficit and then directed a 74-yard touchdown drive to open overtime, finishing it with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson. The New Orleans defense generated five sacks, with Carl Granderson getting two. The win was the Saints’ first home win of the season.
This rivalry has been remarkably competitive historically, although New Orleans has controlled it recently. The Saints swept Carolina last season and now lead the all-time series 34-29, including their lone postseason matchup. Their most recent meeting came last season on December 14, in New Orleans, when the Saints upset the Panthers 20-17 on Charlie Smyth’s 47-yard field goal with two seconds remaining.
Let’s dive further into the numbers and see if we can’t find an additional sweat or two.
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Game Details and How to Watch: Panthers vs. Saints
- Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
- Time: 1:00P
- Site: Caesars Superdome
- City: New Orleans, LA
- TV/Streaming: FOX
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Latest Game Odd: Panthers vs. Saints
The latest odds as of Thursday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Carolina Panthers (+110), New Orleans Saints (-130)
- Spread: Saints -2.5
- Total: 48.5
With money coming in on the Saints, the Spread has moved a point down from New Orleans -2.5. The Total has ballooned from its opening number of 43.5.
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Sunday’s game between the Panthers and the Saints:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Spread.
- Total: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Game Total UNDER 48.5.
Here’s why the Game Total UNDER 48.5 is our best bet:
The head-to-head history is deafening: 8 of the last 10 meetings have cashed the UNDER, with an average final score totaling 34.8. Last week these two teams played to 26-21 and 23-22 finals respectively — 47 and 45 points — so 48.5 is being asked to clear the highest combined output either side has produced in weeks. New Orleans ranks 25th in yards per play (5.44) and 27th in yards per carry (3.75), with only 95.25 rushing yards per game (26th). A team that can’t run it and can’t generate explosive plays is a clock-burner, not a scoring engine.
Bryce Young OVER 244.5 Passing Yards:
Young has cleared this number in 6 of 8 games this season with a 274.6-yard average. Carolina throws the ball more than anyone in football — 39.12 attempts per game (2nd) — and New Orleans is 29th in passing yards allowed (274.62) with the 28th-worst yards per reception allowed (12.85). The Saints defense ranks 28th in yards per play allowed (6.33). One note of caution: in two career meetings with New Orleans, Young has yet to hit this number averaging just 143.5 yards per game.
Panthers vs. Saints: Betting Trends and Stats
- The Panthers are 3-5 against the spread this season
- The Saints are 3-5 against the spread this season
- Carolina is 4-4 to the OVER this season
- New Orleans is 5-3 to the OVER this season
Quarterback Matchup: Panthers vs. Saints
- Panthers: Bryce Young
2026 Statistics: 8GP, 2197 Passing Yards, 16 TDs, 6 INTs, 91.3 RTG, Sacked 26 times - Saints: Tyler Shough
2026 Statistics: 8GP, 1986 Passing Yards, 14 TDs, 6 INTs, 91.2 RTG, Sacked 20 times
Panthers vs. Saints: Top Playmakers
Panthers
- RB Chuba Hubbard
2026 Statistics: 8GP, 134 carries for 619 Yds, 5 TDs / 26 receptions on 31 targets for 167 Yds, 2 TDs - WR Tetairoa McMillan
2026 Statistics: 8GP, 46 receptions on 72 targets for 625 Yds, 3 TDs - TE Darren Waller
2026 Statistics: 8GP, 23 receptions on 34 targets for 299 Yds, 4 TDs
Saints
- QB Tyler Shough
2026 Statistics: 8GP, 34 carries for 162 Yds, 2 TDs - RB Alvin Kamara
2026 Statistics: 7GP, 47 carries for 157 Yds, 2 TDs / 25 receptions on 31 targets for 150 Yds, 1 TD - WR Chris Olave
2026 Statistics: 8GP, 56 receptions on 83 targets for 734 Yds, 2 TDs
Panthers vs. Saints: Injury Update
Panthers
- WR Xavier Legette (knee) has been designated for return from IR and is questionable for Sunday’s game
- LG Damien Lewis (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- LB Bobby Okereke (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- LB Jaelan Phillips (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- CB Will Lee III (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- CB Mike Jackson (groin) has been designated for return from the IR and is questionable for Sunday’s game
- RB Jonathan Brooks (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- OL Brady Christensen (hamstring) has been designated for return from the IR and is questionable for Sunday’s game
Saints
- RB Travis Etienne Jr. (hamstring) is eligible to be activated from the IR for Sunday’s game
- RB Alvin Kamara (back) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- RB CJ Donaldson (shoulder) is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game
- TE Noah Fant (back) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- OT Kelvin Banks Jr. (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- OG David Edwards (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- C Erik McCoy (biceps) is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game
- CB Martin Emerson Jr. (shin) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
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