SUNDAY, SEPT. 19, 2021 // 1:00 PM ET // BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM // REFEREE: RONALD TORBERT
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Jennifer Hale (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 85 (NO), 104 (Car.) | XM: 383 (NO), 228 (Car.) | SXM App: 822 (NO), 804 (Car.)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Saints lead all-time series, 27-25
STREAKS: Saints have won past 4
LAST GAME: 1/3/21: New Orleans 33 at Carolina 7
LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/3/21
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LEADERS CAROLINA PANTHERS
W 38-3 vs. Green Bay (in Jacksonville) LAST WEEK W 19-14 vs. N.Y. Jets
Sean Payton: 17-12 COACH VS. OPP. Matt Rhule: 0-2
38.0/3.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 19.0/14.0
322.0 OFFENSE 381.0
Jameis Winston: 14-20-148-5 (1L)-0 PASSING Sam Darnold: 24-35-279-1-0-102.0
Alvin Kamara: 20-83-4.2-0 RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 21-98-4.7-0
Juwan Johnson (TE): 3-21-7.0-2 RECEIVING Christian McCaffrey (RB): 9-89-9.9-0
229.0 DEFENSE 252.0
Marcus Davenport, Tanoh Kpassagnon: 1 SACKS Haason Reddick: 1.5
Paulson Adebo (R), Marcus Williams: 1 INTs Shaq Thompson: 1
+3 (3/0) TAKE/GIVE 0 (1/1)
Blake Gillikin: 51.5 (43.0) PUNTING (NET) Joseph Charlton: 37.5 (35.0)
Aldrick Rosas: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/1 FG) KICKING Zane Gonzalez (2020 w/ Az.): 86 (38/39 PAT; 16/22 FG)
SAINTS NOTES
• QB JAMEIS WINSTON had 5 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 130.8 rating in Week 1, his 2nd-career 5-TD pass game. Passed for 400 yards in his last start vs. Car. (10/13/19 w/ TB). Aims for his 4th start in row at Car. with 0 INTs & 90+ rating.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA had 91 scrmimage yards (83 rush, 8 rec.) & rec. TD last week. Has 16 rec. TDs since 2017, tied-most among RBs. Has 4 rush TDs in 3 career games at Car. & aims for his 4th in row at Car. with rush TD. Has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 6 vs. NFC South. RB TONY JONES set career high with 50 rush yards in Week 1.
• WR DEONTE HARRIS had team-high 72 rec. yards & 2nd-career rec. TD last week. WR CHRIS HOGAN had TD catch in Week 1. Had rec. TD in his last game vs. Car. (10/1/17 w/ NE). TE JUWAN JOHNSON had 1st 2 career TD catches in Week 1.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN has 4 PD in his past 4 vs. Car. Since 2017, has 22 sacks & 27 TFL in 24 games against NFC South. Since 2012, ranks 4th in NFL with 93.5 sacks. DE MARCUS DAVENPORT had 13th-career sack in Week 1. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. Car. DE TANOH KPASSAGNON had 8th-career sack in Week 1. LB DEMARIO DAVIS has 3 PD in his past 3 at Car. Since 2018, has 5+ tackles in 8 of 9 road games against NFC South. S MALCOLM JENKINS had 4 tackles & INT in last meeting. Has INT in 3 of his past 4 at Car. S MARCUS WILLIAMS had 14th-career INT last week. Has INT in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC South. Rookie CB PAULSON ADEBO had 1st-career INT last week.
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB SAM DARNOLD completed 24 of 35 atts. (68.6 pct.) for 279 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 102 rating in Car. debut last week.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 9 receptions & 187 scrimmage yards (98 rush, 89 rec.) in Week 1, his 14th-career game with 9+ receptions. Has 329 career receptions, tied-3rd most (ALVIN KAMARA) by RB in 1st 5 career seasons. Has 7 career games with 75+ rush yards & 75+ rec. yards & surpassed HOFer WALTER PAYTON (6) for 3rd-most such games in NFL history. Has 335 scrimmage yards (111.7 per game) & rush TD in 3 career home games vs. NO. Has 1,974 scrimmage yards (103.9 per game) in 19 career games vs. NFC South.
• WR DJ MOORE had 6 catches for 80 yards in Week 1. Has 2+ rec. TDs in 2 of his past 3 vs. NO. Aims for his 5th in row vs. NO with 80+ rec. yards. WR ROBBY ANDERSON had 57-yard rec. TD last week. Has 46 receptions (5.1 per game) in 9 career home games with Car.
• LB SHAQ THOMPSON led team with 10 tackles, had career-high 3 PD & had INT & sack in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 10+ tackles. LB HAASON REDDICK had sack & FF in Car. debut last week. DE BRIAN BURNS had sack in Week 1. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NO with sack. DT DERRICK BROWN had 3rd-career sack last week. S JEREMY CHINN had 15 tackles (7.5 per game) & PD in 2 games vs. NO last season.
