STADIUM: Caesars Superdome
REFEREE: Alan Eck
DATE: Sunday, December 10, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CAR: 111 or 385 NO: 121 or 230
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: NO leads series, 29-28 (CAR won 2 of past 3. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/18/23: NO 20 at CAR 17.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Chris Tabor vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 0-1 (.000) Postseason: 0-0. Dennis Allen vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-3 Reg. Season: 20-45 (.308) Postseason: 0-0.
CAROLINA PANTHERS NOTES:
• QB BRYCE YOUNG (rookie) passed for 178 yards in Week 13. Passed for 153 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs in Week 2 meeting. Has 0 INTs in 3 of his past 4 road starts.
• RB CHUBA HUBBARD had season-high 104 rush yards & 1stcareer game with 2 rush TDs in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row at NO with 65+ scrimmage yards.
• WR ADAM THIELEN leads team with 80 receptions & 753 rec. yards. Needs 65 rec. yards to become 6th undrafted player with 7,500 career receiving yards since 1967. Needs 4 catches to surpass Danny Amendola (617) for 4th-most receptions by undrafted player since 1967. Has 39 receptions for 483 yards (96.6 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in his past 5 vs. NO & aims for his 6th in row vs. NO with 7+ catches.
• WR JONATHAN MINGO (rookie) led team & set career-highs with 6 receptions for 69 yards in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with 60+ rec. yards.
• LB BRIAN BURNS has TFL in 6 of his past 7. Is 1 of 4 (Maxx Crosby, Myles Garrett & Micah Parsons) with 12+ TFL in each of past 3 seasons.
• LB FRANKIE LUVU had TFL & career-high 5th PD of season last week. Needs 10 tackles for 2nd-straight 100+ tackle season.
• LB MARQUIS HAYNES had 1st sack of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
• DT DERRICK BROWN has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 7+ tackles.
• CB DONTE JACKSON had 2 PD last week.
• S XAVIER WOODS had 1st INT of season in Week 13. Had 2 PD in Week 2 meeting. Had FR in last home meeting.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS NOTES:
• QB DEREK CARR completed 17 of 22 atts. (77.3 pct.) for 226 yards & TD vs. INT for 105.5 rating in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 100+ rating.
• QB JAMEIS WINSTON passed for 353 yards in his last start vs. Car. (9/25/22). Has 19 TDs (18 pass, 1 rush) & 93.1 rating in 10 career starts w/ NO.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA had 6 catches, 109 scrimmage yards (58 rec., 51 rush) & 2 rush TDs in Week 13, his 20th-career game with 50+ rush yards & 50+ rec. yards. Leads all RBs with 60 receptions & ranks 2nd with 413 rec. yards. Needs 79 scrimmage yards for 7th-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 586 scrimmage yards (117.2 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career home games vs. Car., incl. 100+ scrimmage yards in each game.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE had 5 catches for team-high 119 rec. yards last week, his 7th-career 100-yard game. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Car. with 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards & 8th in row with 5+ catches.
• QB TAYSOM HILL had 4th rush TD of season last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN had 3rd TFL of season last week. Has 4.5 sacks & 5 TFL in his past 5 vs. Car.
• DE CARL GRANDERSON had sack & FF in Week 2 meeting.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS aims for his 4th in row vs. Car. with TFL.
• CB PAULSON ADEBO ranks tied-5th in NFL with career-high 14 PD in 2023. Aims for his 5th in row at home with PD. Had FR in Week 2 meeting.
• S TYRANN MATHIEU is only safety with 5+ PD in each of past 7 season & 1 of 2 (Justin Simmons) with 3+ INTs in each of past 5 seasons.
