WEEK 18
CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-10) @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (7-9)
DATE: Sunday (1/8/23)
STADIUM: Caesars Superdome
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Alex Kemp
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Saints lead all-time series, 28-27
STREAKS Panthers have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 9/25/22: Saints 14 at Panthers 22
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/2/22: Saints 18, Panthers 10
CAROLINA PANTHERS
LAST WEEK L 30-24 at Tampa Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Steve Wilks: 0-0
PTS. FOR 21.1
OFFENSE 312.7
PASSING Sam Darnold: 77-125-1,100-7-1-105.4
RUSHING D’Onta Foreman: 191-846-4.4-5
RECEIVING DJ Moore: 62-878-14.2-7
PTS. AGAINST 22.9
DEFENSE 353.1
SACKS Brian Burns: 12.5
INTs Jaycee Horn: 3
TAKE/GIVE -3 (16/19)
PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 48.6 (43.9)
KICKING Eddy Pineiro: 125 (29/31 PAT; 32/34 FG)
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB SAM DARNOLD tied his career high with 341 yards & had 3 TDs vs. INT for 108.1 rating last week. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his 5 starts in 2022 & aims for his 4th in row with 100+ rating.
• RB D’ONTA FOREMAN has career highs in rush yards (846) & rush TDs (5) in 2022. Has 5 games with 100+ rush yards this season, tied-most among NFC RBs.
• RB CHUBA HUBBARD had 65 scrimmage yards (53 rec., 12 rush) last week & aims for his 6th in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. Had rush TD in last road meeting.
• WR DJ MOORE had 6 catches for 117 yards & career-high 7th TD catch of season in Week 17. Has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row with TD catch. Needs 122 rec. yards for 4th-straight 1,000+ rec. yard season. Has 2 rec. TDs in 2 of his past 3 at NO.
• WR SHI SMITH had 70 rec. yards & 2nd rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD catch.
• TE TOMMY TREMBLE had career-high 3rd TD catch of season last week.
• DE BRIAN BURNS has TFL in 7 of his past 8 & aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Has career high 12.5 sacks & ranks tied-4th in NFL with career-high 17 TFL this season.
• LB FRANKIE LUVU had 13 tackles, 3 TFL & career-high 7th sack of season last week. Has career-high 105 tackles & ranks tied-4th in NFL with career-high 17 TFL in 2022. Aims for his 4th in row on road with sack & 5th in row overall with TFL.
• DE MARQUIS HAYNES had 2 TFL & career-high 5th sack of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack. Had FR-TD in last meeting.
• S JEREMY CHINN had 12 tackles last week. Had sack & 2 PD in Week 3 meeting & had sack in last road meeting.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LAST WEEK: W 20-10 at Philadelphia
COACH VS. OPP. Dennis Allen: 0-2
PTS. FOR 19.6
OFFENSE 310.9
PASSING Andy Dalton: 237-353-2,699-17-9-95.3
RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 200-791-4.0-2
RECEIVING Chris Olave (R): 67-982-14.7-3
PTS. AGAINST 20.9
DEFENSE 321.8
SACKS Cameron Jordan: 8.5
INTs Tyrann Mathieu: 2
TAKE/GIVE -12 (12/24/)
PUNTING (NET) Blake Gillikin: 46.5 (41.6)
KICKING Wil Lutz: 101 (32/32 PAT; 23/29 FG)
SAINTS NOTES
• QB ANDY DALTON needs 301 pass yards for 9th-career 3,000-yard season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA has 1,278 scrimmage yards (791 rush, 487 rec.) in 2022 & is only player with 1,200+ scrimmage yards in each of past 6 seasons. Has 429 career catches, 3rd-most by RB in 1st 6 season in NFL history. Aims for his 4th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards & 5th in row at home vs. Car. with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE ranks 2nd among rookies in catches (67) & rec. yards (982) & can become 3rd NO rookie ever with 1,000+ rec. yards (Marques Colston & Michael Thomas). Set career highs with 9 catches for 147 yards in Week 3 meeting.
• WR RASHID SHAHEED had 79 rec. yards last week & has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 18.2 yards per catch (min. 25 receptions) in 2022.
• TE JUWAN JOHNSON had 5 catches for 62 yards last week. Ranks 3rd among TEs with career-high 7 rec. TDs in 2022.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN had 3 sacks & FF last week, his 6th-career game with 3+ sacks, tied-3rd most among active players. Became 6th player since 1982 with 7+ sacks in 11 straight seasons. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had 3.5 sacks & 3 TFL in last home meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with sack.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS has 101 tackles in 2022, his 8th-career 100+ tackle season. Had sack in Week 3 meeting & aims for his 5th in row vs. Car. with PD.
• DE CARL GRANDERSON had 1.5 sacks in Week 17 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• LB KADEN ELLISS has sack in 2 of his past 3 & aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had 2nd-career INT-TD last week.
