NFL: Week 3 Quick Capsule: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

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WEEK 3
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-1) @ CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-2)
DATE: Sunday (9/25/22)
STADIUM: Bank of America Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Saints lead all-time series, 28-26
STREAKS Saints have won 5 of last 6
LAST GAME 1/2/22: Panthars 10 at Saints 18
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/19/21: Panthers 26, Saints 7

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LAST WEEK L 20-10 vs. Tampa Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Dennis Allen: 0-1
PTS. FOR 18.5
OFFENSE 346.5
PASSING Jameis Winston: 48-74-5-3-3-81.2
RUSHING Taysom Hill (TE): 7-95-13.6-1
RECEIVING Jarvis Landry: 11-139-12.6-0
PTS. AGAINST 23.0
DEFENSE 338.0
SACKS David Onyemata, Shy Tuttle: 0.5
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE -3 (3/6)
PUNTING (NET) Blake Gillikin: 49.0 (43.1)
KICKING Wil Lutz: 11 (2/2 PAT; 3/4 FG

SAINTS NOTES
• QB JAMEIS WINSTON has 9 TDs vs. INT for 103.4 rating in his past 4 road starts. Has 100+ rating in 6 of his past 7 road starts vs. NFC South.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA has 803 scrimmage yards (114.7 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rec., 2 rush) in his past 7 on road. Had 100 scrimmage yards (68 rec., 32 rush) & TD catch in last meeting. Has 4 rush TDs in 4 career games at Car.
• RB MARK INGRAM rushed for 60 yards last week. Has 534 scrimmage yards (89 per game) & 3 rush TDs in his past 6 at Car. & aims for his 7th in row at Car. with 70+ scrimmage yards.
• WR MICHAEL THOMAS had team-high 6 catches for 65 yards & rec. TD in Week 2. Is 1 of 5 WRs with 5+ receptions & TD catch in each of 1st 2 weeks. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his 4 career games at Car.
• WR JARVIS LANDRY had 111 scrimmage yards (57 rec., 54 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in his last game vs. Car. (12/9/18 w/ Cle.). Had rec. TD in his only career game at Car. (11/13/17 w/ Mia.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with TD.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE (rookie) had 5 catches for team-high 80 yards in Week 2.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN had 8 tackles & 3.5 sacks in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with TFL.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 7th-career FR in Week 2. Had 12 tackles in last road meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Car. with PD.
• CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had 1st PD of season last week. Had INT in his last game at Car. (1/3/21) & aims for his 3rd in row at Car. with PD.
• DT SHY TUTTLE led team with career-high 9 tackles in Week 2.

CAROLINA PANTHERS
LAST WEEK L 19-16 at N.Y. Giants
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Rhule: 1-3
PTS. FOR 20.0
OFFENSE 268.0
PASSING Baker Mayfield: 30-56-380-2-1-79.5
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 25-135-5.4-1
RECEIVING Robbie Anderson: 8-134-16.8-1
PTS. AGAINST 22.5
DEFENSE 310.0
SACKS Brian Burns: 2
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE -3 (0/3)
PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 46.2 (43.3)
KICKING Eddy Pineiro: 16 (4/4 PAT; 4/4 FG)

PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD had TD pass vs. 0 INTs last week. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT in Week 1 home start vs. Cle.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 128 scrimmage yards (102 rush, 26 rec.) in Week 2. Has 26 games with 125+ scrimmage yards since 2017, most in NFL. Has 3,718 scrimmage yards (123.9 per game) & 28 TDs (19 rush, 9 rec.) in 30 career home games & aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD. Had 137 scrimmage yards (72 rush, 65 rec.) & rush TD in last home meeting. Aims for his 4th in row overall vs. NO with rush TD & 5th in row at home vs. NO with 5+ receptions.
• WR DJ MOORE had 43 rec. yards & 15th-career rec. TD last week. Had 8 catches for 79 yards & rec. TD in last home meeting. Has 5 rec. TDs in his past 5 vs. NO. • WR ROBBIE ANDERSON has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 5+ receptions.
• DE BRIAN BURNS had 2 sacks in Week 2, his 3rd-career 2-sack game. Has 4 sacks in 5 career games vs. NO & aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. NO with sack.
• DT MATT IOANNIDIS had 1st sack with Car. last week & has 25.5 career sacks.
• LB SHAQ THOMPSON had 10 tackles last week. Has 7+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 vs. NO.
• LB FRANKIE LUVU set career highs in tackles (10) & TFL (4) & had 4th-career PD in Week 2, most TFL by any player in single game in 2022. Had 9 tackles & 3 TFL in last meeting.
• S XAVIER WOODS had 10 tackles in Week 2 & is 1 of 3 DBs (Jonathan Owens & Marcus Williams) with 10+ tackles in each of 1st 2 weeks.
• S JEREMY CHINN aims for his 7th in row at home with 5+ tackles. Had sack in last meeting. Since 2020, ranks 2nd among DBs with 234 tackles.