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Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 10 · Caesars Superdome

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Carolina Panthers—Away
New Orleans Saints—Home

Game details

Venue address
1500 Sugar Bowl Dr., New Orleans, LA 70112, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Carolina Panthers 2–2 · Road 1–1 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 13 · 7 days of rest
New Orleans Saints 1–3 · Home 0–2 · Streak L2 · Power Index No. 20 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · CAR 4 games, NO 4 games
MetricCARNO
Points per game30.33rd26.310th
Points allowed per game27.327th32.032nd
Total yards per game405.84th367.09th
Passing yards per game317.01st300.83rd
Rushing yards per game104.517th88.526th
Turnovers per game1.010th2.027th
Sacks allowed per game2.520th3.026th
Penalty yards per game67.520th43.34th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Carolina Panthers: recent results

  1. W 32–26 vs DET Week 4
  2. L 18–21 @ CLE Week 3
  3. W 34–3 @ ATL Week 2
  4. L 37–59 vs CHI Week 1

New Orleans Saints: recent results

  1. L 24–45 vs ATL Week 4
  2. L 27–35 vs LV Week 3
  3. W 24–17 @ BAL Week 2
  4. L 30–31 (OT) @ DET Week 1

Carolina Panthers: season leaders

Passing
Bryce Young 1,268 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Chuba Hubbard 306 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Tetairoa McMillan 385 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Princely Umanmielen 3.0 · 3 g

New Orleans Saints: season leaders

Passing
Tyler Shough 1,203 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Travis Etienne Jr. 128 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Chris Olave 491 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Chase Young 1.5 · 2 g

Carolina Panthers: injury report

  • Out Ikem Ekwonu LT
  • Out Taylor Moton RT
  • Out Tershawn Wharton RDE
  • Questionable Cam Jackson NT
  • Questionable Damien Lewis LG
  • Questionable Jaelan Phillips SLB
  • Questionable Jalen Coker
  • Questionable Monroe Freeling RT

9 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 6. Full report

New Orleans Saints: injury report

  • Out Anfernee Jennings WLB
  • Out Jeremiah Wright RG
  • Out Kaden Elliss LILB
  • Out Mason Tipton
  • Out Mike Reid LCB
  • Out Nathan Shepherd NT
  • Out Nick Saldiveri LG
  • Out Vernon Broughton RDE

1 more listed.

10 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

CAR 24 · NO 31 in 55 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 15 CAR 17, NO 20
  2. 2025 · Week 10 NO 17, CAR 7
  3. 2024 · Week 9 NO 22, CAR 23
  4. 2024 · Week 1 CAR 10, NO 47
  5. 2023 · Week 14 CAR 6, NO 28

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

CAR 41.0% · NO 58.7%

Matchup quality 32.3 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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