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New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NO
CAR		 28
 10
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ARI
DAL		 28
 17
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TB
CLE		 17
 22
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SD
MIA		 0
 37
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PHI
HOU		 31
 21
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NYJ
KC		 10
 24
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JAC
CIN		 23
 33
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WAS
MIN		 26
 29
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STL
SF		 13
 10
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OAK
SEA		 24
 30
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DEN
NE		 21
 43
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BAL
PIT		 23
 43
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IND
NYG		 40
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Saints 24, Panthers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Drew Brees Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Mark Ingram Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 26 Travaris Cadet Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-35, 0
WR 24 Marques Colston Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 38 Brandin Cooks Rec: 5-55, 0 TD
WR 58 Kenny Stills Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 4 Jimmy Graham Rec: 6-65, 1 TD
K 18 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Cam Newton Pass: 255, 2 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 27 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 29 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 6 Kelvin Benjamin Rec: 6-85, 1 TD
WR 48 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
WR 64 Jason Avant Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 3 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-65, 1 TD
K 14 Graham Gano FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints In past 5 meetings, QB Drew Brees has 3 games w/ 4+ TD passes. In those 3, has 1,098 yards (366 per game), 13 TDs, 2 INTs & 129.8 rating. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 40,960 pass yards & 297 TD passes... RB Mark Ingram rushed for 172 yards & TD last week. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3 at Car... TE Jimmy Graham aims for 6th in row vs. Car. with TD. Has 6 TDs in past 5 meetings. Since 2011, leads NFL TEs with 309 catches, 3,942 yards & 40 TDs. WR Marques Colston has 6 TDs in past 5 meetings, incl. 3 games with 2 TDs. Rookie WR Brandin Cooks had rush (4 yards) & rec. (50) TD last week... LB Junior Galette has 4 sacks in past 2 meetings. DE Cameron Jordan has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. Car. Had 2 sacks last week & has 15.5 sacks in past 22. LB Curtis Lofton had sack in last game at Car.

Panthers QB Cam Newton has won 3 of past 4 starts vs. NO. Has won 9 of past 11 starts at home... In past 9 vs. NO, RB DeAngelo Williams has rushed for 979 yards (108.8 per game) & 8 TDs. Has 2 of 3 best rush days vs. NO: 210 yards (12/30/12) & 178 yards (12/28/08). RB Jonathan Stewart has 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in 10 meetings... TE Greg Olsen has 3 TDs in past 3 at home. Leads team with 5 rec. TDs, his 7th consecutive season with 5+ TDs. WR Kelvin Benjamin leads NFC rookies with 571 rec. yards & 5 rec. TDs. WR Jerricho Cotchery aims for 3rd in row vs. NO with 70+ rec. yards... In last meeting, LB Luke Kuechly had career-high 24 tackles & INT. In past 3 meetings, has 48 tackles (16 per game). Since entering NFL in 2012, leads league with 409 tackles. LB Thomas Davis had 14 tackles & INT in last game vs. NO. DE Charles Johnson has 2.5 sacks in past 3 meetings. S Roman Harper played 8 seasons with NO (2006-2013) & had 17 sacks & 7 INTs.


Results and Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 ATL A L 34-37 -3
2 2014-09-14 CLE A L 24-26 -2
3 2014-09-21 MIN H W 20-9 +11
4 2014-09-28 DAL A L 17-38 -21
5 2014-10-05 TB H W 37-31 +6
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 DET A L 23-24 -1
8 2014-10-26 GB H W 44-23 +21
9 2014-10-30 CAR A    
10 2014-11-09 SF H    
11 2014-11-16 CIN H    
12 2014-11-24 BAL H    
13 2014-11-30 PIT A    
14 2014-12-07 CAR H    
15 2014-12-15 CHI A    
16 2014-12-21 ATL H    
17 2014-12-28 TB A    
   

Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 TB A W 20-14 +6
2 2014-09-14 DET H W 24-7 +17
3 2014-09-21 PIT H L 19-37 -18
4 2014-09-28 BAL A L 10-38 -28
5 2014-10-05 CHI H W 31-24 +7
6 2014-10-12 CIN A T 37-37 0
7 2014-10-19 GB A L 17-38 -21
8 2014-10-26 SEA H L 9-13 -4
9 2014-10-30 NO H    
10 2014-11-10 PHI A    
11 2014-11-16 ATL H    
12   Bye      
13 2014-11-30 MIN A    
14 2014-12-07 NO A    
15 2014-12-14 TB H    
16 2014-12-21 CLE H    
17 2014-12-28 ATL A    

Injury Report

New Orleans Saints
Out  ILB David Hawthorne (hand)
 FB Austin Johnson (knee)
 RB Pierre Thomas (shoulder)
Questionable  TE Jimmy Graham (shoulder)
 ILB Kyle Knox (ankle)
 RB Khiry Robinson (forearm)
IR  FS Jairus Byrd (knee, 10/3/2014)
 DE Glenn Foster (knee, 10/20/2014)
   

Carolina Panthers
Out  CB Bene Benwikere (toe)
 WR Philly Brown (concussion)
 DE Greg Hardy (other-excused)
 RB Fozzy Whittaker (thigh)
Questionable  FS Thomas DeCoud (hamstring)
 DT Kawann Short (ankle)
Probable  RB DeAngelo Williams (ankle)
 SLB Jason Williams (hip)
IR  WLB Chase Blackburn (knee, 10/28/2014)
 TE Richie Brockel (ankle, 10/7/2014)
 RB Mike Tolbert (knee, 9/23/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Offense 		 CAR
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.7 19.3 23.9 NO
Rushing yards 117.3 94.8 110.4 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.90 3.71 4.12 NO
Completion % 70.0% 60.4% 63.4% NO
Passing yards 323.7 246.5 249.4 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.94 11.03 11.16 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.65 6.66 7.08 NO
Interceptions 0.7 0.8 0.8 NO
Fumbles lost 0.7 1.0 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.5 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 48.3% 42.3% 41.3% NO
4th down conversions 40.0% 66.7% 45.6% CAR
Time of possession 30:54 29:22 30:14 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Defense 		 CAR
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.0 34.0 23.9 NO
Rushing yards 71.3 140.3 110.4 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.83 5.26 4.12 NO
Completion % 66.7% 73.6% 63.4% NO
Passing yards 262.7 253.5 249.4 CAR
Passing yards per completion 12.09 10.56 11.16 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 8.06 7.77 7.08 CAR
INT return 1.0 0.8 0.8 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.7 CAR
Sacks 2.0 1.3 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 41.7% 48.0% 41.3% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 45.6% -
Time of possession 29:18 31:50 30:14 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NO   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.4 11.2 8.6 CAR
Yards per kick return 22.0 24.8 23.9 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 4.4 11.4 8.6 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 27.2 36.1 23.9 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NO   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 6.5 6.9 NO
Penalty yards 38.3 54.8 57.5 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 7 2000-10-15 CAR NO 6-24 NO
2000 11 2000-11-12 NO CAR 20-10 NO
2001 5 2001-10-14 NO CAR 27-25 NO
2001 12 2001-12-02 CAR NO 23-27 NO
2002 10 2002-11-10 NO CAR 34-24 NO
2002 17 2002-12-29 CAR NO 10-6 CAR
2003 5 2003-10-05 NO CAR 13-19 CAR
2003 8 2003-10-26 CAR NO 23-20 CAR
2004 13 2004-12-05 CAR NO 32-21 CAR
2004 17 2005-01-02 NO CAR 21-18 NO
2005 1 2005-09-11 NO CAR 23-20 NO
2005 15 2005-12-18 CAR NO 27-10 CAR
2006 4 2006-10-01 NO CAR 18-21 CAR
2006 17 2006-12-31 CAR NO 31-21 CAR
2007 5 2007-10-07 CAR NO 16-13 CAR
2007 12 2007-11-25 NO CAR 31-6 NO
2008 7 2008-10-19 NO CAR 7-30 CAR
2008 17 2008-12-28 CAR NO 33-31 CAR
2009 9 2009-11-08 CAR NO 20-30 NO
2009 17 2010-01-03 NO CAR 10-23 CAR
2010 4 2010-10-03 CAR NO 14-16 NO
2010 9 2010-11-07 NO CAR 34-3 NO
2011 5 2011-10-09 NO CAR 30-27 NO
2011 17 2012-01-01 CAR NO 17-45 NO
2012 2 2012-09-16 NO CAR 27-35 CAR
2012 17 2012-12-30 CAR NO 44-38 CAR
2013 14 2013-12-08 CAR NO 13-31 NO
2013 16 2013-12-22 NO CAR 13-17 CAR

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.