October 11th, 2016 
Matt Loede 
Posted in CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-4) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-3)
REGULAR SEASON SERIES
| PANTHERS | SAINTS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 23-19 | |
| STREAKS | 4 of past 5 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Ron Rivera: 6-4 | Sean Payton: 8-12 |
| LAST WEEK | L 17-14 vs. Tampa Bay | Bye (Wk. 4: W 35-34 at San Diego) |
| LAST GAME | 12/6/15: Panthers 41 at Saints 38. Carolina QB Cam Newton passes for 331 yards & 5 TDs for 122.1 rating. Panthers WR Ted Ginn Jr. has 5 receptions for 80 yards & 2 TDs. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 12/6/15 | |
| REFEREE | Walt Anderson | |
| BROADCAST | FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 146 (Car), 136 (NO). XM: 383 (Car), 229 (NO). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Cam Newton: 77-133-974-6-5-80.2 | Drew Brees: 116-176-1269-10-3-98.9 |
| RUSHING | Fozzy Whittaker: 32-186-5.8-0 | Mark Ingram: 54-221-4.1-1 |
| RECEIVING | Greg Olsen (TE): 33-516-15.6-2 | Michael Thomas (R): 21-229-10.9-2 |
| OFFENSE | 392.0 (3L) | 386.0 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -7 | +1 |
| DEFENSE | 341.2 | 422.8 |
| SACKS | Tre Boston: 2 | Nick Fairley: 3 |
| INTs | 4 tied: 1 | B.W. Webb: 1 |
| PUNTING | Andy Lee: 49.8 | Thomas Morstead: 51.1 (2L) |
| KICKING | Graham Gano: 35 (11/12 PAT; 8/11 FG) | Wil Lutz (R): 28 (13/13 PAT; 5/8 FG) |
NOTES
PANTHERS: QB CAM NEWTON passed for 331 yards & 5 TDs in last meeting. Has 872 pass yards (290.7 per game) with 10 TDs & 1 INT for 119.2 rating in past 3 vs. NO…RB CAMERON ARTIS-PAYNE rushed for career-high 85 yards & 2 TDs last week. FB MIKE TOLBERT had TD catch in last meeting…WR KELVIN BENJAMIN had TD catch in his last game vs. NO (12/7/14). WR TED GINN JR. had 5 receptions for 80 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. TE GREG OLSEN had 9 receptions for career-high 181 yards in Week 5. Has 27 catches, 335 yards (111.7 per game) & 3 TDs in past 3 vs. NO. Ranks 4th in NFL & 1st among TEs with 516 rec. yards in 2016…DE MARIO ADDISON had FF in Week 5. DT KAWANN SHORT has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. NO. LB THOMAS DAVIS had 7 tackles, sack & FF in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NO with FF. LB LUKE KUECHLY ties for NFL lead with 57 tackles. S TRE BOSTON had sack last week. S KURT COLEMAN had INT in last meeting…SAINTS: QB DREW BREES passed for 282 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting. Aims for 4th in row vs. NFC South with 300+ pass yards. Has 27 pass TDs in past 7 at home…RB MARK INGRAM had 105 scrimmage yards (56 rush, 49 rec.) & rush TD in last game. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Car with TD. FB JOHN KUHN had 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in last game…WR BRANDON COLEMAN had rec. TD in last meeting. WR BRANDIN COOKS had 6 receptions for 104 yards & TD in last meeting. Has TD catch in 6 of past 7 at home. WR WILLIE SNEAD has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Rookie WR MICHAEL THOMAS aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. TE COBY FLEENER had TD catch in only meeting (11/2/15 with Ind.)…DT NICK FAIRLEY had 1.5 sacks in last game. DE CAMERON JORDAN has 5 sacks in past 6 vs. Car. Had sack & FF in last game. LB NATHAN STUPAR led team with 8 tackles in last game. CB STERLING MOORE aims for 4th in row with PD. S KENNY VACCARO aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with 9+ tackles.
