Game Preview: Panthers vs. Saints | 2025 NFL Week 15

Game Preview: Panthers vs. Saints | 2025 NFL Week 15

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10 Dec 2025, 20:50 GMT+

The New Orleans Saints host the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome for Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3:25 CT.

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Despite being eliminated from playoff contention the week before, the New Orleans Saints (3-10) will bring the same level of postseason effort and intensity that they brought to a 24-20 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, when they play host to the Carolina Panthers (7-6) at the Caesars Superdome. Improving to 2-2 in the NFC South and splitting the season series with Tampa Bay, New Orleans will be looking to finish strong in the division with Sunday's matchup and the season finale at the Atlanta Falcons on tap. On Sunday, New Orleans will be looking for the series sweep, after winning 17-7 at the Panthers on November 9.

Among New Orleans and their division rivals, the series between the Saints and Panthers has been a dogfight, with New Orleans holding a 32-29 regular season edge, as well as capturing the 2017 NFC Wild Card Playoff game. The Saints have won the last two matchups between the clubs at the Caesars Superdome.

THIS WEEK IN THE NFC SOUTH: The The Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football on Dec. 11 at 7:15 PM on Amazon Prime.

SAINTS vs. PANTHERS SEASON SERIES HISTORY

The Carolina Panthers initially entered the National Football League as an expansion franchise in 1995 and since then, the Saints lead the regular season series 32-29, with New Orleans also picking up the home 2017 NFC Wild Card showdown. The clubs were in the NFC West together from 1995-2001 and the rivalry has continued since it was formed in 2002 divisional realignment. The Saints are 16-13 in contests played at the Caesars Superdome. Of the 61 regular season games in the series, 30 have been decided by eight points or less, with the Saints winning 15 of them.

In the regular season games of the series there has been:

  • 1,356 points scored by New Orleans, 1,259 allowed.
  • A five-game New Orleans winning streak from 2000-02.
  • A four-game New Orleans winning streak in games played at the Caesars Superdome from 1998-2001 and a four-game winning streak at contests played at Bank of America Stadium from 2017-20.
  • 30 games decided by double-digits.
  • Nine games decided by 21 or more points.
  • 30 games decided by eight points or less.
  • One 37-point win in the Saints' 2024 season-opening 47-10 victory.

THE LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING

New Orleans Saints 27, Carolina Panthers 7; Nov. 9, 2025 @ Bank of America Stadium -

The New Orleans Saints ended a four-game losing streak with a 17-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in Charlotte. The win, the team's first on the road this season, improved the Saints to 2-8 and dropped the Panthers to 5-5. Rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, making his second start, threw two touchdown passes while going 19 of 27 for 282 yards.FULL GAME RECAP

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SAINTS vs. PANTHERS SUPERLATIVES

A look at the top individual performances for Saints players against the Panthers in the previous 61 meetings between the two clubs:

SAINTS vs. PANTHERS STATISTICAL COMPARISON

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Saints Asst. Defensive Backs Coach Robert Blanton prepped at David W. Butler (Matthews, N.C.) HS.

Panthers QB Andy Dalton handled starting quarterback duties in New Orleans in 2022.

Saints QB Spencer Rattler, P Kai Kroeger and G Torricelli Simpkins III played at South Carolina, with Rattler and Kroeger being Gamecocks teammates with Panthers WR Xavier Legette and all three playing with Panthers LB Bam Martin-Scott.

Simpkins, who prepped at Olympic (Charlotte, N.C.) HS, transferred to South Carolina from North Carolina Central, where he started his college career.

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn's father, Joe Horn, played wideout for the Saints from 2000-2006 and is a member of the team's Hall of Fame.

Panthers Senior Defensive Asst. Dom Capers served as secondary coach of the Saints from 1986-91.

New Orleans Cornerbacks Coach Grady Brown served as defensive backs coach at South Carolina from 2012-15.

Saints DT Bryan Bresee played at Clemson.

Saints T Asim Richards played at North Carolina.

Saints DB Ugo Amadi and Panthers DB Mike Jackson were teammates with the Seattle Seahawks.

Panthers DE A'Shawn Robinson, DT Bobby Brown III, LB Christian Rozenboom, S Nick Scott and C Austin Corbett were teammates of Saints DE Jonah Williams and S Terrell Burgess with the Los Angeles Rams, where the Saints defenders played for Saints Defensive Coord. Brandon Staley and Panthers Defensive Coord. Ejiro Evero in 2020. Saints TE Juwan Johnson and Scott were teammates at Penn State from 2016-18.

Saints Edges Coach Jay Rodgers and Panthers Secondary Coach Renaldo Hill served on Staley's Chargers staff, where Hill as defensive coord., tutored New Orleans CB Michael Davis and DE Chris Rumph II, a former Duke standout.

Williams and Saints DE Jonathan Bullard played with Carolina DB Xkayleb Evans with the Minnesota Vikings, with Bullard also playing with Panthers LB D.J. Wonnum with the Vikings in 2023. Bullard prepped at Crest Senior (Shelby, N.C.) HS.

Saints Def. Line Coach Bo Davis tutored Robinson at Alabama in 2015, when he was an Outland Trophy finalist.

Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore played quarterback for Panthers Senior Coaching Advisor Jim Caldwell for the Detroit Lions in 2014, when Caldwell was the Lions head coach in his first season with the club. Moore tutored Panthers RB Rico Dowdle with the Dallas Cowboys as offensive coordinator from 2020-22, where he was also a teammate of Richards.

Saints T Xavier Truss and Carolina C Cade Mays were college teammates at Georgia in 2019.

Saints Assistant Special Teams Coach Kyle Wilber played defensive end/linebacker at Wake Forest, where he and Panthers Off. Coord. Brad Idzik were teammates in 2011.

New Orleans Passing Game Coordinator Terry Joseph served as defensive backs coach at North Carolina in 2017.

Carolina Offensive Quality Control Coach Dean Petzing and Joseph served on the same Notre Dame staff from 2019-20. Petzing served on the LSU staff from 2022-23.

Panthers LB Claudin Cherelus played at Alcorn State from 2020-22.

Saints Tight Ends Coach Chase Haslett and Quarterbacks Coach Scott Tolzien served on the same Cowboys coaching staff with Panthers Quarterbacks Coach Will Harriger in 2023.

Panthers G Robert Hunt was a standout at Louisiana-Lafayette.

Davis and Panthers Defensive Line Coach Todd Wash served on the same Jacksonville staff in 2016.

Saints CB Kool-Aid McKinstry and Panthers QB Bryce Young and DE LaBryan Ray were college teammates at Alabama.

Saints T Kelvin Banks Jr., LB Jaylan Ford and Panthers TE Ja'Tavion Sanders were teammates at Texas.

Saints DE Chase Young and Panthers WR Brycen Temayne were teammates with the Washington Commanders in 2023. Young, Saints WR Chris Olave and LB Pete Werner played with Panthers S Lathan Ransom at Ohio State.

Saints S Justin Reid and Panthers DE Tershawn Wharton were teammates with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2022-24.

Panthers General Manager/President of Football Operations Dan Morgan spent the 2009 offseason with the Saints.

Saints OL Dillon Radunz and Panthers LB Trevis Gipson were teammates with the Tennessee Titans in 2023.

Saints C Luke Fortner and Panthers LB Trevin Wallace were college teammates at Kentucky.

Saints OL Nick Saldiveri prepped at Parkwood (Monroe, N.C.) HS.

Panthers Special Teams Coordinator Tracy Smith served as an offensive graduate assistant at Louisiana State University in 2005 and is the son of former New Orleans Offensive Coordinator Carl Smith. Tracy Smith tutored Amadi on special teams in Seattle in 2021.

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