The Saints (12-3) head to Charlotte to take on the Panthers (5-10) Sunday afternoon. New Orleans won the first matchup between these two teams 34-31 at home in Week 12 behind a 311 yard, three-touchdown performance from Drew Brees. With their third NFC South championship secured, the Saints are looking to improve their playoff seed with a win and some help from other teams around the league.
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Saints vs. Panthers
- When: Sunday, December 29
- Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
- TV: FOX
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
The Packers beat the Vikings on Monday, which didn’t help the Saints cause. They currently trail the top-seeded 49ers and second-seeded Packers in the playoff picture. Two weeks ago Drew Brees broke the NFL record for career touchdown passes with No. 540, surpassing Peyton Manning. In a 38-28 win over Tennessee last weekend, Michael Thomas also added his name into the record books, breaking Marvin Harrison’s single-season receptions mark. Thomas has 145 catches for 1,6888 yards in 2019. If the Saints are the third seed when the season is over, it would mark the second time (2011) that they finished in that spot with a 13-3 record.
While the Panthers were red hot early in the season, the tides quickly turned. Carolina has lost seven in a row, including a 38-6 defeat at the hands of Indianapolis last weekend. Rookie Will Grier made his first start and completed 27 of 44 passes for 224 yards and three interceptions. Christian McCaffrey, the heart and soul of the team, rushed for 54 yards and caught 15 passes for 119 yards. McCaffrey is second in the NFL with 1,361 yards this season. How effective will he be against a defensive unit that features Cam Jordan (14.5 sacks) and is ranked fifth against the run (94.7 YPG)? That will be a major factor in Sunday’s contest.
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