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Panthers vs. Saints: 6 matchups to watch in Week 12

If they’re going to pull off an upset, they’re going to have to win some key individual matchups.

The Carolina Panthers are big underdogs (9.5 points) for tomorrow’s game against the New Orleans Saints. If they’re going to pull off an upset, they’re going to have to win some key individual matchups.

Here are six we will be watching on Sunday.

Kyle Allen vs. Kyle Allen

Kyle Allen
(Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

Sometimes the greatest adversary comes from within. For Kyle Allen, he has to figure out a way to stop turning the ball over and hurting his team. If a pass gets tipped and picked off that’s one thing, but the interceptions Allen has been throwing the last few weeks have been of the awful, unforced variety. He’s also been panicking and running into sacks ever since the collapse in Santa Clara. If Allen can avoid any turnovers and throw at least two touchdowns, he’ll have done his job for the day.

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Brian Burns earns top Pro Football Focus grade for Panthers Week 11

Brian Burns earns top Pro Football Focus grade for Panthers Week 11

The Panthers hit a home run when they picked Brian Burns in the first round of this year’s NFL draft. Now all they have to do is remember to play him.

Burn’s snap count has been declining ever since Bruce Irvin returned from his groin injury early in the season. This past week, he only played 16 defensive snaps. Nevertheless, Burns made an impact. He stopped the Falcons from scoring on this two-point try by stripping Matt Ryan.

For his efforts, Burns earned the highest grade of the week for the Panthers from Pro Football Focus, followed by Gerald McCoy.

Burns is one of several young Carolina players who deserve to be on the field more down the stretch.

As for the offense, right tackle Taylor Moton earned the highest grade this week at 74.0.

Again this calls into question coach Ron Rivera’s personnel decisions. Moton was taken out of the game in the first quarter to get him “settled down,” according to Rivera. Daryl Williams replaced him in the lineup and immediately gave up a sack.

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