Panthers vs. Saints Game Thread: Week 10, 2026

Panthers and Saints are both 3-5 and the quarterback ratings are 91.3 and 91.2, so this one is coin-flip close on paper. I'm taking the Saints because Carolina has dropped three straight and gave up 43 to Tampa Bay, then 27 at Green Bay and 26 to Denver. If you can't stop the run, you can't win, and that defense has been leaking like a wing basket with a hole in it. New Orleans is 1-4 at home, which makes me want to throw a remote, but they just survived Cleveland 23-22 in overtime and I'll ride that momentum from my recliner.

I picked the Saints and I got burned, worse than wing sauce on a white jersey. Carolina took it 20-17 and outran New Orleans 97 to 49, and the Saints fell to 1-5 at home in their own Superdome. If you can't stop the run, you can't win, and I am throwing a remote at my own pick.