Final2025 Week 10

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers, Week 10 2025

New Orleans Saints

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17

Carolina Panthers

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7

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Saints370717
Panthers70007

NO 17CAR 7 Final

  • Passing leader

    Tyler Shough

    NO · QB

    19.0PPR pts

    19/27, 282 YDS, 2 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Chris Olave

    NO · WR

    21.4PPR pts

    5 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD

  • Panthers leader

    Rico Dowdle

    CAR · RB

    15.3PPR pts

    18 ATT, 53 YDS, 1 TD, 3 REC, 10 REC YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Alontae Taylor

    NO

    1 INT, 6 TKL

Saints 17, Panthers 7: New Orleans beats Carolina

New Orleans led 10–7 at halftime and outscored Carolina 7–0 after the break to win 17–7. The Saints finished with a 388–175 edge in total offense and averaged 5.8 yards per play.

The gap showed up everywhere. The Panthers went 3-for-9 on third down and committed two turnovers, while the Saints kept the ball for 33:21.

The two teams meet again in Week 10 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +2.3 yards/play NO 5.8 · CAR 3.5
  • +1 turnover margin NO 1 · CAR 2 turnovers
  • +213 total yards NO 388 · CAR 175

Game Highlights

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Why the Saints Won

New Orleans won the efficiency, turnover, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Saints vs Panthers
SaintsStatPanthers
5.8Yards per play3.5
1Turnovers2
388Total yards175
Other team stats
67Plays50
47%Third-down conversion33%
33:21Time of possession26:39

Scoring Summary

The Saints scored two touchdowns and one field goal; the Panthers scored one touchdown.

Scoring plays, Saints vs Panthers
TimeTeamPlayNOCAR
1st quarter
7:59CARRico Dowdle 5-yard TD run Takes leadRyan Fitzgerald XP07
2:52NOBlake Grupe 20-yard FG37
2nd quarter
9:21NOTyler Shough → Chris Olave, 62-yard TD Takes leadBlake Grupe XP107
3rd quarter
No scoring
4th quarter
10:20NOTyler Shough → Juwan Johnson, 30-yard TD Extends leadBlake Grupe XP177

Fantasy Points: Saints vs Panthers, Week 10 2025

Fantasy leaders

  1. Chris OlaveNOWR21.4 PTSWR6
  2. Juwan JohnsonNOTE19.2 PTSTE3
  3. Tyler ShoughNOQB19.0 PTSQB12
  4. Rico DowdleCARRB15.3 PTSRB14

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Tyler ShoughNOQB19.0QB1219/27282204-30128.9Start/Sit →
Bryce YoungCARQB2.6QB2917/251240126062.8Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Chris OlaveNOWR21.4WR6WR———851041Start/Sit →
Juwan JohnsonNOTE19.2TE3TE———44921Start/Sit →
Rico DowdleCARRB15.3RB14RB1853133100Start/Sit →
Alvin KamaraNORB14.5RB17RB2283033320Start/Sit →
Tetairoa McMillanCARWR11.0WR33WR———85600Start/Sit →
Ja'Tavion SandersCARTE8.2TE19TE———55320Start/Sit →
Devin NealNORB6.1RB39RB42203390
Jalen CokerCARWR5.1WR58WR———43210Start/Sit →
Foster MoreauNOTE3.6TE33TE———32160Start/Sit →
Chuba HubbardCARRB2.5RB51RB31401110Start/Sit →
Devaughn VeleNOWR2.5WR78WR———31150Start/Sit →
Zaire Mitchell-PadenNOTE2.4TE41TE———11140Start/Sit →
Taysom HillNOTE2.0TE43TE72001000
Xavier LegetteCARWR0.0—WR———1000Start/Sit →
Mitchell EvansCARTE0.0—TE———1000Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

New Orleans Saints

Snap Share

  1. Devaughn VeleWR59 snaps87%
  2. Alvin KamaraRB43 snaps63%
  3. Foster MoreauTE42 snaps62%
  4. Chris OlaveWR37 snaps54%
  5. Brandin CooksWR34 snaps50%

Target Share26 targets

  1. Chris Olave31%, 8 targets
  2. Juwan Johnson15%, 4 targets
  3. Alvin Kamara12%, 3 targets
  4. Foster Moreau12%, 3 targets
  5. Devaughn Vele12%, 3 targets
  6. Other19%, 5 targets

Carry Share37 carries

  1. Alvin Kamara59%, 22 carries
  2. Taysom Hill19%, 7 carries
  3. Devin Neal11%, 4 carries
  4. Tyler Shough11%, 4 carries

Carolina Panthers

Snap Share

  1. Tetairoa McMillanWR48 snaps91%
  2. Rico DowdleRB42 snaps79%
  3. Jalen CokerWR40 snaps75%
  4. Xavier LegetteWR37 snaps70%
  5. Tommy TrembleTE36 snaps68%

Target Share23 targets

  1. Tetairoa McMillan35%, 8 targets
  2. Ja'Tavion Sanders22%, 5 targets
  3. Jalen Coker17%, 4 targets
  4. Rico Dowdle13%, 3 targets
  5. Chuba Hubbard4%, 1 targets
  6. Other9%, 2 targets

Carry Share23 carries

  1. Rico Dowdle78%, 18 carries
  2. Chuba Hubbard13%, 3 carries
  3. Bryce Young9%, 2 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Tetairoa McMillanCARWR4891%835%0
Devaughn VeleNOWR5987%312%0
Rico DowdleCARRB4279%313%18
Jalen CokerCARWR4075%417%0
Xavier LegetteCARWR3770%14%0
Tommy TrembleCARTE3668%00%0
Alvin KamaraNORB4363%312%22
Foster MoreauNOTE4262%312%0
Chris OlaveNOWR3754%831%0
Brandin CooksNOWR3450%00%0
Juwan JohnsonNOTE3450%415%0
Zaire Mitchell-PadenNOTE2638%14%0
Taysom HillNOTE2537%14%7
Ja'Tavion SandersCARTE1936%522%0
Devin NealNORB2435%312%4
Mason TiptonNOWR2334%00%0
Mitchell EvansCARTE1732%14%0
Chuba HubbardCARRB1121%14%3
Jimmy HornCARWR1121%00%0
Dan ChisenaCARWR48%00%0
Audric EstimeNORB34%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Alvin KamaraNO · RB14.519.3−4.863%59% car—02259%312%
Rico DowdleCAR · RB15.316.7−1.479%78% car—01878%313%
Tyler ShoughNO · QB19.014.6+4.482%27 att—27411%00%
Chris OlaveNO · WR21.413.6+7.854%31% tgt—000%831%
Tetairoa McMillanCAR · WR11.013.6−2.691%35% tgt—000%835%
Bryce YoungCAR · QB2.612.4−9.8100%25 att—2529%00%
Ja'Tavion SandersCAR · TE8.28.5−0.336%22% tgt—000%522%
Devin NealNO · RB6.17.7−1.635%12% tgt—0411%312%
Jalen CokerCAR · WR5.16.8−1.775%17% tgt—000%417%
Juwan JohnsonNO · TE19.26.8+12.450%15% tgt—000%415%
Taysom HillNO · TE2.06.7−4.737%19% car—1719%14%
Devaughn VeleNO · WR2.55.1−2.687%12% tgt—000%312%
Foster MoreauNO · TE3.65.1−1.562%12% tgt—000%312%
Chuba HubbardCAR · RB2.53.6−1.121%13% car—0313%14%
Mitchell EvansCAR · TE0.01.7−1.732%4% tgt—000%14%
Xavier LegetteCAR · WR0.01.7−1.770%4% tgt—000%14%
Zaire Mitchell-PadenNO · TE2.41.7+0.738%4% tgt—000%14%

Team totals: Saints 26 targets and 37 carries; Panthers 23 targets and 23 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2025 season: 1.70 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Tyler Shough

NO · QB · 19.0 pts on 14.6 expected

19 of 27 passing for 282 yards, 2 touchdowns; 4 carries for -3 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 14.6 expected.

Start/Sit: Tyler Shough →

Bryce Young Unlucky

CAR · QB · 2.6 pts on 12.4 expected

17 of 25 passing for 124 yards, 1 interception; 2 carries for 6 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 12.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Bryce Young →

Alvin Kamara

NO · RB · 14.5 pts on 19.3 expected

3 targets (12% of the team's), 3 catches for 32 yards; 22 carries (59% of the team's) for 83 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 19.3 expected.

Start/Sit: Alvin Kamara →

Chris Olave Ran hot

NO · WR · 21.4 pts on 13.6 expected

8 targets (31% of the team's), 5 catches for 104 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 13.6 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Chris Olave →

Rico Dowdle Volume, no payoff

CAR · RB · 15.3 pts on 16.7 expected

3 targets (13% of the team's), 3 catches for 10 yards; 18 carries (78% of the team's) for 53 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 16.7 expected.

Start/Sit: Rico Dowdle →

Tetairoa McMillan Volume, no payoff

CAR · WR · 11.0 pts on 13.6 expected

8 targets (35% of the team's), 5 catches for 60 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.6 expected.

Start/Sit: Tetairoa McMillan →

Juwan Johnson Ran hot

NO · TE · 19.2 pts on 6.8 expected

4 targets (15% of the team's), 4 catches for 92 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 6.8 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Juwan Johnson →

Taysom Hill

NO · TE · 2.0 pts on 6.7 expected

0 of 1 passing for 0 yards; 1 target (4% of the team's), 0 catches for 0 yards; 7 carries (19% of the team's) for 20 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 6.7 expected.

Stock Up, Stock Down

New Orleans Saints

  • Stock up: Taysom Hill played 37% of the snaps, up from a 16% season average.
  • Stock up: Devaughn Vele played 87% of the snaps, up from a 30% season average.
  • Stock up: Foster Moreau played 62% of the snaps, up from a 30% season average.

Carolina Panthers

  • Stock up: Rico Dowdle led the backfield with 79% of the snaps after trailing Chuba Hubbard before this game.
  • Stock up: Jalen Coker played 75% of the snaps, up from a 56% season average.
  • Stock down: Chuba Hubbard lost the backfield lead: 21% of the snaps to Rico Dowdle's 79%.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2025 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Saints defense and Panthers defense
Points allowed toSaints DPanthers D
QBs14.514.7
RBs19.623.5
WRs27.427.1
TEs12.513.7

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Carolina opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the fourth quarter.

Panthers win probability

Panthers win probability by game minutePanthers started at 50%, stood at 38% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 4 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +21Dowdle 5-yd TD run50% → 71%Q1 7:59
  2. −9Grupe 20-yd FG72% → 63%Q1 2:52
  3. −25Shough → Olave, 62-yd TD64% → 39%Q2 9:21
  4. −26Shough → Johnson, 30-yd TD30% → 4%Q4 10:20

Swing in Panthers win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Saints vs Panthers
New Orleans SaintsMeasureCarolina Panthers
67Plays50
45%Pass rate54%
8.9Yds / dropback3.8
3.3Yds / carry3.2
8/17Third downs3/9

Efficiency edge New Orleans ran 17 more plays and gained 5.1 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • NO Olave 31% · Johnson 15% · Kamara 12%
  • CAR McMillan 35% · Sanders 22% · Coker 17%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Saints vs Panthers
ResultNOCAR
Touchdowns21
Field goals10
Punts44
Turnovers03
Turnovers on downs01
Missed field goals01

NO turnover edge: +3

  • The Panthers opened the scoring on their first possession, a 12-play, 67-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
All 19 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
CARQ1 15:0012677:01Touchdown
NOQ1 7:5910785:07Field goal
CARQ1 2:524192:05Punt
NOQ1 0:47370:59Punt
CARQ2 14:483-121:30Punt
NOQ2 13:187753:57Touchdown
CARQ2 9:21371:38Punt
NOQ2 7:435321:34Punt
CARQ2 6:09332:15Punt
NOQ2 3:549393:33Punt
CARQ2 0:213140:21End of half
NOQ3 15:00382:10Punt
CARQ3 12:5011606:21Missed FG
CARQ3 6:294111:59Fumble
CARQ4 13:38250:44Interception
CARQ4 13:38250:44Interception
NOQ4 12:545432:34Touchdown
CARQ4 10:206272:45Downs
NOQ4 7:3514487:35End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Saints vs Panthers Head-to-Head

The Saints and Panthers first met in 1995 and have played 63 times since. They have been NFC South rivals since 1995.

All-time series
34–29Saints lead, 63 meetings since 1995
Postseason
1–0Saints won in 2017
Largest Saints win
47–102024
Largest Panthers win
45–131999

Since 2021

6–4 Saints lead

10 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. S = Saints win, P = Panthers win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 10 Panthers at Saints Upcoming
  • Week 14 Saints at Panthers Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2025 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Saints vs Panthers
SaintsStatPanthers
6-11Record8-9
18.0Points per game18.3
313.6Yards per game295.6
5.0Yards per play5.0
22.5Points allowed per game22.4
299.8Yards allowed per game327.2

Saints vs Panthers Fantasy Outlook for 2026

Two meetings are left on the 2026 schedule: Week 10 in New Orleans and Week 14 in Carolina. Here's how to decide who to play in your league.

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2025 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Saints vs Panthers Game FAQ

Who won the 2025 Saints vs Panthers Week 10 game?

The New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 17–7 in Week 10 of the 2025 season. The game was played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, on November 9, 2025. See the Saints' 2025 schedule.

What was the final score of Saints vs Panthers?

The final score was Saints 17, Panthers 7. The Saints led 10–7 at halftime, and the second half went Saints 7, Panthers 0.

What happened in the Saints vs Panthers game?

New Orleans led 10–7 at halftime and outscored Carolina 7–0 after the break to win 17–7. The Saints finished with a 388–175 edge in total offense and averaged 5.8 yards per play. Chris Olave led all players with 5 catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. The Panthers committed 2 turnovers, the Saints 1.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Saints vs Panthers?

Chris Olave led the game with 21.4 PPR fantasy points, the WR6 of Week 10, on 5 catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. Juwan Johnson was next with 19.2 (TE3). See Chris Olave's 2025 game log.

Who led Saints vs Panthers in passing, rushing and receiving?

Tyler Shough (NO) led all passers with 19 of 27 for 282 yards and 2 touchdowns. Alvin Kamara (NO) led in rushing with 22 carries for 83 yards. Chris Olave (NO) led in receiving with 5 catches for 104 yards and a touchdown.

How many fantasy points did Chris Olave score against the Panthers?

Chris Olave scored 21.4 points in PPR leagues, 18.9 in half-PPR and 16.4 in standard scoring against the Panthers in Week 10 of the 2025 season, on 5 catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. He drew 31% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Saints vs Panthers?

Juwan Johnson outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 19.2 PPR points on 6.8 xFP (+12.4). Bryce Young fell furthest short, with 2.6 points on 12.4 xFP (−9.8). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Saints vs Panthers?

Alvin Kamara had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 19.3 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 14.5. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Saints beat the Panthers?

The Saints beat the Panthers 17–7 because they averaged 5.8 yards per play to 3.5, won the turnover battle 2–1, and outgained them 388–175.

Which team won the turnover battle in Saints vs Panthers?

The Saints won the turnover battle 2–1: the Panthers gave the ball away 2 times and the Saints 1 time. The Saints won the game.

What was the turning point of Saints vs Panthers?

Tyler Shough's 30-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson with 10:20 left in the fourth quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Panthers' win probability from 30% to 4%.

What is the all-time Saints vs Panthers record?

The Saints lead the all-time series 34–29 across 63 meetings since 1995, including a 1–0 record in the postseason.

When did the Saints and Panthers last play before this game?

Before Week 10 of 2025, they last met in the 2024 season on November 3, 2024, when the Panthers beat the Saints 23–22.

Have the Saints and Panthers met in the playoffs?

Yes, 1 time, most recently in the 2017 playoffs. The Saints are 1–0 against the Panthers in the postseason.

What is the Saints vs Panthers record since 2021?

The Saints lead 6–4 across 10 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.