Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4:25 p.m. ET on FOX, with Jason Benetti and Robert Griffin III on the call and Alexa Landestoy reporting.
- Opening odds list Carolina around -1.5 on the spread with a moneyline near -125 and a total of 43.5.
- New Orleans is coming off a 24-20 upset in Tampa Bay as rookie Tyler Shough ran for two touchdowns, and rookie back Devin Neal was limited Wednesday with an abdomen issue but was reported as trending toward suiting up.
- A USA TODAY panel largely leans Carolina against the spread, though a dissent cites the Panthers’ 11 straight losses when favored.
- Carolina enters 7-6 and New Orleans 3-10 after the Saints won the first meeting 17-7 in Charlotte.