2025 · Week 15
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Dec 14, 2025 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints escaped with a 20–17 win over Carolina Panthers. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 49% chance going in. Saints improve to 4-10; Panthers fall to 7-7. Tyler Shough was the story of the game with 272 passing yards and 1 TD; 32 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 21 |
| 290 | Total yards | 353 |
| 163 | Passing yards | 272 |
| 127 | Rushing yards | 81 |
| 15/24 | Comp / Att | 24/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:46) 5-R.Dowdle up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q110-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(3:38) 66-W.Sherman reported in as eligible. 24-D.Neal right tackle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q239-C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q2(:25) 10-R.Fitzgerald 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(10:00) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass deep right to 18-J.Coker for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(2:00) 39-C.Smyth 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q4(2:33) (Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass short middle to 12-C.Olave for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q439-C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q4(:06) 39-C.Smyth 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger. Penalty on CAR-26-C.Smith-Wade, Defensive Offside, declined.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 15/24 | 163 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 16 | 49 | 1 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 8 | 29 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Coker | 4 | 4 | 60 | 1 |
| Rico Dowdle | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Xavier Legette | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Tetairoa McMillan | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 24/32 | 272 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Rattler | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 8 | 32 | 0 |
| Audric Estimé | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Devin Neal | 7 | 28 | 1 |
| Evan Hull | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Mason Tipton | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 6 | 9 | 85 | 1 |
| Devaughn Vele | 5 | 6 | 69 | 0 |
| Audric Estimé | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Devin Neal | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Stoll | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mason Tipton | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |