Panthers vs Saints
Final · Week 15 · Sun Dec 14 · 4:25 PM ET · Caesars Superdome
Carolina PanthersPanthers7-7
17FinalDec 14, 2025
New Orleans SaintsSaints4-10
20TVFox
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoffMoneyline
CAR−148
NO+124
Spread
CAR −2.5−115
NO +2.5−105
Total O/U
Over 41.5−112
Under 41.5−108
- Spread: Saints +2.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 41.5 (37 points).
Recap
The New Orleans Saints edged the Carolina Panthers 20-17 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Dec 14, 2025 to move to 4-10.
The Saints came back from 10 points down, trailing 17-7 in the third quarter. The go-ahead score came with 0:02 left in the fourth quarter: Charlie Smyth 47 Yd Field Goal.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| NO | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- CARTouchdown · 6:39Rico Dowdle 4 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7-0
Second Quarter
- NOTouchdown · 3:32Devin Neal 4 Yd Rush (Charlie Smyth Kick)7-7
- CARField Goal · 0:21Ryan Fitzgerald 40 Yd Field Goal10-7
Third Quarter
- CARTouchdown · 9:54Jalen Coker 32 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)17-7
- NOField Goal · 1:56Charlie Smyth 42 Yd Field Goal17-10
Fourth Quarter
- NOTouchdown · 2:29Chris Olave 12 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Charlie Smyth Kick)17-17
- NOField Goal · 0:02Charlie Smyth 47 Yd Field Goal17-20
Team stats
CARNO
- 1st Downs
- 15
- 27
- Total Yards
- 281
- 337
- Passing
- 154
- 256
- Rushing
- 127
- 81
- 3rd down efficiency
- 7-14
- 6-11
- Turnovers
- 1
- 0
- Possession
- 28:16
- 31:44
Top performers
Carolina PanthersNew Orleans Saints
Passing
Bryce Young15/24, 163 YDS, 1 TD
Tyler Shough24/32, 272 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Rico Dowdle16 CAR, 49 YDS, 1 TD
Tyler Shough8 CAR, 32 YDS
Receiving
Jalen Coker4 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD
Chris Olave6 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks
DJ Wonnum2
Chase Young1
Tackles
Nick Scott10
Jonathan Bullard6
Player stats
Panthers · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 15/24 | 163 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 77.3 | 96.4 |
Panthers · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bryce Young | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
Panthers · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Coker | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 32 | 4 |
| Xavier Legette | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Tetairoa McMillan | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Tommy Tremble | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Rico Dowdle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Panthers · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Coker | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Panthers · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Scott | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Rozeboom | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Brown III | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chau Smith-Wade | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Panthers · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Trevor Etienne | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
Panthers · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Etienne | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Panthers · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 2/2 | 5 |
Panthers · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Martin | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
Saints · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 24/32 | 272 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 59.9 | 110.4 |
| Spencer Rattler | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 11.9 | 39.6 |
Saints · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Devin Neal | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Evan Hull | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Audric Estime | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Taysom Hill | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mason Tipton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
Saints · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| Devaughn Vele | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Audric Estime | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| Juwan Johnson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Jack Stoll | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Mason Tipton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Devin Neal | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Saints · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Tipton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Radunz | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Werner | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saints · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Young | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saints · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Hull | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mason Tipton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Saints · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smyth | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
Saints · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Kroeger | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
Game info
VenueCaesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Attendance70,070
OfficialsBack Judge: Terrence Miles · Down Judge: Dana McKenzie · Field Judge: Mearl Robinson · Side Judge: Anthony Jeffries
TVFox · national
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