New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 9/19/21 - NFL Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will visit Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina to play the Carolina Panthers. New Orleans opened its regular season with a 38-3 rout of the Green Bay Packers behind an excellent display of offense. The Saints gained 322 yards with quarterback Jameis Winston passing for only 148 yards but threw five touchdown passes. The Saints defense held Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to only 229 yards of total offense.

Jameis Winston has passed for 148 yards and five touchdowns through one game of the regular season. The leading rusher is Alvin Kamara with 83 yards and an average of 4.2 yards per carry. Deonte Harris is the leading receiver with 72 yards and one touchdown reception while Juwan Johnson has two touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Zach Baun is the leading tackler with five.

Carolina opened its regular season with a 19-14 victory over the New York Jets. Former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold threw one touchdown against his former teammates, while running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for 98 yards and also led the Panthers with 89 yards receiving. Carolina held the Jets to just 252 yards of total offense while gaining 381 yards.

Sam Darnold has passed for 279 yards with one touchdown and has been sacked once.  The leading rusher for Carolina is Christian McCaffrey with 98 yards and an average of 4.7 yards per carry. McCaffrey is also the leading receiver with 89 yards while DJ Moore has 80 yards receiving. On defense, linebacker Shaq Thompson is the leading tackler with 10.