Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints: game summary
Final · December 14, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.
Caesars Superdome
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
CARNO 
- 281Total yards337
- 154Passing yards256
- 15/24Completions/attempts24/33
- 6.2Yards per pass6.7
- 127Rushing yards81
- 31Rushing attempts25
- 4.1Yards per rush3.2
- 15First downs27
- 7-143rd down efficiency6-11
- 2-34th down efficiency1-2
- 1-1Red zone (made-att)2-3
- 56Total plays63
- 5.0Yards per play5.3
- 1Turnovers0
- 1Fumbles lost0
- 0Interceptions thrown0
- 1-9Sacks (yards lost)5-16
- 11-103Penalties (yards)9-78
- 28:16Time of possession31:44
Game leaders
Passing
Bryce YoungCAR · QB · 15/24, 163 YDS, 1 TD
Tyler ShoughNO · QB · 24/32, 272 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Rico DowdleCAR · RB · 16 CAR, 49 YDS, 1 TD- Tyler ShoughNO · QB · 8 CAR, 32 YDS
Receiving
Jalen CokerCAR · WR · 4 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD
Chris OlaveNO · WR · 6 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown6:39Rico Dowdle 4 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7-0
2nd quarter
- Touchdown3:32Devin Neal 4 Yd Rush (Charlie Smyth Kick)7-7
- Field goal0:21Ryan Fitzgerald 40 Yd Field Goal10-7
3rd quarter
- Touchdown9:54Jalen Coker 32 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)17-7
- Field goal1:56Charlie Smyth 42 Yd Field Goal17-10
4th quarter
- Touchdown2:29Chris Olave 12 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Charlie Smyth Kick)17-17
- Field goal0:02Charlie Smyth 47 Yd Field Goal 17-20
Player stats
Carolina Panthers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 15/24 | 163 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 96.4 |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Receiving | 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 |
| Defense | 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 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Rochell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevis Gipson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claudin Cherelus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princely Umanmielen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 24/32 | 272 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 110.4 |
| Spencer Rattler | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Receiving | 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 |
| Defense | 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 |
| Alontae Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rumph II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Bresee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Shepherd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stalbird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 70,070
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Terrence Miles (Back judge) · Dana McKenzie (Down judge) · Mearl Robinson (Field judge) · Anthony Jeffries (Side judge) · Terry Killens Jr. (Umpire) · Thomas Eaton (Line judge) · Alex Moore (Referee)
About this game
Who won Panthers vs Saints?
Saints won 20-17 over Panthers on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
When was Panthers vs Saints played?
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 4:25 PM ET at Caesars Superdome.
Where was Panthers vs Saints played?
At Caesars Superdome.