are going to see it off in the company of their most hated rivals: the New Orleans Saints (-3). I suppose hate is a strong word, but these teams have a history of not getting along and both have an easy excuse to be upset this week after Carolina’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+4) eliminated them both from playoff contention last week.
To get an idea for how the Saints are looking at the stakes for this week and check in on the general state of a team that the Panthers haven’t seen since Matt Rhule was head coach, I spoke with Tina Howell over at Canal Street Chronicles.