MONSTERDRAFT
2026 · Wk 9

Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints

CAR3-4
2-5NO
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Sunday 2026-11-15 · 13:00 ET·Caesars Superdome·No line yet
Ball:
1010202030304040Coverage identity of DC Brandon Staley: every charted play of defenses he coordinated, '20–'20 (611 plays). Why it matters: some receivers beat man, others feast on zone — it decides matchups for DFS, props and best ball alike.MAN 17.8% · ZONE 82.2%DC Brandon Staley · '20–'20 · 611 plays94Jordan52Miller↑ replacing Shepherd91Broughton55Elliss20Werner99Young1McKinstry21Reid23Blackmon22Emerson7Sanker9Young30Hubbard82Tremble63Walker67Bullock↑ replacing Lewis77Fortner50Hunt57Freeling4McMillan18Coker13Metchie
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-03D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 8
✚ Damien Lewis (LG) — Out✚ Nathan Shepherd (NT) — Out
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
CAR 7d · NO 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CAR form
3-4PF 178 · PA 193Home 1-2Away 2-2
QB Bryce Young 17–34 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2023
NO form
2-5PF 162 · PA 194Home 0-4Away 2-1
QB Tyler Shough 7–9 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2025
CARSeason efficiencyNO
0.031Off EPA / play-0.037
42.2Off success %41.7
9.1Off explosive %6.6
38.53rd-down conv %43.4
0.029Def EPA / play allowed0.075
44.6Def success % allowed48.7
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out

Coaching Intel

CAR staff
HCDave Canales0–2 vs MooreOCBrad Idzik0–2 vs StaleyDCTodd Wash (interim)
4th-down go 28.3% · PROE -2.5 · no-huddle 6.5%
NO staff
HCKellen Moore2–0 vs CanalesOCDoug NussmeierDCBrandon Staley2–0 vs Idzik
4th-down go 26.9% · PROE -2.2 · no-huddle 20.2%

Head Coach vs Head Coach

Dave Canales0–2Kellen MooreMoore leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
Date ▾MatchupScoreYardsWinning coach
2025-12-14CAR @ NO17–20281–338Kellen Moore
2025-11-09NO @ CAR17–7394–175Kellen Moore

CAR offense vs NO defense

Brad Idzik(OC)0–2Brandon Staley(DC)Staley leads2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
Date ▾OffenseDefenseOff–DefOff ydsMarginResult
2025-12-14CARNO17–20281-3L
2025-11-09CARNO7–17175-10L

NO offense vs CAR defense

Doug Nussmeier(OC)vsTodd Wash (interim)(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side

Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach

Date ▾MatchupScoreWinnerCoaches
2025-12-14CAR @ NO17–20NODave Canales / Kellen Moore
2025-11-09NO @ CAR17–7NOKellen Moore / Dave Canales
2024-11-03NO @ CAR22–23CARDennis Allen / Dave Canales
2024-09-08CAR @ NO10–47NODave Canales / Dennis Allen
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded