Saints vs Panthers
8:25 PM ET, October 30, 2014
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Coverage: NFL
Live Stream: NFL GameDay
The New Orleans Saints dominated at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Mark Ingram ran all up and down the field on them and Drew Brees threw for 311 yards and 3 touchdowns. That was a dominant offensive performance by the Saints, but they need to step up again on Thursday Night for a big performance against the Carolina Panthers on the road.
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The Saints are right in the hunt to take hold of the weak NFC South, despite their losing record. They need to get by with the win against the Panthers though.
Will they put their trust in Mark Ingram on offense again? They gave him the ball over 20 times on Sunday. Could they trust him with that many touches again?
The Panthers lost to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in a defensive struggle. They will need to step it up on Thursday at home. They should get D’Angelo Williams back on the field on Thursday and that should give the offense some love. He will work with Jonathan Stewart in the backfield and hopefully will bring some life in the run game.
This will be a tough matchup for the top spot in the NFC South. The two teams will meet again in December in Week 14. This will be a big game to grab.
Even though this is a road game for the Saints, I will choose them to edge by the Panthers.
New Orleans Saints 24 – Carolina Panthers 21