In the season's final division bout between the two teams, the Carolina Panthers defeated the New Orleans Saints 10-7 in Week 18.
The result brought the Panthers’ record to 7-10, while the Saints dropped their record to an identical 7-10.
Offensive spotlight: Saints running back Alvin Kamara was the top offensive performer in the contest, earning an 88.9 overall grade and an 88.3 rushing grade on first review. He finished the game with 107 rushing yards on 23 carries with seven missed tackles forced.
Defensive spotlight: Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu recorded one forced fumble and one interception, all while giving up zero catches in coverage.
Rookie spotlight: Saints rookie wide receiver Chris Olave finished the game with a team-high 60 receiving yards, catching five of his 12 targets. He also got in the end zone once. He was targeted on 50% of his routes on the day.
Offensive line spotlight: Panthers offensive tackle Taylor Moton was the highest-graded offensive lineman on the day, earning an initial blocking grade of 63.1. He did not allow a sack and allowed only one pressure.
Box Score
Passing
Carolina Panthers |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Sam Darnold | 2.9 | 5 / 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.8 |
New Orleans Saints |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Andy Dalton | 11.0 | 15 / 25 | 171 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 93.9 |
Rushing
Carolina Panthers |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Chuba Hubbard | 6.9 | 21 | 69 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 6.8 | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sam Darnold | 2.9 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Raheem Blackshear | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Alvin Kamara | 15.0 | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Andy Dalton | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 7.1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 3.5 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Eno Benjamin | 0.3 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
Carolina Panthers |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Chuba Hubbard | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 21 |
| DJ Moore | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shi Smith | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Chris Olave | 16.0 | 12 | 5 | 60 | 5.0 | 1 | 25 |
| Alvin Kamara | 15.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 18 |
| David Johnson | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Taysom Hill | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juwan Johnson | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Adam Trautman | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marquez Callaway | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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