The New Orleans Saints defeated the Carolina Panthers 33-7 in what could have been starting quarterback Drew Brees’s final regular season game. Panthers starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was benched during the second half in favor of P.J. Walker, a testament to his play all evening.
It is hard to try and glean any real takeaways from this matchup as Carolina just did not show up to play considering it was Week 17 and there was little to fight for. New Orleans was able to take advantage of that in hopes of securing the number one seed, but the Chicago Bears were unable to get their job done against the Green Bay Packers.