The basics: Saints at Panthers
Noon Sunday, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
TV: Fox | Radio: WWL-AM, 870; WDGL-FM, 98.1; KMDL-FM, 97.3
Favorite: Panthers by 8.5
Over/under: 42.5
Storyline of the week: Forget about the quarterbacks — the Saints simply must make fewers mistakes to win Sunday
When looking at the outcome of a game, people typically point to the total offensive yardage gained and the yards allowed on defense to try to put the result in context.
Sean Payton doesn’t look at it like that. The Saints coach often likes to talk about “hidden yardage,” which simply put is the difference between return yards and penalty yards surrendered.