The next chapter in the New Orleans Saints’ rivalry with the Carolina Panthers will be written on Sunday when both teams kick off their 2024 regular season. And for much of recent memory, it’s been all New Orleans. The Panthers have only won just three of their last nine games with the Saints since rookie owner David Tepper made the decision to fire longtime head coach Ron Rivera.
Still, the Saints are only ahead 31-28 in the 59-game series (if you include a playoff win in Jan. 2018, which you should). A couple of convincing wins this season would do a lot to help extend that lead and build Dennis Allen’s credibility as someone who can compete in the NFC South. Here’s how the various Panthers coaches to walk the opposing sideline have fared over the years: