About the game

Who: Carolina (11-5) at New Orleans (11-5). When/where: 3:40 p.m., today; Superdome, New Orleans. TV/radio: Fox; 610 AM. Line: Saints by 7. Last meeting: Saints beat Panthers 31-21 on Dec. 3, 2017. Panthers’ NFL rankings: Offense 19th overall, rushing fourth, passing 28th; defense seventh overall, rushing third, passing 18th. Saints’ NFL rankings: Offense second overall, rushing fifth, passing fifth; defense 17th overall, rushing 15th, passing 15th. Noteworthy: Panthers in playoffs for fourth time in five seasons. Lost in Super Bowl to Broncos two seasons ago. … Carolina ranked third in NFL in sacks with 50 and was only team in NFC with two players getting 10-plus sacks each. DEs Mario Addison and Julius Peppers each had 11 sacks during regular season. … Cam Newton led NFL QBs with career-high 754 yards rushing with six TDs. … RB Christian McCaffrey ranked second among NFL rookies with 80 receptions, fourth most all-time by rookie RB. … LB Luke Kuechly was only Panther voted to Pro Bowl. He led team with 125 tackles, his sixth season with 100-plus, tied with LB Thomas Davis for most in team history. … Saints held tiebreaker over Panthers by winning both regular-season meetings. … Saints are 7-1 at home, have won five straight home playoff games. … QB Drew Brees completed 72 percent of passes, setting single-season NFL record. … DE Cameron Jordan tied for fourth in NFL with 13 sacks. … CB Marshon Lattimore leads Saints with five picks