Carolina's secondary could use more help - and one analyst believes they a boost their group by making a deal with the Saints.

Carolina upended Green Bay 16-13 in the NFL on Sunday with the former Alabama All-American back in the lineup.

Rico Dowdle and the Carolina Panthers will face Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers in Week 9 of the NFL season on Sunday.

The Carolina Panthers are the latest lesser opponent to give the Packers absolute fits this season. Green Bay's offense managed just 13 points against a Panthers team that had given up an average of over 25 points a game on the road and surrendered 40 points to Buffalo at home Oct. 26.

Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season was a historic one for betting favorites, as they went 11-2 against the spread to tie the best ATS mark for favorites in any one week since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. In Week 9, the underdogs got their revenge in a big way.

Even after spending a lot of draft capital on edge rushers, the Panthers had one of the thinnest rotations in the NFL on paper after the draft. They didn't help matters by chopping off the head of that group by releasing Jadeveon Clowney, who was their best pass rusher last season and likely would have been again this year.

The Panthers made an unconventional decision to receive the opening kickoff in Week 9. But that choice helped them to the biggest upset of 2025.

The San Francisco 49ers go on the road and get the win over the New York Giants, 34-24. Mac Jones ended the game 19 of 24 (14 of 14 first half) for 235 yards passing and two touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, along with 67 receiving yards and a touchdown reception.