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The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers meet for the 56th time when the 1-1 Saints face the 0-2 Panthers in Carolina this afternoon. New Orleans is coming off a 20-10 home lo s to Tampa Bay after an improbable comeback to pull out opening week at Atlanta. The Panthers are coming off two close lo ses to the Browns and Giants. New Orleans leads this all-time series 29-26 and has won 9 of the last 11 games between the two. They also hold a 14-13 edge in Carolina and had won the last four there before dropping a week two decision last year. The Panthers pounded a listle s Saints team by a 26-7 score in Carolina last season Louis Domingue Men Jersey . New Orleans extracted a level of revenge by taking an 18-10 win over the Panthers in week 17. The Saints come into this game banged up. Jameis Winston (back), Alvin Kamara (ribs), Ryan Ramczyk (elbow), Paulson Adebo (ankle), and Marcus Maye (ribs) are all listed as questionable after limited practice participation this week. Kamara mi sed last week's game, while Adebo has been sidelined in both contests. Winston is also coming off a three interception performance against the Buccaneers, in addition to his injury concerns. He wont be the only player under the microscope this afternoon. Here are a few New Orleans players who need to come up big for the team to pull out a win in Carolina. Lattimore was ejected last week for a fourth quarter brawl started by Tom Brady, Mike Evans, and Leonard Fournette of the Buccaneers. He was playing well before that, holding Evans to just one short reception on 14 snaps in one-on-one coverage. On the ensuing drive without Lattimore, Brady hit a crucial touchdown pa s over P.J. Williams, who was in for the ejected corner. Lattimore's importance to the defense was highlighted by his absence in last week's game. However, hes also been involved in crippling discipline penalties in back-to-back games. In another emotional divisional matchup, he must maintain composure while still exhibiting his usual standout play. One of the NFL's top corners, Lattimore routinely shuts down the league's top receivers one-on-one. D.J. Moore is Carolina's  Anthony Duclair Women Jersey top wideout and one of the league's most underrated talents at the position.Moore has 32 catches for 521 yards and five scores in seven career matchups against New Orleans, including five outings of 79 yards or more. However, Lattimore didn't play at all in two of those games, was limited in another, with the other two blowout Saints victories. With Adebo limited and CB Bradley Roby off to an uneven start, Lattimore will need to be at the top of his game. If he can lock up Moore or Panthers deep threat Robbie Anderson with little help, it would allow the defense to be more creative and aggre sive with their coverage packages. The 32-year-old Ingram has had critical fumbles in back-to-back weeks that killed sure scoring drives. His third quarter fumble against Tampa Bay caused a huge shift in momentum. If Kamara is healthy, he'll always be the focal point of the offense, but Ingram is needed to provide a complementary backfield threat. Two big fumbles might shake a younger player's confidence. We should have no such worries with Ingram, a 12-year veteran. Against a Panthers defense thats Christian Dvorak Women Jersey  been susceptible to inside runs, Ingram could be the quiet X-Factor to this game. Ingram is a bruising runner who breaks tackles and still has the speed to get to the second level quickly. His abilities on screens and check-down pa ses could also slow the Panthers pa s rush and test their linebackers in space.If Kamara sits out, Ingram will shoulder the backfield load. Even if he doesn't, the Saints all-time leading rusher could still provide the crucial plays needed for a win. Picked by many to have a breakout season if he finally stayed healthy, the 26-year-old Davenport is off to an extremely quiet start. Hes played in 84 defensive snaps so far, but has four tackles (none for lo s), no sacks, and two pre sures. Scroll to ContinueDavenport is part of a normally disruptive New Orleans defense that has only one sack and four QB hits so far. Part of that was by design. Atlanta rolled mobile QB Marcus Mariota away from pre sure, and Buccaneers QB Tom Brady got rid of the ball quickly. Still, the Saints defense is predicated on heavy pre sure on opposing backfields and disrupting the timing of the quarterback. The entire New Orleans defensive front needs to create more havoc, but Davenport may be the quietest of a deep rotation so far. Eight of his career-high nine sacks, along with 17 pre sures and six tables for lo s, came over his final eight games of 2021. He has 2.5 sacks, 6 QB hits, and 3 tackles for lo s in five career games against the Panthers. Davenport will mostly be matched up against LT Ikem Ekwonu, the sixth overall selection of the first round this spring. Carolina has allowed six sacks and 17 pre sures of QB Baker Mayfield over two games. Many of those have come from  Brendan Perlini Men Jersey opposing edge rushers. It's up to Davenport, along with fellow ends Cam Jordan, Carl Granderson, and DT David Onyemata, to create chaos in the Panthers backfield. Only All-Pro WR Michael Thomas (17) has seen more targets than the 16 throws to Olave, the teams first-round rookie out of Ohio State. Olave has pulled in eight of those throws for 121 yards. He also pulled in a key 2-point conversion against the Falcons, but had a critical fumble against the Buccaneers. Olave was targeted 13 times against Tampa Bay, more than any other receiver on either side. He caught five of those pa ses for a game-high 80 yards. Most of those targets were deep throws, including a 51-yard strike that resulted in a fumble. The dynamic Olave has played solid football, but needs to take his production to the next level. Hes a dynamic playmaker, but also a precise route runner who can make plays underneath. The Saints have a dangerous trio of receivers in Thomas, Olave, and Jarvis Landry to go along with Alvin Kamara out of the backfield. New Orleans squares off with a formidable Carolina pa s defense. The Panthers have three top Nick Schmaltz Jersey -tier corners in Jaycee Horn, Donte Jackson, and C.J. Henderson to go along with a disruptive pa s rush. Savvy vets Thomas and Landry will get their yards, but Olave's explosivene s could take this offense to another level. All three wideouts will need to get consistent separation to give the battered Jameis Winston a quick option against Carolina pre sure. The 33-year-old Davis hasn't had a bad start to the 2022 season, but it's been somewhat quiet for a playmaker with his lofty standards. He has 11 tackles so far, but none behind the line of scrimmage and only one QB pre sure. Davis spent much of his time spying Mariota in week one, but was critical in holding Tampa Bay's Leonard Fournette to only 73 yards on 26 touches last week. A devastating blitzer and one of the league's best run defenders, Davis is also superb in coverage responsibilities. He remains the catalyst of one of the NFL's best de