Bryce Younger rallied the Carolina Panthers on Sunday for a 23-22 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
With the loss, Saints quarterback Derek Carr made some ignominious historical past. The loss was the primary in Carr’s profession in a sport in opposition to Carolina. And Carr is now the primary quarterback in NFL historical past to lose to 31 totally different groups.
The one crew he hasn’t misplaced to? A Las Vegas Raiders crew that he performed 9 seasons with previous to becoming a member of the Saints in 2023. He’ll have an opportunity to make it a clear 32 when the Saints host the Raiders on Dec. 29.
Sunday’s loss was the newest setback in a Saints season that is collapsed since a 2-0 begin. The Saints shocked the NFL within the first two weeks of the season, scoring a league-high 91 factors in blowout wins over the Panthers and Dallas Cowboys.
They’ve since loss seven straight video games to fall to 2-7. They’re now tied for the worst file within the NFL and share the underside of the NFC South standings with a Panthers crew that beforehand benched Younger solely to see him retake his spot within the lineup and lead a win over the Saints on Sunday.
It has been a tough go for Carr as nicely since that scorching sizzling begin. He missed three video games with an indirect pressure suffered in Week 5 earlier than returning to the Saints lineup on Sunday solely to lose to the Panthers.
The Saints will look to get again on the successful monitor subsequent week in one other divisional sport in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons.
