Along with Stewart-Williams Duo comes Smith-Muhammad Force

Yesterday’s blog discussed the dominance of the Jonathan Stewart-DeAngelo Williams duo as one of the NFL’s most dangerous running back tandems, but the New Orleans Saints are already sizing up Carolina’s other star pairing as they look forward to this weekend’s Saints-Panthers matchup. The Saints have already found another one of the league’s best duos, this time in the form of wide receivers Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad. Compared to a two-headed monster, the Smith-Muhammad combo is just as explosive as the Stewart-Williams tandem, if not more; especially when the Saints are involved.

When it comes to Smith and Muhammad’s performances against New Orleans in their careers so far, these two players have been the most powerful weapons Carolina has seen. Combined, the two players account for three of the top four receiving yields of all time for Carolina receivers in franchise history, always hot when New Orleans meets Carolina. Take a look at Muhammad’s record against the Saints: the receiver had a 192-yard, one touchdown game when the teams met in 1998, a 112-yard game against New Orleans in 2002 and a 179-yard, one touchdown game when the teams met in 2004. This is the kind of performance the Saints can expect from both Smith and Muhammad on Sunday, and the Stewart-Williams combination won’t be any easier to contain, either.

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