If you lose to the Panthers, you pay the price.

The Saints fired head coach Dennis Allen on Monday morning, a day after New Orleans’ 23-22 loss to lowly Carolina.

It was the seventh straight loss for the Saints after starting the season with back-to-back wins over the Panthers and Cowboys.

NFL.com reported that special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi was expected to be named interim head coach.

The Saints offense showed incredible potential in their first two games of the season, scoring 91 points.

However, narrow losses to the Eagles and Falcons followed, with the season quickly falling apart when Derek Carr was injured in Week 5 against the Chiefs.

The Saints turned the offense over to fifth-round rookie Spencer Rattler, and New Orleans went on to be outscored 110-45 in losses to the Bucs, Broncos and Chargers.

Carr returned for Sunday’s game at Carolina and the Saints led for most of the time before Chuba Hubbard’s touchdown with 2:16 to give the 1-7 Panthers the lead.

The game, which the Saints were favored to win by a touchdown, also included a terrifying injury to receiver Chris Olave after a vicious hit following an over-the-middle pass.

Former Saints receiver Michael Thomas then went on a lengthy rant against X, blaming Carr for putting Olave in danger.

Allen, 52, was promoted to Saints head coach before the 2022 season after Sean Payton temporarily retired.

He was the offensive coordinator under Payton for seven seasons.

Allen ends his tenure in New Orleans at 18-25, after his previous head coaching opportunity with the Raiders ended in similar fashion.

Allen was also fired early in his third season with the Raiders after the team started 0-4 in 2014. He posted an overall mark of 8-28 with the Raiders.

The Saints host the Falcons on Sunday.