New Orleans Saints
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Saints win against the Panthers
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The Good: Tyler Shough and the defense
New Orleans Saints rookie QB Tyler Shough finished his second career start with 282 yards on 19/27 passing and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. Shough found Chris Olave for a 62-yard touchdown early in the second quarter to give the Saints a 10-7 lead. Shough would late ice the game for good with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson in the 4th quarter to put them ahead by two possessions. The rookie has looked better and better with each appearance and now has a chance to build some confidence as the Saints schedule eases up down the stretch (5 of their next 7 opponents are multiple gams under .500). The Saints defense also deserves some props for their performance on Sunday, as they surrendered the fewest amount of points since Week 15 in 2023. After giving up an opening drive TD, the Panthers next four drives gained 17 yards on 13 plays and resulted in four punts. In the second half the Saints defense got two takeaways to help shut the door on Carolina this week.
The Bad: Penalties
Penalties again plagued the Saints on Sunday, as they were flagged 6 times for a total of 60 yards. An offside by Bryan Bresee turned a 3rd and 8 into a 3rd and 3 which was converted for a 1st down, and a roughing the passer wiped out an interception on the Panthers opening touchdown drive. A holding wiped out a first down scramble by Shough on 3rd and 7, and another roughing the passer gave the Panthers a first down on a 3rd and 7 incompletion. Thankfully these penalties did not cost them the game, but this is still an issue that needs to be addressed very soon.
The Ugly: Third down efficiency
The Saints offense converted on 8 of 17 third downs on Sunday. They won the game, but the offense gained 388 yards and only scored 17 points. They punted the same amount of times as Carolina and also settled for a 21-yard field goal. Many opportunities were left on the field, ones that they are not going to be able to get away with missing if the defense is unable to replicate its great performance from this week.
Source: https://www.canalstreetchronicles.c...ugly-from-the-saints-win-against-the-panthers