Overview
- The rookie completed 19 of 27 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first Saints rookie QB to win a game since 1981.
- New Orleans outgained Carolina 388-175, with a 62-yard score to Chris Olave and a 30-yard touchdown to Juwan Johnson fueling the victory.
- Chris Olave posted 104 receiving yards and Alvin Kamara added 83 rushing yards to help snap the Saints’ four-game skid.
- The Saints limited Rico Dowdle to 53 rushing yards as Bryce Young was held to 124 passing yards with an interception and a lost fumble.
- Dave Canales accepted responsibility for Carolina’s performance, and the result moved the Saints to 2-8 and the Panthers to 5-5, with New Orleans on a bye before hosting Atlanta on Nov. 23.