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Chris Olave put his Charlotte demons to rest with a big performance in the Saints win

Everything was normal in the leadup to the New Orleans Saints Week 10 game against the Carolina Panthers, and then Chris Olave stepped onto the turf at Bank of America Stadium. It was here last season where Olave’s season came to an early end. Here where Olave suffered his second concussion of the season and the fourth of his playing career, here where he lay on the turf in the worst kind of way, limp and with his teammates calling for the medical professionals. SEE MORE>>

What was behind the Saints’ best defensive performance of the season? ‘We played together.’

Here was an interesting development for a team that has spent most of the last two months trying and failing to win football games: The New Orleans Saints played with a sense of togetherness at the exact time everyone expected them to fall apart. It was earlier in the week when the Saints shipped off two of their starting players at the trade deadline. They entered Sunday’s game with a 1-8 record, with the last three losses making them look like a team close to falling apart. And then they aligned as one and punched an ascending Carolina Panthers team in the mouth. SEE MORE>>

Rod Walker: Tyler Shough’s performance vs. Panthers says Saints may have found their guy

The last time the New Orleans Saints made the trip to Charlotte, they lost their head coach. This time, they have found their quarterback. All the talk of the Saints tanking this season and selecting another quarterback in April was likely put to rest Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. The Tyler Shough-Spencer Rattler debates are over now, too. SEE MORE>>

Cam Jordan knows right where he is on the NFL’s all-time sacks list after notching No. 125

The last time Cam Jordan was at Bank of America Stadium was one of his darkest days with the New Orleans Saints. He played a career low 10 snaps and was so frustrated that he was captured wandering almost aimlessly outside the locker room after the game. His team had just lost to the Carolina Panthers, their seventh straight defeat of the season. And coach Dennis Allen was fired the next day. SEE MORE>>

Jeff Duncan: What we learned from the Saints’ 17-7 win against the Carolina Panthers

The New Orleans Saints defeated the Carolina Panthers 17-7 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sunday. The win was the Saints’ second of the season and snapped a four-game losing streak. Here’s what we learned from the game: SEE MORE>>

Tyler Shough delivers — and shows notable growth — in the Saints’ upset win over Panthers

Kellen Moore delivered the play call over his headset and said nothing else to Tyler Shough. There was no need. It was third-and-12 late in Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, and the New Orleans Saints’ coach and their rookie quarterback understood what was on the line. After Moore notably took the ball out of the quarterback’s hands for the previous few third downs, the moment called for an obvious passing situation with the Saints trying to preserve a lead. SEE MORE>>

An awkward botched snap cost the Saints a shot at a field goal against the Panthers

A snap infraction cost the New Orleans Saints a chance to increase their lead against the Carolina Panthers near the end of the first half. The Saints had the ball at the Panthers 40-yard line when Saints center Luke Fortner was called for a 5-yard penalty during the snap. SEE MORE>>

Saints QB Tyler Shough showed off his arm on a deep touchdown pass to Chris Olave

New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough completed the longest pass of his NFL career to Chris Olave for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers. Shough’s deep throw to Olave was a 62-yard touchdown completion that gave the Saints a 10-7 lead over the division rival Panthers with 9:21 to go in the second quarter of Sunday’s Week 10 contest at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. SEE MORE>>

Paul Tagliabue, the NFL commissioner who fought for Saints to stay in New Orleans, has died

Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tagliabue’s family informed the league of his death in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Tagliabue played a large role in making sure the Saints stayed in New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. SEE MORE>>

Saints vs. Panthers: Score, live updates from the NFC South battle in Charlotte

The New Orleans Saints travel to take on the Carolina Panthers in an NFC South contest on noon on Sunday in Charlotte. This is the place to keep up with the score and live updates. Tyler Shough will get his second career NFL start at quarterback for the Saints after falling on the road to the Los Angeles Rams a week ago. SEE MORE>>

Saints’ tight end rotation will look slightly different against the Panthers with Jack Stoll out

The New Orleans Saints will have a different look at tight end Sunday when they take on the Carolina Panthers. Saints tight end Jack Stoll was part of the team’s inactives list that was released 90 minutes before kickoff after being previously listed as questionable with an ankle injury. SEE MORE>>