CHARLOTTE — All day, the Panthers worked to get in Tyler Shough's face. Most of the time, rookie quarterbacks, especially in only their second start in the league, are susceptible to pressure. So Carolina sent pressure.

On the Saints' first passing play of the game, it worked. Trevin Wallace sacked Shough for an 8-yard loss. The second passing play, the next snap, the 26-year-old rookie tucked his shoulder, avoiding Nic Scourton , the next wave from Tershawn Wharton and D.J. Wonnum , then heaved the ball downfield to a wide-open Juwan Johnson, which the tight end turned into a 52-yard gain.

"I guess it just boiled down to execution," offered nickel Chau Smith-Wade . "Whenever you send a blitz and you get your hands on the quarterback, you just have to execute and just finish th

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