CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The New Orleans Saints have been looking for stability at quarterback for quite some time.

At least for one day, rookie Tyler Shough looked like he might be the guy to provide it.

Shough, a second-round pick out of Louisville who began the season as New Orleans' backup QB, threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns as the Saints defeated the Carolina Panthers 17-7 on Sunday to snap a four-game skid. He connected on a 62-yard scoring strike to Chris Olave and a 30-yard TD pass to Juwan Johnson to become the first rookie QB to win for the Saints since Dave Wilson in 1981.

Olave finished with five catches for 104 yards and Alvin Kamara added 83 yards rushing for New Orleans (2-8).

“Tyler took an awesome step today,” Saints coach Kellen Moore said. “I thought he made awesome

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