BIG PLAY DJ
Wide receiver DJ Moore had a pair of touchdowns in the first half, scoring the first on an explosive play.
On second-and-14 from the Carolina 26, Moore was wide open down the middle of the field, and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater hit him in stride. The wideout did the rest, running 33 yards after the catch to pay dirt for a 74-yard score.
Later in the second quarter, Bridgewater sent Moore on a jet sweep motion from left to right, gave him a pitch pass from the shotgun, and Moore avoided tacklers to get in the end zone for a 7-yard score.
BURNS WITH THE STRIP-SACK
Defensive coordinator Phil Snow said this week that he expected to see Brian Burns raise his productivity over the next few weeks, and the defensive end made Snow look prophetic midway through the second quarter.
With the Saints in Panthers' territory for the third time in three possessions, Burns kept New Orleans off the board by strip-sacking Brees. Burns dipped under Saints left tackle James Hurst and hit Brees just as he was preparing to throw. The ball squirted to the left, where defensive end Marquis Haynes picked up his first fumble recovery of the season.
The takeaway led to points, as the Panthers drove down the field and scored on Moore's 7-yard touchdown.
RESPONSE POINTS
While the Panthers got what they needed after Burns' takeaway, the defense couldn't keep the Saints out of the end zone before halftime.
Though New Orleans had only 1:37 and one timeout, Brees marched his squad down the field. With just five seconds left and no timeouts on second-and-goal from the 4, Brees found Harris for a touchdown just inside the goal line.
The Saints didn't even face a third down on the possession, driving 75 yards in eight plays and 1:35. That gave New Orleans a 21-17 lead heading into halftime.
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