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Watch: Victorious Saints locker room rallies around Charlie Smyth
A victorious New Orleans Saints locker room congratulated Charlie Smyth after his game-winning field goal against the Panthers. You love to see it.
The Saints had nothing to play for today. The Panthers are playing for the NFC South title. But it was the Saints who made the plays they needed to make in the final minutes to pull off a 20-17 upset today.
Shough routinely lit up Chris Olave and Devaughn Vele, as both receivers finished with 6 and 5 catches, respectively. Olave hauled in the game-tying touchdown with 2:33 left in regulation. Shough is putting pressure on the Saints, and it is very welcome.
The Panthers still can win the NFC South, but the path to do that is much more difficult than if they'd beaten the Saints.
With their top three running backs all sidelined by injury, Audric Estime gave the Saints a shot in the arm with two big catches on the final drive Sunday vs. Carolina.
I don’t want to get into the specifics of the breakdowns, of all that, but these are base calls that we have to be more connected on.”
The box score from Bryce Young's outing against the New Orleans Saints isn't all that inspiring, but it doesn't exactly paint an accurate picture. The Carolina
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