Chris Olave

Olave was an afterthought for much of this game, ceding targets to possession receiver, WR Devaugh Vele, until Vele exited with a shoulder injury. Olave had just one catch and seven yards on two targets at halftime. He came to life on the Saints' seventh drive, ripping off explosive gains on three consecutive plays, while bizarrely employing a catch-and-fall technique on each one. He sandwiched 17- and 16-yard gains on post routes with an 18-yard gain on a corner route. On 3rd-and-6 from the Panthers' 12-yard line, he deftly broke inward on a post route, leaving Panthers star CB Jaycee Horn in the dust. Shough then slung it to Olave for the score. Olave is a borderline WR1/2 against the Jets in Week 16.

Panthers defenders were flagged at least three times for deserved unnecessary roughness penalties against Shough today. Panthers DT Derrick Brown, LB Christian Rozeboom and S Lathan Ransom all lowered their shoulders on Shough after he had given himself up by sliding at the end of a scramble. He briefly met with the training staff after taking Rozeboom's knee in his lower right back and glute, but was able to return, and ended up leading his team in rushing. Shough relied heavily on WR Devaughn Vele until Vele left with a shoulder injury. The departure seemingly reminded Shough of WR Chris Olave's existence, leading the two to link up for four completions, 62 yards and one touchdown on the Saints' seventh drive. Shough is a mildly interesting QB2 against the Jets next week.

Olave caught six of nine targets for 85 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-17 win over the Panthers.

The Saints continue to play hard under Kellen Moore, this time by beating the Panthers 20-17 on a last-second field goal by Charlie Smythe. Tyler Shough connected with Chris Olave on a 12-yard score with 2:29 remaining, then moved New Orleans into field goal range with another 15-yard completion and four-yard scamper.

Tyler Shough connected with Chris Olave on a 12-yard touchdown pass to bring the New Orleans Saints level with the Carolina Panthers.