The Panthers defense held the Saints to just a field goal in the first half, and Carolina held on to beat New Orleans, 23-20, in Charlotte on Thursday night.
If you thought veteran quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Drew Brees might be fading, they proved you wrong on Sunday. Here’s what else we learned in Week 8:
Drew Brees threw for 312 yards, and the Saints beat the Falcons, 31-21, in New Orleans on Thursday night, giving Atlanta its first loss of the 2015 season.