The most impressive part about what the New Orleans Saints did to Bryce Young is what the Carolina Panthers quarterback did next.

Last week against the Atlanta Falcons, Young threw for a career-high 448 yards — seven days after the Saints held him to 124 yards. New Orleans also held its NFC South rival to just seven points, a season-low.

“I feel like we had a great plan,” Saints cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry said. “We understood the assignment. We had great energy.”

Defensive coordinator Brandon Staley said the performance was his unit’s best of the year, and it was hard to argue otherwise. Before Carolina, the defense had played well in spurts but occasionally looked overmatched.

The Saints’ problems could be attributed to the bumps and bruises that come with learning a new system,

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