Tyler Shough emerged from the medical blue tent late in Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers with his helmet in hand. The quarterback — and the New Orleans Saints — had avoided a disaster. After taking a hard hit on fourth down, the quarterback appeared shaken up and then spent a few minutes being evaluated by the team’s medical staff.

But Shough was cleared to return.

He had a ballgame to win.

The rookie quarterback led back-to-back scoring drives to pull off a 20-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers, again crushing an NFC South rival’s hopes in a game they needed to create separation in the division.

Shough finished with 272 yards on 24 of 32 passing, but it was his fourth-quarter comeback that propelled the Saints to their second straight win, marking the first time all year

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