Here's some key performance grades from the Panthers win over the Saints.
Let's start with the offense, in which there is a mixture of good and not so good:
Offense:
- Cam Newton (+8.0) was terrific, earning his highest grade of the year by a wide margin. Notably, he was great under pressure (+4.0), when he completed 10 of 14 passes for 154 yards with two touchdowns and no picks (passer rating of 147.0).
- He doesn’t put up gaudy statistics, but Jerricho Cotchery (+1.0) was solid again in his limited role (played just 27 of 83 offensive snaps).