CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The New Orleans Saints are back in the win column.

The Saints defense stepped up all afternoon and quarterback Tyler Shough tossed two touchdowns to earn the Saints a 17-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

The New Orleans defense allowed just 175 yards on Sunday, and forced two turnovers in the win. On offense, quarterback Tyler Shough played a clean game in his second career start, going 19-for-27 for 286 yards and two touchdowns. 

Shough becomes the first Saints rookie quarterback to win a game since 1981. 

Chris Olave and Juwan Johnson had big days receiving for New Orleans and caught both touchdowns. 

New Orleans improves to 2-8 on the season. The Saints will have their bye week next week.