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“He does a great job of extending plays, and it really makes it tough on your man or zone coverages,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. “It’s not problem for three-and-a-half seconds or four seconds. But all of a sudden, there’s six, seven-second route.”

Not Sunday night.

Earlier this week, the Saints managed just one sack against Wilson. On Sunday, outside linebacker Junior Galette did his sack dance three times, including a third-down takedown of Newton late in the third quarter.

Defensive end Cameron Jordan had two, including early in the fourth quarter on another third down. This time is was third-and-20 at the Carolina 18, forcing the Panthers, trailing 24-6, to punt.

“We had to refocus and re-emphasize just the ability to collapse the pocket and at the same time, keep containment,” Jordan said.

“You have to be aware of scrambling quarterbacks, such as Cam and Russell, and we definitely learned from our mistakes.”

Read more: N.O. defense bottles up Newton | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA

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