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CHARLOTTE, N. Ryan Getzlaf Jersey .C. -- Cam Newton talked all week about how much better the Carolina Panthers were on offence then they showed in their season opener. He proved it on Sunday. The second-year quarterback threw for 253 yards and ran for a career-high 71 yards and led the Panthers to a 35-27 win over New Orleans and leaving the NFC South champion Saints 0-2 for the first time since 2007. "Times change," wide receiver Steve Smith said of Carolinas first win over New Orleans since 2009. Coach Ron Rivera said a loss to Drew Brees and the Saints would have been tough to take especially with a tough game coming up Thursday night against the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. "The way we responded as a team this week was outstanding," Rivera said. "I think the attitude, the effort was great." The Panthers tied a club record last week with 10 yards rushing in a loss to Tampa Bay. They had no such problems moving the ball against the Saints. They got the running game going in the second quarter and rolled up 219 yards on the ground and 463 overall, Newton, DeAngelo Williams and Mike Tolbert all scored on short touchdown runs and Steve Smith overcame a sore knee to finish with 104 yards receiving -- the 39th 100-yard receiving game of his career. Jonathan Stewart hauled in a 17-yard touchdown catch for the Panthers (1-1) and Brandon LaFell had six catches for 90 yards. Newton kept the Saints off balance all day, running eight times for 66 yards in the first half as co-ordinator Rob Chudzinski used a variety of plays that allowed Carolina to take a 21-13 halftime lead. "You do read option, read option, read option and then get them to play seven or eight in the box and youve got so many variations of plays and passes you can run off that," Newton said. Added Tolbert: "The zone read was one of the plays that we saw on film that they was kind of vulnerable to. It was working so we stuck with it. They werent fitting the gaps right on that play." When the Saints began to figure things out, Newton would find open receivers who beat one-on-one matchups on the outside. On one second half play there was not a defender within 20 yards of Smith when he hauled in a pass from Newton along the right sideline and raced 66 yards before being dragged down. "I was shocked just as much as anybody," Newton said. "Of all of the people on this field to be wide open, you would think Smitty would be the last person. But that is what type of pressure the zone read gives us." Panthers tackle Jordan Gross said bouncing back from last weeks poor offensive outing was big. Gross said hes never been on a team that has run the ball as poorly as the Panthers did last week. "We played like were capable of," Gross said. "I would expect days like this to be the standard, not last week." The Saints, meanwhile, have serious concerns on defence. Theyve allowed 922 yards and 75 points in two games against Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III. "If you look at our defence, and you look at the two offences weve played, weve played the most unconventional offences in the National Football League," said interim coach Aaron Kromer, who is running the team because coach Sean Payton and assistant head coach Joe Vitt are serving suspensions for their roles in the Saints bounty scandal. "So do we have to do better against those styles of offences? Yeah, we do. "One thing we need to get settled in on is on that style. But weve played two good offences, and we just need to keep working at it and plugging away." Brees came in having won five straight starts against Carolina. He threw for 325 yards, but was intercepted twice, including once by Charles Godfrey, who returned it 9 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers only sacked Brees once but pressured him into getting rid of the ball early several times. Brees was twice flagged for intentional grounding. Brees briefly appeared to be hurt in the third quarter when defensive end Greg Hardy collapsed the pocket on came crashing down on his leg from behind. Brees hobbled off the field but returned for the next series, never missing a play. "Its fine," Brees said. "It just got rolled up on in an awkward position." Brees got off to a good start by completing all six passes for 55 yards on the Saints opening drive, including a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham. After converting just two of 11 third-down conversions last week against Washington, the Saints seemed to rectify that problem on the games opening drive. But Carolinas defence came back on the next possession when Godfrey stepped in front of a rollout pass by Brees and returned it for a score to tie the game. Jon Beason also intercepted Brees on the final drive to seal the win. The last time the Saints started 0-2 was five years ago when they finished 7-9 and failed to make the playoffs. Theyll look to rebound next Sunday at home against Kansas City. "The challenge now is keeping from that mentality of why its happening, or pointing fingers and saying this guy isnt doing what hes supposed to," said Saints tackle Zach Strief. "Thats dangerous. Thats poisonous to a locker room." NOTES: The Panthers are 6-1 over the last two seasons in games in which Newton does not throw an interception. ... Smith was carted to the locker room at one point in the third quarter after reinjuring his knee, but returned to the game. He said afterward hes fine. ... Pierre Thomas had 110 yards rushing for the Saints and Darren Sproles had 13 catches for 128 yards receiving. ... Charlotte Bobcats owner and former NBA great Michael Jordan took in the game from a luxury suite. 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He will be with the Colorado Rockies next season. Bobby Ryan Jersey .J. -- The New York Jets will make a decision on the availability of Darrelle Revis before the team travels to Pittsburgh on Saturday for their game against the Steelers. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno was in hospital undergoing tests on his right arm and hip after a player ran into the 84-year-old Penn State football coach during practice. Paterno was admitted Sunday evening to Mount Nittany Medical Center after he walked away from the collision with a receiver who was running a route, the school said Monday. "I expect to be back at practice soon," Paterno said in a statement. "Im doing fine; tell everyone not to worry about me." Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, Penn State director of athletic medicine, said it doesnt appear surgery will be required. The school said Paterno could be released in the next 24 hours. Paterno conducted Monday mornings coaches meeting by phone from the hospital, according to Penn State. Assistant coaches will run practice while Paterno is gone and it was unclear how long that would be, athletic department spokesman Jeff Nelson said in an email. Football media day, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed. Paterno is entering his 46th season as Penn States head coach and is the winningest coach in the history of major U.S. college football with 401 victories. Speculation about when and if he will retire is a constant around Happy Valley, though Paterno himsself generally dismisses the topic. Ryan Getzlaf Authentic Jersey. But when health issues come up, the chatter seems to intensify. Paternos health has been a frequent issue in recent seasons. In 2006, he broke his leg in a sideline collision during Penn States game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. A hip injury forced him to spend much of the 2008 season coaching from a seat near the press box, where the offensive co-ordinator usually sets up. He had hip surgery after that season. During the 2010 off-season, Paterno had to scale back his personal appearances because an intestinal issue and an adverse reaction to antibiotics prescribed for dental work. He also cut back on in-season obligations and taped segments instead of appearing live on a weekly radio show. But as the 2010 season went on, Paternos health seemed to be improving. And at the recent Big Ten media days in Chicago, Paterno said he was feeling great and he looked and sounded better than he had at the same event a year earlier. Paterno signed a three-year contract extension in late 2008 that runs out after this season, but Paternos status at Penn State hardly seems reliant on a contract these days. Penn State has no public plans in place to shift leadership of the program. ' ' '
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