New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 1/3/2021

New Orleans Saints tight end Jared Cook scores between Carolina Panthers strong safety Juston Burris, left, and cornerback Donte Jackson during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis breaks up a pass intended for Carolina Panthers fullback Alex Armah during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints running back Tony Jones runs between Carolina Panthers defensive end Efe Obada, left, and outside linebacker Adarius Taylor during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders scores past Carolina Panthers strong safety Juston Burris during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders celebrates after scoring with wide receiver Marquez Callaway during the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Pharoh Cooper is tackled by New Orleans Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees passes against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is tackled by New Orleans Saints cornerback P.J. Williams during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints strong safety Malcolm Jenkins runs around Carolina Panthers wide receiver Curtis Samuel during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill is tackled by Carolina Panthers free safety Tre Boston during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore catches a pass between New Orleans Saints cornerback P.J. Williams and cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore, right, runs around New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore celebrates after an interception during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore intercepts a pass intended for Carolina Panthers wide receiver Curtis Samuel during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway is tackled by Carolina Panthers cornerback Rasul Douglas during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints defensive back Grant Haley celebrates after an interception in the Carolina Panthers end zone during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, right, talks with quarterback Drew Brees during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints running back Ty Montgomery, right, is tackled by Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Austin Carr scores between Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson and free safety Tre Boston during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Carolina Panthers' Tommy Stevens is tackled by New Orleans Saints cornerback P.J. Williams during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is tackled by Carolina Panthers safety Sam Franklin during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

New Orleans Saints Ken Crawley intercepts a pass intended for Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

Carolina Panthers quarterback P.J. Walker passes against the New Orleans Saints during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, New Orleans Saints secondary coach Aaron Glenn throws prior to an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. The New York Jets interviewed Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and Glenn on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, for their head coaching vacancy. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt, File)

FILE - Carolina Panthers safety Tre Boston (33) is shown during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in Charlotte, N.C., in this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, file photo. The Carolina Panthers are releasing veteran safety Tre Boston, defensive end Stephen Weatherly and punter Michael Palardy in a salary cap cost-cutting move, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, because the moves have not yet been announced. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt, File)

FILE - This file photo from Jan. 3, 2021, shows New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore as he celebrates after an interception during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Lattimore has been arrested there on a weapons charge. A Cleveland police spokesperson says Lattimore was arrested Thursday night, March 25, 2021, in Cleveland after authorities stopped a car he was riding in for traffic violations. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco, File)

FILE - New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata plays against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., in this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, file photo. Saints starting defensive tackle David Onyemata has been been notified by the NFL he has tested positive for a banned substance and likely is facing a suspension, the player said in a social media post Friday morning, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco, File)

FILE -New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston wears a face mask on the sidelines against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)