Plays to Love, Plays to Hate (aka “P2L, P2H”) looks at the most significant plays in swinging momentum and impacting the eventual outcome of the game. There is always plenty to hate about NFL officiating, so we will only focus on the plays on the field, not the refs.
Three plays to love
1st Quarter 6:47 — Saints 0, Panthers 0. Panthers ball 3rd-and-10 at CAR 10
The Situation: After opening drives stalled for both teams, Saints punter Thomas Morstead pinned the Panthers deep in their own territory. Alarmingly, the Panthers are forced to throw the ball more than 5 yards when after two plays they find themselves facing a 3rd-and-long.