NEW ORLEANS -- Just days after rejoining the Saints at age 46, John Carney hit three field goals to help the team edge the Carolina Panthers 16-14 on Sunday.
The Saints signed Carney on Tuesday, two days after Garrett Hartley had missed a 29-yard field-goal attempt in overtime of a 27-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
While the Saints were able to manage only one touchdown on a screen pass to Lance Moore, Carney hit twice from 32 yards and again from 25 with 3:55 to go, putting New Orleans (3-1) ahead over Carolina (0-4) to stay.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees had 275 passing yards and the TD to Moore.
Carolina rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen had a 55-yard TD pass to Jonathan Stewart, and DeAngelo Williams had a 39-yard TD run that gave the Panthers a 14-10 lead in the third quarter.
