BIG PLAY DJ

Wide receiver DJ Moore had a pair of touchdowns in the first half, scoring the first on an explosive play.

On second-and-14 from the Carolina 26, Moore was wide open down the middle of the field, and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater hit him in stride. The wideout did the rest, running 33 yards after the catch to pay dirt for a 74-yard score.

Later in the second quarter, Bridgewater sent Moore on a jet sweep motion from left to right, gave him a pitch pass from the shotgun, and Moore avoided tacklers to get in the end zone for a 7-yard score.

BURNS WITH THE STRIP-SACK

Defensive coordinator Phil Snow said this week that he expected to see Brian Burns raise his productivity over the next few weeks, and the defensive end made Snow look prophetic midway