CHARLOTTE — It’s been almost 11 months since the Carolina Panthers won a regular-season game with Bryce Young starting at quarterback, but Sunday afternoon he helped secure a victory over a division rival.
Channel 9′s DaShawn Brown was in the locker room after the victory over the New Orleans Saints as Panthers Head Coach Dave Canales said, “That was fun!”
That’s not something we’ve heard a lot lately, given the injuries and seven losses through the last eight games (one of which was a blowout against this very team in week one.)
Young, back in the starting lineup, utilized rookie receivers Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker to work down the field and get points on the board at first, and then rookie Ja’Tavion Sanders made a stunning 46-yard play to set up the Panthers’ first lead over the Saints.
In the fourth quarter with the Panthers down by five, Young …