Bryce Young

Bryce Young completed 17-of-26 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 36-30, Week 16 overtime win over the Cardinals, adding five rushes for 68 yards and a score.

This one had a little bit of everything, though that thankfully did not include a Young turnover. It did include a deep Adam Thielen drop, a mistake for which the wideout atoned for with a second quarter touchdown. Today was by far the best rushing performance of Young’s career, as his 23-yard scoring rumble wasn’t even his longest ground gain. That would be his 34-yard scamper to get the Panthers into the red zone three plays prior. Young continues to be graded on a curve — he hardly lit the world ablaze this afternoon — but he did continue to make plays, something that almost never happened until about six weeks ago. The next step will be stacking them and actually spiking a week. Today did come awfully close. The Bucs are a plus Week 17 matchup.