Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young passes against the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL game.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young throws a pass during an NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Dec. 12. 17/17/2023 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Quarterbacks Tommy DeVito of the New York Giants and Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were named the NFC Offensive Players of the Week the past two weeks.
Both quarterbacks won the award against the rival Green Bay Packers.
The Packers play the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
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Maybe, if the rookie can play like he did on the final possession of the Panthers’ 9-7 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
The former Alabama All-American completed all five of his passes for 68 yards as Carolina took over at the 5-yard line for a 23-yard, game-winning touchdown in the final seconds.
“It’s about being able to show up and make plays,” Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown said of the Packers’ recent defensive struggles.
“I think we can be consistent. Especially since putting the last unit together allows you to see what happens when you run it, when you’re on the same page, when you play it.
You can link multiple units together. .It’s always about us more than anything else.”But if Carolina’s offense can get into the back end of the field with an extended sequence that takes 7 minutes, 35 seconds to win, why are the Panthers scoring 14.7 points per game in the 2023 NFL season?”It’s great,” Brown said of Carolina’s win over Atlanta.
“I had a weird feeling about the opportunities we missed early in the game and I honestly thought we could have done everything in this game,” Brown said. With you.”RELATED: NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and COF The Panthers have two wins this season.
In his first win, Carolina defeated the Houston Texans 15–13 on October 29, going 86 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown on the final play.
“You take a lot of positives from the moments you’ve had,” Young said. “I’m thankful that everyone on the team was able to work together to move forward and succeed as a unit. …”But it shows us untapped potential.
This is not necessary. We should not wait for this scenario to happen.
You can’t expect it to happen because it doesn’t happen every game.
You look at it and it’s amazing. But we must make sure that it is not absolutely necessary.
You can do it both internally and externally in four quarters.Especially the first two quarters: The Panthers haven’t scored in a first half since beating the Texans.
This was the seventh game in a row without a goal line being crossed in the first 30 minutes. “It’s really about execution,” Young said.
“Starting with what I do best, we all want to see possessions as violations and score them.
“I definitely want to start stronger.”For Carolina to finish strong in its final three games, the Panthers need more scoring in the first half, interim coach Chris Taber said.
“There’s no question, we’ve got to put the ball in the end zone,” Tabor said. “You don’t win a lot of games by hitting field goals.
We get it. But for us, it’s like, “Okay, here’s the next challenge. Let’s try to get to this game. ‘
‘Before beating the Falcons, Carolina lost 28-6 to the New Orleans Saints in December.
10. Young completed 13 of 36 passes for 137 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.
Against Atlanta, Young completed 18 of 24 passes for 167 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.Young moved up to his second-worst passing efficiency of the season.
Young’s first two grades came in Carolina’s two wins.”I think he’s going to play well,” Tabor said of Young. “
I know that from the last game to the last game. He wanted to put something out there and I know he talked about it.
But the way he came back in this game was a big step forward for him. …
