Overview
- Young went 31-of-45 for 448 yards, three touchdowns, no turnovers and a 123.2 passer rating, eclipsing Cam Newton’s 2011 franchise mark of 432 yards.
- He led a six-play, 60-yard overtime march capped by Ryan Fitzgerald’s 28-yard winner, notching his 10th career game-winning drive, the most in the NFL since 2023.
- Carolina improved to 6-5 and sits a half-game behind Tampa Bay in the NFC South, with a Monday night trip to the 49ers next.
- Rookie Tetairoa McMillan posted 8 catches for 130 yards and two scores as nine Panthers caught passes; Tommy Tremble’s 54-yard reception set up the OT field goal, and Rico Dowdle surpassed 1,000 scrimmage yards this season.
- Young briefly had his ankle evaluated after a first-quarter sack but did not miss a snap; separate reports alleged an overtime coin-toss error, with no official impact on the result.