Overview
- Rookie Ryan Fitzgerald converted a 28-yard overtime field goal after Young hit Tommy Tremble for a 54-yard catch-and-run.
- Young briefly went to the locker room with a right-ankle issue, was listed as questionable, and returned without missing a snap.
- Carolina completed its first season sweep of Atlanta since 2013 with a 30-27 road win.
- Falcons starter Michael Penix Jr. left in the third quarter with a left knee injury and was replaced by Kirk Cousins.
- Young finished 31-of-45 for three touchdowns and no interceptions, with Tetairoa McMillan posting eight catches for 130 yards and two scores.