ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Young fought off the criticism that accompanied his modest 124 yards passing in an unsightly loss to New Orleans final week.
Young additionally fought via first-quarter ache in his proper ankle towards Atlanta, which which pressured him to be checked in the locker room and appeared to threaten his capability to return.
The results of Young’s resilience was essentially the most yards passing in a recreation in Carolina Panthers historical past.
Young threw for 448 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions and Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 28-yard subject objective in additional time to raise the Panthers to a 30-27 win over the Falcons on Sunday.
Young’s 54-yard move to Tommy Tremble arrange the successful kick for Carolina (6-5), which accomplished its sweep of reeling NFC South rival Atlanta.
The Panthers moved to inside one-half recreation of first-place Tampa Bay in the division following the Buccaneers’ 44-32 loss to Buffalo.
Young accomplished 31 of 45 passes regardless of being escorted to the locker room late in the primary quarter with a proper ankle damage. He missed just one snap.
“I was able to come back and get re-taped,” Young stated. “Regardless, I simply wished to be again with my guys.
“I don’t take these games for granted. You know, the Lord blessed me to be here, to have this opportunity. And any time that I am able to go, I always want to do that. So in the moment, you’re just working through pain.”
Young threw a go-ahead 12-yard landing move to Tetairoa McMillan with 1:08 remaining to present Carolina a 27-24 lead. But Zane Gonzalez kicked a 45-yard subject objective for Atlanta with 16 seconds remaining to pressure additional time.
The Falcons (3-7) suffered their fifth straight loss, together with back-to-back additional time defeats.
“We got to find a way to make plays,” Falcons coach Raheem Morris stated. “I keep saying it every single week: Somebody’s got to make a play at the end, whether it be offense, defense or special teams. We had some opportunities and were not able to get it.”
Bijan Robinson ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns, however the Falcons could not overcome the lack of Michael Penix Jr. to a knee damage in the third quarter. Backup Kirk Cousins could not transfer the offense in additional time.
McMillan had eight catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Young’s go-ahead scoring move was arrange by Rico Dowdle’s 28-yard run to the ten. A replay assessment dominated Dowdle stepped out of bounds on what was initially dominated a 38-yard landing run by the officers.
Atlanta’s secondary was short-handed with cornerbacks Dee Alford and Mike Hughes inactive. Young and the Panthers focused fill-in cornerback Natrone Brooks usually, together with on Young’s 36-yard scoring move to Xavier Legette in the third quarter, chopping Atlanta’s result in 21-16.
Brooks then fumbled the kickoff return, giving the Panthers the ball on the Atlanta 32. Young was stopped by Kaden Elliss on a fourth-down run from the Atlanta 8.
Penix left in the third quarter with a left knee damage with Atlanta main 21-16. Penix missed the Falcons’ 34-10 loss to Miami on Oct. 26 with a bone bruise on his left knee. Morris had no replace on Penix, who accomplished 13 of 16 passes for 175 yards after scuffling with accuracy in final week’s 31-25 additional time loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin.
Resilient Panthers
Carolina rallied after trailing 21-7 in the second quarter.
“It’s part of our identity; we embrace that,” Young stated. “It’s just resilience. We talk about it. Whatever it was, it’s on to the next play.”
Strong begin
Young was 7 of 8 for 67 yards, together with a 7-yard scoring move to McMillan, on Carolina’s opening drive. The sturdy begin gave him half of his full-game whole of 124 yards passing in final week’s 17-7 loss to New Orleans.
Passing Cam Newton
Cam Newton held the earlier Carolina file with 432 passing yards towards Green Bay on Sept. 18, 2011.
“It’s definitely an honor. I have so much respect for Cam and all he has accomplished,” Young stated. “To be able to be mentioned with Cam, it’s definitely an honor.”
Pressure on Morris
Morris, in his second season, acknowledged the duty for one more shut loss will fall on him.
“You know, we’ve lost a bunch of games in a row in tight moments, and you got to find a way to win those games,” Morris stated. “It definitely is on me. There’s no such thing as a losing team. There’s only a losing leader, and I’m the leader, and we lost.”
Injuries
Panthers: LB Trevin Wallace was held out with a shoulder damage he suffered final week. Claudin Cherelus moved up because the starter.
Falcons: WR Drake London was dominated out with a knee damage initially of additional time after he had seven catches for 119 yards. … The protection was short-handed as Alford (concussion), Hughes (neck), DE Leonard Floyd (hamstring) and DL Zach Harrison (knee) have been inactive. Another notable inactive was LG Matthew Bergeron (ankle), whereas RG Chris Lindstrom (foot) began after returning to observe Friday.
Up subsequent
Panthers: Visit San Francisco in a Monday night time recreation on Nov. 24.
Falcons: Visit New Orleans subsequent Sunday.
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