Bryce Young Throws for 329 Yards in Panthers' 32-26 Win as Lions Defense Cracks
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Oct 5
Bryce Young Throws for 329 Yards in Panthers' 32-26 Win as Lions Defense Cracks
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Oct 5
Summary
329 passing yards from Bryce Young powered Carolina past Detroit 32-26, with the fourth-year quarterback posting his second 300-yard game in four weeks.
192 of those yards went to Tetairoa McMillan, who caught 14 passes and scored twice as Young repeatedly exploited a Lions secondary depleted by injuries and roster losses.
29-19 after three quarters, Carolina built separation with touchdowns from McMillan and Chuba Hubbard, then survived a late Detroit push after Sam LaPorta's score cut the margin to six.
Detroit's offense produced 26 points but settled for too many field goals, and a failed fourth-and-20 decision left Jared Goff needing a touchdown on the Lions' final possession.
2-2 Carolina now faces a bigger-picture question: whether Young's fast start after three uneven seasons is enough to make a long-term extension an easy call.