Bryce Young

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Week 8 matchup analysis with key player performances highlighted

Bryce Young and the Panthers' passing game are running into familiar problems, can they be fixed?

The Panthers' passing game, led by Bryce Young, is experiencing problems that may be difficult to overcome

Bryce Young impacted by knee

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young may have limited mobility due to a knee injury

Bryce Young says knee is "fine" after loss to Packers

Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has been on the injury report since hurting his left knee during the team's Week 3 loss to the Browns and he was asked if it was bothering him after Thursday night's game in Green Bay

Bryce Young says knee is "fine" after loss to Packers

Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has been on the injury report since hurting his left knee during the team’s Week 3 loss to the Browns and he was asked if it was bothering him after Thursday night’s game in Green Bay. Young was sacked six times, hit nine times, had passes batted down at the line and threw an interception while being pressured regularly in 27-19 loss to the Packers. The questions came because Young had little luck evading pressure which head coach Dave Canales said “maybe” was related to the knee issue, but Young waved that off when he spoke to reporters. “Yeah, I’m fine ,” Young said, via the team’s website. “Everyone’s dealing with something at this point in the year. It’s football. Nothing like that is an excuse; go out there and play the game. I’m blessed to be able to do that. That’s all that matters.” The quarterback wasn’t helped by the fact that the Panthers were forced to do more shuffling on the offensive line. Right tackle Taylor Moton went on injured reserve this week and left guard Damien Lewis was inactive, which led to Monroe Freeling and Corey Bullock starting up front. Bullock had to leave the game with a quad injury and Jake Curhan entered as the Panthers continued to patch things together on the fly in front of Young. It didn’t work on Thursday and the Panthers will try and come up with something better when they try to snap their losing streak at home against the Broncos in Week 9

Packers-Panthers Final Score: Pressure gets to Carolina’s Bryce Young

Green Bay turned around its pass-rush unit, but their running game was still absent against the Panthers

Thursday Night Football: Packers hold on for 27-19 win over Panthers

Packers edge Panthers 27‑19, with key plays from Watson, Young, and a strong special‑teams effort

Panthers close to within 27-19 of Packers

The Packers led 27-10 midway through the third quarter. They lead only 27-19 with 5:37 left. Carolina got a 50-yard field goal from Ryan Fitzgerald with 4:07 left in the third quarter. Two drives later, the Panthers were within one score. Jalen Coker caught a 26-yard touchdown from Bryce Young on fourth-and-3. They also converted two third downs during the 12-play, 70-yard drive. The 2-point try failed as Bryce Young’s pass was deflected. Young is 21-of-37 for 196 yards with one touchdown and one interception

Thursday Night Football: Packers lead Panthers 20-10 at halftime

The Packers have two turnovers and a missed extra point. They lead the Panthers 20-10 at halftime. Green Bay outgained Carolina 227 to 87 in the first half, with Jordan Love going 18-of-24 for 189 yards and two touchdowns. He threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tucker Kraft and a 24-yard touchdown to wide receiver Matthew Golden. Packers wide receiver Christian Watson, who had six catches for 100 yards, was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation of a chest injury. He was injured on a 53-yard reception, with Panthers cornerback Will Lee injuring his hamstring on the same play. Lee needed a cart to get into the X-ray room. Josh Jacobs scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. The Packers would lead by more if Trey Smack hadn’t missed his first PAT try off the left upright, his eighth missed kick of the season. Green Bay also lost two fumbles. Packers wide receiver Coleman Owen fumbled the opening kickoff, and linebacker Nick Hampton recovered for the Panthers. Carolina gained only 8 yards in the drive before Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 39-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Watson fumbled on an 8-yard reception, a fumble forced by safety Nick Scott and recovered by Bobby Okereke. The Panthers, though, didn’t take advantage of their second takeaway. Bryce Young has taken only two sacks, but the Packers have constantly pressured him and linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper intercepted Young. Young is 10-of-19 for 65 yards. Chuba Hubbard has 11 carries for 37 yards and a touchdown and five catches for 21 yards

Winners, losers as Packers top Panthers 27-19 on Thursday Night Football

Jordan Love threw three touchdowns in the Packers' 27-19 victory over the Panthers, while Bryce Young struggled under center

Winners, losers as Packers top Panthers 27-19 on Thursday Night Football

Jordan Love threw three touchdowns while Bryce Young struggled in Week 8 as the Packers defeated the Panthers

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The latest FanDuel promo code gives new users $150 in bonus bets when they wager $5+ for three days. NFL Week 8 begins with the Green Bay Packers hosting the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football at Lambeau Field. The Packers are 3.5-point favorites in the latest FanDuel NFL odds and the total is 47.5. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. The Packers will be without linebacker Zaire Franklin (shin), while the Panthers will be missing linebacker Jaelan Phillips (hamstring) Click here to get started at FanDuel and get $150 in bonus bets when you bet $5+ for three days: Visit the FanDuel promo code review page for information on this offer, including the terms and conditions. Green Bay ended a three-game winning streak snapped by the Detroit Lions last time out but welcomed back running back Josh Jacobs . The Packers had suffered from a lack of an effective running game with Jacobs away from the team and his return should unlock the Green Bay offense in a big way. The Panthers also lost in Week 7, an ugly 43-13 home defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has Green Bay covering at a 65% rate . Bet on Thursday Night Football and more with the latest FanDuel promo code and get $150 in bonus bets: McMillan exceeded this mark in two straight games before the debacle against Tampa Bay. McMillan's struggles against the Bucs coincided with a rough outing from quarterback Bryce Young . If the young signal-caller gets back on track, expect a corresponding showing from McMillan. The SportsLine props model has McMillan projected for 92.9 receiving yards. Bet on Packers vs. Panthers and more with the FanDuel promo code and get up to $150 in bonus bets: You've seen some of the model's and SportsLine team of experts' best bets. Now, get against the spread, total and money-line picks for all games, including NFL, MLB, college football, and more , all from the SportsLine Projection Model, which has simulated every game 10,000 times. FanDuel has responsible gaming tools like setting deposit limits, taking timeouts and using self-exclusion measures in order for users to practice safe betting habits. FanDuel also has contact information for helplines and other resources on its platforms for those needing more assistance

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Panthers vs. Packers live updates, inactives, where to watch: Jordan Love, Green Bay look to rebound on 'Thursday Night Football' vs. Bryce Young, Carolina

The Panthers and Packers will both look to bounce back from Week 7 losses in primetime this week

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Revisiting Panthers' blockbuster trade with Bears to draft Bryce Young: Chicago, Caleb Williams won big

This week, the No. 1 overall picks from the 2023 and 2024 NFL Drafts will be under the bright lights of primetime. Bryce Young and the Panthers open Week 8 with a crucial "Thursday Night Football" game against the Packers , and Caleb Williams and the Bears close out the week with a "Monday Night Football" showdown against the Seahawks . Both quarterbacks will face tough road tests against conference foes with postseason ambitions. And both quarterbacks are forever intertwined. Though Young is forever tied to 2023 No. 2 overall pick C.J. Stroud , and Williams is forever tied to the loaded 2024 class that included Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye , Young and Williams are a byproduct of one another. In March 2023, the Panthers moved heaven and earth to jump from the No. 9 pick to the No. 1 pick, an all-time blockbuster that shaped not only the two franchises but the league as a whole. With Young hoping to get Carolina back on track Thursday, we look back on the trade. The Panthers were one of several teams exploring a trade up for a quarterback, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported at the time . Carolina won out with a huge package. At the time, the Bears were committed to Justin Fields as their starting quarterback, even though they would have had plenty of options in the draft had they chosen that direction: Young, Stroud, Anthony Richardson and Will Levis were considered among the top prospects. But Fields, the No. 11 pick in 2021, had only been in the league two years. The results had been poor, but so, too, were the surroundings. Fields' top receiver in 2022 was Darnell Mooney , who failed to crack 500 receiving yards. Fields, who nearly broke the quarterback rushing record in 2022, would get one more year, and bringing Moore into the equation was crucial for Chicago. He was coming off a down 2022 season but had cracked 1,100 receiving yards each of the three years prior. The Panthers had been a mess ever since David Tepper bought them back in 2018. Tepper fired Ron Rivera midseason in 2019 and hired Matt Rhule in 2020, only to fire Rhule early in the 2022 season. In between, he fired GM Marty Hurney in 2020 and hired Scott Fitterer to fill that role, creating no coach-GM alignment. The Panthers went 29-53 across Tepper's first five years of ownership. They also cycled through quarterbacks after Cam Newton's decline and eventual departure. From 2018-22, Carolina had a different leading passer every season: Newton in 2018, Kyle Allen in 2019, Teddy Bridgewater in 2020, Sam Darnold in 2021 and Baker Mayfield in 2022. When Carolina moved up to No. 1 in 2023, it didn't know who it would take, but it thought the move "gave it the most options," according to Schefter. "Should the Panthers fall in love with a couple of quarterbacks, they would consider trading back a spot or two, according to a league source," a story by ESPN's Courtney Cronin and David Newton read . The Panthers ultimately landed on Young, though later reports said that coach Frank Reich, hired months earlier, preferred Stroud. While Tepper adamantly defended that the entire group was aligned on Young , he also curiously said that wasn't always the expectation. "Originally, we thought we were going to the No. 2 pick, and we thought we'd get C.J.," Tepper said . "We thought the Texans were going to take Bryce. And listen, we preferred Bryce. He was our No. 1 choice. We had a lot of conviction." That mess paled in comparison to the mess playing out on the field in Young's rookie year. Young struggled mightily, and an underwhelming offensive line and receiving corps didn't help. Young took 62 sacks, and his 4.6 net yards per attempt was — and still is — the worst since 2010 Jimmy Clausen . A collection of highly knowledgeable offensive minds — Reich, offensive coordinator Thomas Brown and offensive line coach James Campen — never melded. Reich called plays at the start, turned play-calling duties over Brown, then took them back and then got fired after a 1-11 sta [... truncated ...]

Packers vs. Panthers: Green Bay, Carolina both look to get back into win column on 'TNF'

In the Week 8 edition of "Thursday Night Football," the Green Bay Packers play host to the Carolina Panthers . The Packers enter this game off a disappointing loss to the division rival Detroit Lions , in a game they had multiple chances to win. Green Bay had won three in a row to salvage its season after a blowout loss to the Atlanta Falcons the last time the Packers played on Thursday night (Week 3), but they hit a bump in the road last week. Now, they're looking to make it four wins in five games. The Panthers are coming off an embarrassing blowout loss at the hands of the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Carolina was blasted 43-13 last week and was never truly competitive, falling down 17-0 early. However, the Panthers still sit at .500 after climbing that hump with their win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6. Now, they try to get back to their winning ways. Which of these two teams will get back in the win column? We'll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, here's a look at how you can watch the game. The Panthers limped to their worst offensive performance of the season last week, managing just 266 yards, 15 first downs and 13 points while turning the ball over four times. They had previously gained at least 340 yards in every game, gained at least 24 first downs in four of five, and scored 25-plus points in four of five. Bryce Young returned to poor form on Sunday, going only 14-of-27 for 163 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, while also fumbling once. He's now completed south of 52% of his passes in back-to-back games and south of 55% in three of his last four, with the only exception being a game against the decrepit Lions pass defense. Young got off to a hot start to the season , but he's cooled off a bit as of late. The Packers have been a tough matchup for opposing quarterbacks this year. They're eighth in net passing yards per attempt, and they've yet to allow more than 296 net passing yards in any game this season. They've also allowed just nine touchdown passes against nine interceptions. Jonathan Gannon has been good at limiting what opponents can do through the air, for the most part. It is, however, worth noting that the Packers faced Carson Wentz , Geno Smith , Michael Penix Jr. , Jalon Daniels and Tyson Bagent before getting Dak Prescott and Jared Goff over the last two weeks. So they haven't exactly done this against a murderer's row of opponents. Green Bay has gotten pressure at a below-average rate — no surprise with Micah Parsons still sidelined. Instead, the Packers have gotten by against the pass with sticky coverage and timely plays on the ball. Keisean Nixon and Brandon Cisse have been solid on the outside. Javon Bullard has played well in the slot, and the safeties are providing quality help over the top and in the middle of the field. Carolina's passing game is mostly built outside the numbers with Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker , though Young has thrown over the middle more this season than in past years. It'll be up to the skyscrapers on the perimeter to win their one-on-one matchups here in order to give Young room to throw, though he should have more time than he did last week thanks to Green Bay's relatively weaker pass rush. In the run game, the Panthers lean on Chuba Hubbard , who is averaging 4.8 yards per carry in a workhorse role in the absence of Jonathon Brooks . Hubbard only got seven carries in the negative game script last week, but you can likely expect the Panthers to try to "Establish The Run" here as a way to get their offense back on track. Green Bay has allowed only 3.9 yards per carry this season, though, so it might be tough, especially with right tackle Taylor Moton now on the sidelines. The Packers welcomed Josh Jacobs back to the lineup last week but still found themselves entirely unable to run the ball against the Lions. They totaled just 60 yards on the ground, with Jacobs himself carrying 11 times for only 36 yards. Gr [... truncated ...]

Packers vs. Panthers odds, picks, NFL Week 8 prediction: Best bets, player props for Thursday Night Football

Life in the NFL is weird, man. The first-place Panthers are 3-3 as they head to Lambeau Field on Thursday to face off against 4-3 Packers who sit in last(!) place in their own division. Both teams are coming off a loss, the Packers missing a late gift of a field goal attempt from madman Dan Campbell and the Panthers coming off a shellacking at the hands of the previously underwhelming Buccaneers . Get a $55 bonus after $25 in trades by claiming the latest Kalshi promo code CBSSPORTS55 here : Lambeau Field should be ROCKING on Thursday night too, with the home game coming less than 24 hours after the Brewers won the first World Series in the history of the franchise. The Venn Diagram of Packers fans who are also Brewers fans (and vice versa) is basically two concentric circles, so I'd expect a very, very rowdy crowd in Green Bay on Thursday night. Wager on the NFL with the latest DraftKings promo code and get $200 in bonus bets and 3 months of NBA League Pass: I was very tempted to take the Packers here, with the Brewers providing a major lift for the home team and the Panthers missing some key players. Those include their best offensive lineman in Damien Lewis and their best pass rusher in Jaelen Phillips. But I'd rather bank on another prime-time shootout happening here with two very questionable defenses in play. The Packers and Lions should have scored 60 points last week, but the two coaches decided to get hyper aggressive with fourth-down decision-making. This matchup favors both offenses: the Packers should be able to run and score on the ground, and the Panthers should be able to answer with Bryce Young and the passing attack. I think one of these two teams drags the other into a shootout and we see the ball getting tossed all over the place on Thursday night. Savion Williams returned from injury in Week 6 and was immediately a pretty crucial piece of the passing attack, especailly relative to all the weapons the Packers have at Jordan Love's disposal. Savion has seven targets in two games and games of 32 and 47 yards on the season. He's not going off for 100 yards here without breaking a big catch, but he's also going to be in the mix for several receptions, and the targets he's getting should equate to about 10 yards per catch or longer, so this number just looks too short. The Packers run game has been pretty terrible all season, and while I'm very tempted to take Jacobs' Over rush yards here against a Panthers run defense that can be very vulnerable, I'd rather attack what we saw from them last week, which was using Jacobs heavily in the passing attack. Jacobs ended the game against Detroit with seven targets, five catches and 55 receiving yards. He looked like a very different and more explosive player in the pass game. I don't think LaFleur will ignore that and expect Green Bay to lean into it. Bet on NFL player props and more at BetMGM using the promo code CBSSPORTS for up to $1,500 in bonus bets: It's tough to know exactly who to target with the Panthers passing attack between Tet and Jalen Coker , but McMillan has been the more reliable option in the passing game over the course of the season. He only has two scores on the year but they came in a massive prime-time matchup against an NFC North opponent with a weak pass defense. Hello, similar matchup! I think Tet gets back in the end zone on Thursday. Watson has taken a bit of a back seat the last two weeks to Matthew Golden in the Packers passing attack -- it seems like a focused effort to get Golden really going in his second season after Watson started the season on fire. With Golden banged up and the Panthers vulnerable on the back end, plus the Packers at home in prime time, this feels like a beautiful spot to get Watson running hot again, whether it's on a deep shot or with some red-zone targets

Panthers DL Bobby Brown returns to full participation on Tuesday

The Panthers held another walk-through practice on Tuesday. They estimated two changes to their practice report, but four players are still listed as non-participants. Outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips (hamstring), guards Damien Lewis (knee ) Torricelli Simpkins III (ankle) and cornerback Akayleb (triceps/knee) were listed as not practicing. Defensive tackle Bobby Brown III, listed as a non-participant on Monday with a hand injury, returned to full participation on Tuesday. Wide receiver Jalen Coker (shoulder) was also a full participant after being limited Monday. Quarterback Bryce Young (knee) was a full participant again. The team will release its final report of the week with game statuses on Wednesday

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