OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD - PANTHERS VS CHIEFS 2024

For what it's worth:

Next Gen Stats Insight for Chiefs-Panthers (via NFL Pro): The Panthers' pass rush came alive against the Chiefs, generating five sacks against Patrick Mahomes, tied for the most in a game of Mahomes' career.

NFL Research: The Panthers were only the third team in the Andy Reid era (since 2013), including playoffs, to score on 75-plus percent of their drives against the Chiefs. The only team to win such a game was Tom Brady's Patriots in a Week 6, 2018, shootout won by New England, 43-40.

https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-nfl-season...ay-s-games

Young plays his best game of the season, but Panthers come up short. Bryce Young's performance was rivaled only by his game against Green Bay late last season for tops in his career. In a tumultuous season that saw him benched after Week 2, Young came off the bye week looking as confident as he ever has in a Panthers uniform. The former Heisman Trophy winner splashed big plays, made pinpoint passes, dropped loopers into the bucket and zipped darts over the middle. 

He finally played like he was back at Alabama: loose and confident. Young completed 21 of 35 passes for 263 yards and a TD while taking two sacks against a good Chiefs defense. The quarterback rarely looked flustered, knowing where he wanted to go with the ball. He got out of the pocket when necessary and avoided the big negatives. 

That Young played so well despite not getting much help from the ground game speaks to his growth potential. Had Carolina converted its red-zone drives in the first half (0 of 3), it would have stolen this game from the Super Bowl champs. Despite being down, 20-9, at the break, Young led two fourth-quarter scoring drives to tie the game. It still came in a loss, but Carolina needed to see this type of performance from Young. Now, the question is whether he can build on the performance or whether it was a flash in the pan.

Wow....good stuff.

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Talking about Rookies, they are really starting to look good.  Sanders is my #1 of the bunch, followed closely by Legette and Coker.  
But, wow, what about David Moore yesterday?  That dude was on fire!

Moore playing like he is playing for his job....which he probably is.  Don't know what got into these guys, but I love it.

Me, too, LadyPanther!  I like what we are starting to see!

They waived OLB Charles Harris yesterday and the Eagles scooped him up right away.  He was the co-sack leader on the team, but his playing time was cut after DJ Wonnum came back.