Bryce Young

Bryce Young completed 15-of-28 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 48-14, Week 17 loss to the Bucs.

Young’s date with the Bucs had the makings of a shootout in the first quarter. Tampa Bay scored on their opening drive and Young returned the favor with a touchdown toss to Adam Thielen. The Panthers would then go three-and-out on their next three drives. By the time Young threw his second touchdown, also to Adam Thielen, the Bucs had 27 points on the board. Tamp Bay then shut out the Panthers in the second half. The second-year passer made a few perfectly-placed deep throws to Thielen but couldn’t get anything going with his rookie receivers. Jalen Coker and Xavier Legette combined for 63 yards. Young was far from perfect in this game, but the lack of weaponry was also noticeable. Young will look to close out his season on a high-note versus the Falcons in Week 18.