The Carolina Panthers are looking for any signs of positivity after a 40-9 trouncing at the hands of the Buffalo Bills in Week 8. The loss dropped the Panthers to 4-4, and the offense reverted to a stagnant mess with Andy Dalton playing quarterback.
One thing became abundantly clear in Week 8 when the Carolina Panthers lost 40-9 to the visiting Buffalo Bills. They need Bryce Young badly. Most teams will suffer without their starting quarterback (see the Cincinnati Bengals, for example), but the Panthers suffered greatly.
The Carolina Panthers were riding relatively high heading into Sunday. They were 4-3, on a three-game winning streak, and back at home where they'd not yet lost a game.
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The Carolina Panthers were without Bryce Young in Week 8, giving Andy Dalton the spot start against the Buffalo Bills. The veteran struggled against a stingy defense, putting the Panthers in semi-panic mode with their quarterback situation unknown.
The Panthers saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Sunday. Several offensive linemen were injured along the way, including Brady Christensen.
The Carolina Panthers had a three-game winning streak going into today's game against the Buffalo Bills. It didn't take long for reality to come crashing down on any hopes of an upset to extend that streak to four, though.
The Carolina Panthers got utterly embarrassed at home against the Buffalo Bills. They were already pretty banged up, missing a couple of linemen, Bryce Young, and others, but it got so much worse in the loss.
For this point in the season, the Carolina Panthers are remarkably healthy. Aside from a few starting linemen on the injured reserve list, the roster is almost 100% heading into their Week 8 matchup with the Buffalo Bills.
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The Carolina Panthers are getting prepared for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills and all eyes will be on veteran backup quarterback Andy Dalton filling in as the starter for Bryce Young, who injured his right ankle in the Week 7 win against the New York Jets.
For the first time in almost a full calendar year, the Carolina Panthers are making a change at quarterback this week. Last year it was Bryce Young who returned to the lineup in Week 8 after getting benched from Weeks 3-7 after bombing his first two starts of the year.
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Carolina Panthers veteran quarterback Andy Dalton will start Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills whether or not Bryce Young is active, ESPN reported Friday.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young missed practice Thursday for the second straight day due to his right ankle injury. Young was injured during last Sunday's 13-6 victory over the New York Jets and exited the game in the third quarter.
Carolina Panthers (4-3) quarterback Bryce Young was a non-participant in practice on Wednesday. Young, who suffered an ankle injury in this past Sunday’s 13-6 Week 7 road win over the New York Jets (0-7), was present at practice in uniform, getting work done on the side.
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and is not expected to be available for Week 8 when Carolina hosts the Buffalo Bills, multiple outlets reported Monday.
According to Tom Pelissero, scans showed Panthers QB Bryce Young suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday’s win over the Jets that forced him to leave the game. Pelissero says Young will not start this coming week against the Bills and could miss more time beyond that.
Update: Panthers HC Dave Canales told reporters after the game that Young is dealing with a right ankle sprain and will be evaluated further when the team returns to North Carolina. (Gantt) Darin Gantt reports that the Panthers are ruling out QB Bryce Young due to an ankle injury sustained against the Jets.