The Carolina Panthers swept the FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Week award this past week. Young also won NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Young set a Panthers franchise record with 448 passing yards
in a win over the Falcons on Sunday. He had 396 yards in regulation, and then a single pass to Tommy Tremble went for 52 yards to set up the game winning field goal and push Bryce into historic territory for passing productivity. It was the best game of Young’s career to date with the only somewhat similar performance coming last season against those very same Falcons. There’s just something about playing in that stadium I guess.
Young’s big day helped Tetairoa McMillan to the best game of his young career as well. He finished with a career high eight catches for a career high 130 yards and two touchdowns. He was able to get the ball and space and show off some run after catch after ability that he hadn’t gotten to showcase much this season. He powered through multiple Falcons defenders for his first touchdown then cooked a Falcons linebacker in a scramble drill to catch a go ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
The Panthers have racked up a handful of weekly awards this season as they’ve worked their way to a surprising 6-5 record. Rico Dwodle, Tre’von Moehrig, Ryan Fitzgerald, and Sam Martin have all won some player of the week at various points throughout the season.
