Every quarterback loses games and has bad weeks. What matters is how they respond in their next game.
On that mark, Bryce Young has aced his latest test, bouncing back from a rough Week 3 loss with an exceptional start against the Detroit Lions. The Carolina Panthers
' fourth-year quarterback dropped over 285 passing yards for the fourth straight game this year, and led his team to a 32-26 victory on the prime-time stage.This week, Young also saw a big boost to his completion rate—after connecting on 29 of his 41 throws in the win—and is back in the top-five performers in quarterback rating. So, let's see where Young ranks now in several important categories going into Week 5 . . .
- Completion rate: 62.3 percent (20th)
- Passing yards: 1,268 (first)
- First downs: 63 (first)
- Yards per attempt: 7.8 (ninth)
- Passing touchdowns: nine (sixth)
- 20+ yard passes: 17 (tied for second)
- Passer rating: 100.0 (17th)
- QBR: 74.5 (fifth)
- EPA/play: 0.235 (ninth)
- Success rate: 46.7 percent (18th)
- CPOE: 5.7 percent (sixth)
- Air yards: 9.2 (tied for seventh)
Young also continues to take good care of the ball, throwing just
two interceptions thus far. He also still hasn't fumbled yet.
Next up is the bye week, then the Panthers will visit the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Where Panthers QB Bryce Young ranks statistically after Week 4
