After a brutal rookie season and being benched this year, Young has improved. The Chiefs’ QB acknowledged the improvements as well. “Obviously, he went to Bama and was the first draft pick, but I think it is been cool to see him bounce back these last few weeks and played some great football. I know he has it because I’ve seen it for a long time and he gave us a scare today.”
Chiefs fans can breathe easy after Bryce Young comeback
The Chiefs were favored by over ten points coming into this game against a poor Panthers team. Carolina had won two straight games over the Saints and Giants before the bye. Their first win cost Dennis Allen his job and the second cost Daniel Jones his, so they were unexpected victories. Despite the heavy underdog status, Bryce Young put on a performance to remember for Panthers fans.
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The Chiefs have had offensive struggles this season but this first half was solid in that department. They put together four scoring drives in the first half but could not finish off two of them, so it was 20-9 at the half. While their defense did let up three field-goal drives, it was a comfortable lead. The second half was more of the same for Kansas City.
Mahomes and the Chiefs offense had to punt on two consecutive fourth-quarter drives in this game. That gave the Panthers the time to mount a comeback and tie the game with less than two minutes left. Spencer Strader came through at the end, kicking the game-winning field goal.
Christopher Hennessy is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints, with additional expertise in the NHL and golf. He graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022, and he has work experience at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders reporter.