Bo Nix threw three touchdowns and ran for another, and Denver’s defensive tackle Bryce Young held off Bryce Young in the Broncos’ 28-14 victory over the injury-riddled Carolina Panthers on Sunday. . He found Nate Adkins for 3 yards and Adam Trautman for 19 yards in the second quarter as the Broncos (5-3) built a 21-7 halftime lead. The Panthers (1-7), who listed 22 players with injuries. score and lost two more Sunday, losing five in a row. Young was 24 for 37 for 224 yards. He wasn’t Carolina’s only player. In the third quarter, the Panthers’ fake play from the 24 failed. Safety Sam Franklin Jr. had the ball, but punter Johnny Hecker sent the attempt through the air on fourth-and-6 and the Broncos took over. Four plays later, the Knicks threw a 9-yard TD pass to running back Jaleel McLaughlin. Patrick Surtain II, who allowed Carolina’s first touchdown on the drive, intercepted Young at the Denver 11 on the Panthers’ next drive. Courtland Sutton caught eight Knicks passes for 100 yards, his first 100-yard game since Week 2 of the 2022 season against Houston. However, he fumbled No. 1 on his final reception before the two-minute warning, when Trevin Wallace fumbled and Shy Tuttle recovered his second fumble of the game. Young was spectacular in two minutes of practice, driving Carolina 98 yards. 10 plays with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Coker with 18 seconds left. After Week 2, Young returned as the Panthers’ starting QB when Andy Dalton suffered a sprained right thumb in a car accident on Tuesday. Dalton didn’t practice all week because he couldn’t handle the football properly, so rookie Jack Plummer filled in for Young on Sunday. Things are off to a good start for Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. After restoring Tuttle Lil. Jordan Humphrey’s fumble at midfield on the opening drive gave the Panthers a 7-0 lead as Xavier Legette chased down a 6-yard field goal against Surtain, who returned from a concussion two weeks ago. first touchdown pass of the season, but it was also his first career TD. The Panthers only managed one first down the rest of the half, and the Broncos began to dominate throughout. Nick Bonitto had his sixth consecutive sack, Von Miller’s Broncos’ longest streak since six games in 2018, and Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Young in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter. Young, he fell to 2-17. Career and 0-3 this season, wide receivers Deontay Johnson and Adam Thielen are without starts. Johnson, who has been the subject of trade rumors, missed practice all week with a rib injury. Thielen has missed the last five games with a hamstring injury.Injuries: TE Feleipe Franks suffered a concussion in punt coverage and OLB DJ Johnson sprained his right ankle. Both were taken off at half-time. Broncos: TE Lucas Kroll suffered a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter but returned. Next Panthers: Host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Broncos: Visit the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Bo Nix threw three touchdowns and ran for another, and Denver’s defense broke Bryce Young in the Broncos’ 28-14 win over the injury-riddled Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
The Broncos quarterback threw for 284 yards in the best game of his rookie season. He found Nate Adkins for 3 yards and Adam Trautman for 19 yards in the second quarter as the Broncos (5-3) took a 21-7 halftime lead.
The Panthers (1-7), who had 22 players listed on the injury report and lost two more on Sunday, lost their fifth straight.
Young was 24 for 37 for 224 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.
He wasn’t Carolina’s only player — the Broncos made it 28-7 after a botched punt from the Panthers’ 24 in the third quarter. Safety Sam Franklin Jr. had a pass, but punter Johnny Hekker threw the effort on fourth-and-6 and the Broncos took over.
Four plays later, the Knicks armed themselves with a 9-yard TD pass to running back Jaleel McLaughlin.
Patrick Surtain II, allowed the first landing in the Carolinas. Yang interrupted Next up for the Panthers is Denver at 11.
Courtland Sutton caught eight of the Knicks’ passes for 100 yards, his first 100-yard game since Week 2 of the 2022 season against Houston. However, he fumbled the 1 on his final reception before the two-minute warning when Trevin Wallace fumbled him and Shy Tuttle recovered his second fumble of the game.
Young was spectacular in two minutes of practice, leading Carolina 98 yards on 10 plays before throwing a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Coker with 18 seconds left.
After sitting out Week 2, Young returned as the Panthers’ starting QB on Tuesday when Andy Dalton sprained his right thumb in a car accident. Dalton didn’t practice all week because he couldn’t handle the football properly, so rookie Jack Plummer was Young’s backup on Sunday.
Things are off to a good start for Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
After Tuttle recovered a Lil’Jordan Humphrey fumble early in the game, Young gave the Panthers a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard touchdown run by rookie Xavier Leggett, who was returning from a concussion suffered two weeks ago.
Not only was it Young’s first touchdown throw of the season, but it was also his first career TD.
The Panthers only led the rest of the first half, but the Broncos began to dominate in all periods.
Had a sack for Nick Bonitto sixth game in a rowvon Miller’s streak was the Broncos’ longest since six games in 2018 and Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Young in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter.
Young, who dropped to 2-17 in his career and 0-3 this season, did not start wide receivers Deontay Johnson and Adam Thielen. Johnson, who has been the subject of trade rumors, missed practice all week with a rib injury. Thielen has missed the last five games with a hamstring injury.
Injuries
Panthers: TE Feleipe Franks suffered a concussion in punt coverage and OLB DJ Johnson sprained his right ankle. Both were subbed off at halftime.
Broncos: TE Lucas Kroll left in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury but returned.
Next
Panthers: Host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Broncos: Visit the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.