Panthers dominate Raiders as Andy Dalton, starting in place of benched Bryce Young, throws 3 touchdowns

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The "Red Rifle" was red-hot on Sunday as Andy Dalton and the Carolina Panthers shocked the Las Vegas Raiders on the road in a 36-22 victory for the team's first win of the season. 

One of the biggest storylines this week was Dave Canales' decision to bench the Panthers' 2023 No. 1 overall pick, Bryce Young, in favor of Dalton at quarterback after a horrific 0-2 start in which the offense couldn't get anything going. 

Well, the Panthers are going to have more Young questions to answer after what Dalton was able to do in Canales' system, and it came immediately for Carolina to start this game in Sin City.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton throws a pass against the Las Vegas Raiders in the first half at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Dalton, knowing the Panthers scored just 13 combined points in its first two losses on the year, led a nine-play, 70-yard drive that was capped by running back Chubba Hubbard’s six-yard pass for the touchdown. 

It was the first touchdown by a position player on the Panthers this season as Young was the only scorer in garbage time in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints. And Hubbard played a major role in this offensive outburst, finishing the game with 114 yards on 21 carries while catching five passes from Dalton for 55 yards.

But this game wasn’t a blowout from the get-go as Gardner Minshew and the Raiders matched the Panthers’ opening-drive touchdown with a 10-play, 97-yard drive in which Alexander Mattison punched it in from two yards out to knot it up at 7 apiece. 

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