Panthers to stick with Bryce Young at QB despite historically bad day - ESPN

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The boos for Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers began late in the second half of Sunday's 26-3 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers when the second-year quarterback threw a short pass in the flats on third-and-15 that had no chance at a first down.

Young had a historically bad day, passing for only 84 yards to tie for the fourth fewest in team history for a quarterback with at least 25 pass attempts.

He became the third player in the past 20 seasons to average 4 or fewer yards per dropback in four straight starts. He has three interceptions and no touchdowns in two starts this season.

Yet when first-year coach Dave Canales was asked who would be his starter next week against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium, he didn't hesitate.

«Bryce is our quarterback,'' said the coach who was hired to turn Young around. „We're going to continue to shore and fix the things we need to fundamentally, from a scheme standpoint, all those things.''

The Panthers are off to an 0-2 start for the second straight season and fifth time in the past six, and have been outscored 72-13 by the Chargers and New Orleans Saints. Young, the top pick of the 2023 draft, is now 2-16 as the starter.

The only game he has missed was in Week 3 a year ago when then-coach Frank Reich sat the rookie who had been dealing with an ankle injury. Andy Dalton passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Young started the rest of the season, and Carolina scored 13 or fewer points in 10 of the 14 games, including shutouts in the final two.

Carolina's 13 points over the past four games dating back to those shutouts are the fewest over a four-game span by any team since the Philadelphia Eagles in 1998 and tied