During a 40-7 blowout loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday, the Carolina Panthers replaced veteran quarterback Andy Dalton with second-year quarterback Bryce Young for their final drive of the game.
After the game, Panthers coach Dave Canales said Dalton would remain the starter going forward. The coach was asked if there would be a point where Carolina would go back to Young.
“Right now, it’s just hypothetical,” Canales said, via Anthony Rizzuti of Panthers Wire. “We gotta just get prepared, we gotta look at this film, get ready for the Broncos right now and Andy will be playing next week.”
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Canales reiterated again on Monday that Dalton will start in Week 8.
Since winning his first start with the Panthers earlier this year, Dalton has since dropped four straight games. Dalton went 11-of-16 passing for 93 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions on Sunday. Young went 2-of-2 for negative four yards on the final drive of the game.
This week, Dalton will face a Broncos defense that ranks third in total yards allowed per game (282.4), fifth in passing yards allowed (170.7) and third in points allowed (15.1). That’s through seven weeks with a pair of Monday Night Football games yet to take place tonight.
