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Anthony Rizzuti

Panthers name their starting QB for Week 9 matchup vs. Saints

The Carolina Panthers and head coach Dave Canales have made their decision on who will start under center in Week 9.

As announced on Wednesday, Bryce Young will be the team’s starting quarterback for their upcoming matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Young, who was benched at the beginning of Week 3, returned to the lineup yesterday afternoon in place of an injured Andy Dalton.

Young completed 24 of his 37 attempts for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in Sunday’s 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos. His net passing yardage from the defeat was the highest by any quarterback in a game against the Broncos defense this season.

Canales seemed to be encouraged by Young’s performance following the outing.

“I thought he had some excellent drives, I thought he had some excellent throws in there,” he told reporters. “I think the offense will be the first to tell you—there were some things all across the board, in the run game and the pass game. We’re just asking Bryce to do his one part of it, and I thought he did a pretty good of that today.”

The Panthers are 2-17 in Young’s 19 career starts.

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