Chuba Hubbard runs for 2 TDs, Young leads winning drive as Panthers beat Saints 23-22

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- For nan first clip successful 20 profession NFL starts, Bryce Young lined up successful nan triumph statement to return a threat to adjacent retired a Carolina Panthers win.

“In nan infinitesimal of it, you don’t deliberation about, but looking backmost connected it it’s a bully thing,” Young said pinch a smile.

The wins person been fewer and acold betwixt for Young, nan No. 1 wide prime successful nan 2023 draught who has endured a rocky commencement to his NFL career, including losing 17 of his first 19 starts and getting benched for seasoned Andy Dalton earlier this play aft 2 unimpressive outings.

But Young came up large Sunday.

He completed 16 of 26 passes for 171 yards a touchdown and led a winning TD thrust arsenic nan Panthers hit nan New Orleans Saints 23-22 to threat a five-game losing streak.

Chuba Hubbard ran for 72 yards and 2 touchdowns, including nan go-ahead 16-yard scoring burst pinch 2:18 remaining arsenic Carolina hit New Orleans for nan first clip successful nan Young era.

Hubbard called it a large triumph for Young and praised him for his perseverance.

“All of nan adversity he has had to woody with, he has handled it great,” Hubbard said. “He has stayed a leader and been a awesome teammate and kept working. For him to get this and play arsenic good arsenic he did, he deserves it.”

Despite nan win, coach Dave Canales would not perpetrate to Young arsenic his starter adjacent Sunday against nan New York Giants successful Munich.

The Panthers (2-7) sewage large games from a brace of rookies arsenic tight extremity Ja’Tavion Sanders caught 4 passes for 87 yards and wide receiver Xavier Legette hauled successful his 4th touchdown of nan play arsenic good arsenic a immense 26-yard drawback connected nan winning thrust to avenge an embarrassing 47-10 Week 1 nonaccomplishment to their section foes.

Alvin Kamara ran for 155 yards connected 29 carries and caught six passes for 60 yards for nan Saints (2-7), who person mislaid 7 consecutive games nether embattled coach Dennis Allen.

Derek Carr struggled successful his return to action aft missing nan past 3 games pinch an oblique injury, finishing 18 of 31 for 236 yards pinch 1 touchdown pass.

It didn't thief that Saints receiving leader Chris Olave near pinch a concussion successful nan first quarter. He was taken to nan infirmary for study earlier being discharged to return location pinch nan team. Olave took a difficult deed from Panthers information Xavier Woods while trying to make a drawback complete nan middle. He had nan usage of each of his extremities, according to nan team.

The Saints started nan play 2-0, but things person gone downhill since.

“I’m hurting correct now," Allen said. “I’m hurting for our city, for our statement and these guys successful nan locker room. They put their bosom and psyche into it. To support coming retired connected nan antagonistic extremity is rather challenging.”

No 1 knows that amended than nan Panthers, who person nan NFL's worst grounds since 2018. But connected this time nan Panthers would not beryllium denied.

With Carolina down by 5 and facing a third-and-10, Young recovered Legette complete nan mediate for a 26-yard onslaught connected nan go-ahead drive. Demario Davis was flagged for walk interference connected nan adjacent propulsion to Sanders. giving nan Panthers different first down.

Hubbard past ripped up nan mediate for his 2nd people of nan game.

The Canadian-born moving backmost said he ne'er thought astir taking a knee earlier nan extremity area to tally much clip disconnected nan clock.

“I felt for illustration based disconnected nan discourtesy and defense we played complementary ball,” Hubbard said. “I had a emotion we were going to get a bully extremity connected defense.”

The Panthers didn't make it easy connected themselves though arsenic Young was flagged for hold of crippled and past sacked connected nan ensuing two-point conversion, keeping it a one-point game.

The Saints needing only a section extremity to win, started astatine nan 20 but didn't get far. The Panthers defense stiffened, pinch Jadeveon Clowney making a large sack connected 2nd down. Dane Jackson past collapsed up a Carr's fourth-and-four walk on nan near sideline to Cedrick Wilson to seal it.

“The guys had a decorativeness mentality," Canales said. “It was backmost and distant for a while there, but for our guys to play their calls and execute nan measurement we want them to execute and make plays, nan guys person to proud of that. I can't beryllium much fired up.”

Saints: Along pinch Olave, halfway Lucas Patrick near successful nan 2nd half pinch a calf injury.

Panthers: Legette returned from a manus wounded to decorativeness nan game.

Saints: Host Falcons adjacent Sunday.

Panthers: Travel to Munich to look nan New York Giants connected Sunday.

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