Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has activated his clutch gene.
Sunday’s outing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did not result in a win for Young, but it did end with some more encouraging results. The second-year passer, for the second straight week, masterfully played the role of point guard in the face of constant pressure—throwing for a season-high 298 yards and a touchdown.
The 26-23 loss also yielded four “big-time throws” from Young.
“Big-time throws,” a signature stat devised by Pro Football Focus, is a way to gauge how a quarterback can “throw a receiver open.” As described by PFF themselves, it’s a “pass with excellent ball location and timing, generally thrown further down the field and/or into a tighter window.”
So, Week 13’s four big-time throws from Young, coupled with his five from the Week 12 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs, have given us this tidbit . . .
per @SamMonsonNFL, Bryce Young leads the NFL in ‘Big Time Throws’ over the last two weeks with 9
(as charted by @pff) https://t.co/H9GnpYTbgP
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) December 2, 2024
Behind Young sits Minnesota’s Sam Darnold (eight), Indianapolis’ Anthony Richardson (six), Tennessee’s Will Levis (six) and Chicago’s Caleb Williams (six).
And unless Cleveland’s Jameis Winston completes eight big-time throws or Denver’s Bo Nix completes nine tonight, Young will walk away from the last two weeks as the league leader in this stat.
