Albeit a brief appearance, Bryce Young’s 2024 preseason debut was an exciting one.
The Carolina Panthers finally decided to give their starters some summer burn on Saturday, rolling out the majority of the first-string offense in their preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills. Young was the star of the cameo, completing six of his eight throws for 70 yards and a touchdown on the afternoon.
He was asked about his sparkling outing following the 31-26 triumph.
“Yeah, it felt great,” Young replied. “It felt great for all of us to go out, play against a different team in a game setting. We got a couple different situations we got to have, which was great for us. But really, it was fun being out there, fun competing, fun being out there with my team and my guys. Thought it was great for us.”
The second-year quarterback connected with five different receivers on his lone drive—including wide receivers Diontae Johnson, Adam Thielen and Jonathan Mingo as well as tight ends Ja’Tavion Sanders and Jordan Matthews. Matthews punctuated the possession with an 8-yard grab in the end zone.
Bryce Young finds Jordan Matthews in the end zone ‼️
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“Great call,” Young later said of the score. “It was a good call for the coverage. I think they had a little miscommunication. Great job of him recognizing it, taking advantage of it with his route and then it was a great call to set it up.”
Young then gave way to undrafted rookie Jack Plummer, who helped push the Panthers to a preseason-best 414 yards of total offense.
