Panthers QB Young hurts ankle, iffy for Week 8

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Carolina Panthers perchance could beryllium without starting backmost Bryce Young for adjacent week's crippled against the Buffalo Bills with a sprained ankle, a root adjacent to the concern told ESPN.

Young twisted his close ankle portion taking a sack precocious successful the 3rd 4th of Sunday's 13-6 triumph against the New York Jets. He went to the locker country with trainers and did not return.

Coach Dave Canales would not speculate connected the severity of the injury.

"We're taking each the accusation in,'' Canales said. "We're going to look astatine him erstwhile we get location immoderate much and spot wherever we are.''

Running backmost Rico Dowdle talked to Young aft the crippled and asked him if helium would beryllium OK.

"I cognize helium got the X-ray and stuff, but helium said he's going to beryllium fine,'' said Dowdle, who led Carolina with 79 yards rushing connected 17 carries successful the archetypal crippled successful which helium and Chuba Hubbard alternated series.

Veteran Andy Dalton, 37, finished the crippled and would commencement against the Bills if Young can't play. Dalton finished Sunday 4 of 7 passing for 60 yards but didn't pb a scoring thrust successful the antiaircraft struggle.

Young was 15 of 25 for 138 yards and a touchdown erstwhile helium suffered the wounded trying to flight unit connected a third-down play. He led Carolina to each 13 of its points arsenic the squad won its 3rd straight, the archetypal clip that has happened since the commencement of the 2021 season.

The Panthers improved to 4-3 overall, going supra .500 for the archetypal clip this precocious successful the play since 2019.

Dalton doesn't expect the discourtesy volition alteration overmuch if Young can't play but acknowledged Young's mobility is simply a origin successful Canales' system.

"Obviously, Bryce tin bash a batch of bully things with his feet,'' Dalton said. "But for us, particularly erstwhile I got into this game, we were trying to beverage the timepiece arsenic overmuch arsenic we could. But I don't spot it changing a full lot.''

Young's bid of the discourtesy has been cardinal during the winning streak. He has thrown six touchdown passes to 2 interceptions, 1 of those a walk that went disconnected the hands of wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

His shot information has been a drastic turnaround from the archetypal 4 games erstwhile helium had 5 touchdown passes to 3 interceptions with a brace of mislaid fumbles.

But the defence besides has improved importantly and was astatine its champion against the Jets (0-7). Carolina recorded a season-high six sacks, 1 much than it had successful the archetypal six games.

Canales was arrogant of his defence that has shown accordant betterment since giving up 200 yards rushing successful an opening time 26-10 nonaccomplishment to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

His interest is Young and what his discourtesy mightiness look similar if his starting backmost can't play. Young hasn't missed a crippled owed to wounded since Week 3 of his rookie play erstwhile helium was held retired of a crippled against Seattle with an ankle injury.

"We'll look astatine each that and what the champion mentation of america is,'' Canales said. "Right now, it's moving the football, and Andy tin grip each of those things. We've got to enactment wrong the halfway of our system, and Andy's afloat progressive successful each of that.''