Daniel Keller: "New York abandoned the run after 2 carries for 13 yards and never found it again—when you're that broken on the ground, throwing 90% of the time just hands the other team a script, and Bryce Young had a 4-touchdown afternoon that will stick around longer than this loss." Jaylen Rivers: "Carolina's 8-0 looks real now—Bryce Young just put a stamp on it that matters come playoff time, and New York's 13 rushing yards wasn't a bad day, it was a referendum on whether this roster can survive the season intact."

29 points separated these two, and Panthers had all of them. Bryce Young was steady for Panthers — 8/15, 271 yards, 4 TD. Malik Nabers did the catching for Giants — 3 catches, 152 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. A season best for Cayden Lee. Total yards: Panthers 305, Giants 183.

Marcus Reyes: "Carolina's ground game—75 yards to Houston's 47—decided this one; the Panthers ran enough to keep Stroud honest and let Young do his thing, while the Texans abandoned any semblance of a rushing attack and paid for it." Ava Collins: "Carolina's unbeaten run looks real: Young had room to work because Houston couldn't establish anything on the ground—47 yards is basically a forfeit—and the Panthers' defense made Stroud's 246 yards feel like noise rather than threat."

Carolina's defense held Houston to 47 rushing yards and forced the only turnover of the game to beat the Texans 31-23 in Week 7. Bryce Young completed 11 of 20 passes for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns while C.J. Stroud went 14 of 25 for 246 yards and 2 scores, but Carolina's ground game produced 75 yards to Houston's anemic run offense. Hollwood Smothers caught 2 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown, the difference in a game where total yards barely mattered.

Sephen A. Smith: "Caleb Williams threw 4 interceptions and the Bears coughed it up 4 times total — you cannot hand a 3-0 team that many chances and expect to survive, and Chicago barely didn't." Kayla James: "Chicago's self-inflicted wounds cost them a game they had the horses to win — D'Andre Swift was unstoppable with 173 yards, but when your quarterback throws 4 interceptions, Carolina's perfectly fine 38 points looks like a championship performance."

Carolina held on at 38-35 in a game where Chicago dominated the field—441 yards to 330—but couldn't stop shooting itself. D'Andre Swift ran for 173 yards and 2 touchdowns to keep the Bears alive, yet Caleb Williams threw 4 interceptions, and Chicago's 4 turnovers overall handed the Panthers their chance to stay unbeaten at 3-0. Bryce Young didn't need a perfect day; 11 of 31 for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns was enough when the other guy was giving the ball away. The room knows what that Williams line means, and the room knows Carolina got lucky it mattered.

Panthers took care of Colts, 31-18. Bryce Young threw for Panthers — 21/30, 335 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Jonathan Taylor did the work on the ground for Colts — 19 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Through the air: Panthers 335, Colts 85.

Panthers did what they needed to, 32-15. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 20/26, 232 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Michael Penix Jr threw for Falcons — 23/36, 214 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Bryce Young is 82 overall and sits 2 in the league in passing yards. Somebody undervalued him. Through the air: Panthers 232, Falcons 214.