The Carolina Panthers will enter their bye week on a winning streak. After beating the New Orleans Saints by one point at home last Sunday and upsetting the New York Giants 20-17 in Germany today, Carolina is now 3-7 on the season and looks to be in to sit in the elevator. in… well, a long time. Best of all, the Panthers enjoyed some quality performances from some of their key young contributors.

Here are some highlights of the Panthers from today’s game.

The Panthers couldn’t have gotten the job done without a great performance from their new star Chuba Hubbard, who continued his very strong 2024 campaign with another great game. Hubbard went off for some big runs early and had totaled 93 rushing yards on just 12 carries by halftime. In the second half, Hubbard continued his good work on the ground, posting 153 total yards on 28 attempts (5.5 YPC).

Hubbard had help, of course. Carolina’s offensive line combined for another great performance, even though their left tackle and center are now out. In addition to hosting Hubbard’s big day, they also did a good job of protecting Bryce Young in the pocket. He was sacked just once early in the game and had just four quarterback hits on a deadly Giants pass rush.

Carolina also got quality games from their pair of rookie wide receivers, Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker. Both caught three passes each from Bryce Young, totaling 81 yards through the air. Legette in particular shined, making two impressive catches on passes of more than 20 yards from Young on third downs. Coker might have made another huge explosive gain in the fourth quarter, but Young toppled him.

As an encore, the Panthers defense looked much sharper than in any other game so far this season. They struggled particularly up front, where the arrival of outside linebacker DJ Woonum appears to have awakened the sleeping beast in Jadeveon Clowney. Together they were responsible for a lot of pressure on Daniel Jones, plus three tackles for a loss, one sack, a pass breakup that led to an interception and a fumble.

While they did a good job defending what little Daniel Jones does in the passing game, the Panthers once again struggled to stop the run. After a decent first half defending the run, they were pounded to the ground in the second half by Giants running back Tyrone Tracy. He finished with 103 yards and a touchdown on just 18 carries (5.7 yards per attempt). However, Tracy recovered a fumble at a critical moment in overtime and set up Eddy Pineiro’s game-winning field goal from 36 yards out.

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