Bryce Younger had the sport of his life on Saturday, finishing 24 of 35 makes an attempt for 2 touchdowns towards an interception in a 16-14 loss on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nonetheless, followers imagine one second value him and his staff dearly.
Early within the fourth quarter, the third-year quarterback tried a flea flicker with Rico Dowdle, who proceeded to slide and lose the ball. Then he did not salvage possession:
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And there was a lot outrage in direction of him:
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Younger’s finest offensive weapon all day lengthy was rookie wideout Tetairoa McMillan, who caught 4 balls for 83 yards. Nonetheless, he had a 32-yard bomb within the third quarter erased by offensive cross interference, and he fumbled a lateral to finish the sport.
For the Buccaneers, Baker Mayfield had 16 completions in 22 makes an attempt for a landing to Cade Otton and an interception.
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Bryce Younger reacts to Panthers’ loss at Bucs
After the sport, Bryce Younger took the stand to share his ideas. He mentioned:
“I feel we simply discovered our rhythm a little bit bit. The individuals round me did an excellent job. Clearly, you need to have the ability to have that for all 4 quarters, so I take possession in that.”
The failed flea flicker later got here up throughout his press convention. About it, he mentioned:
“I feel most likely (the) pure intuition was to attempt to decide it up.”
The consequence leaves the Panthers’ playoff destiny within the palms of the Atlanta Falcons. A win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday will ship Charlotte to the playoffs through a 3-1 widespread document towards them and the Buccaneers. And when requested in regards to the scenario, Younger merely mentioned:
“We’ll see. I have never thought of it. It’s going to be powerful, I am not even watching, to be sincere with you. I am going to simply see the way it ends.”
Kickoff for the division-deciding Falcons-Saints sport is at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT on Fox.
Edited by Andre Castillo
