David Tepper told me: “A real good win. I think we’ve got our QB here.” Since Tepper purchased the franchise back in 2018, the Panthers have rolled out nine different starting quarterbacks. That seven-year span has resulted in zero playoff appearances for Carolina, the longest such drought in their history.

Bryce Young had arguably the best game of his career in the regular-season finale, racking up five total touchdowns and making Panthers history in the process. No quarterback in Carolina's history had ever recorded three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a single game prior to Young's dominant outing to kick off the new year.

Young joined Cam Newton and Steve Beuerlein as the only quarterbacks in franchise history to account for five TDs in a game.