A record-setting performance by Bryce Young has the Carolina Panthers in an unfamiliar spot headed into their game against San Francisco on Monday night.
"My job is to really just sell the championship moments that we have, the championship opportunity," said second-year Carolina coach Dave Canales. "Talking about this week, playing on Monday night against the Niners, a team that I really respect, that's a great opportunity for us. There will be a couple more cameras out there. It's going to be under the lights. This will be a great environment for our guys and easy for me to sell just what these games feel like. It'll feel like a playoff environment, certainly against a playoff caliber type of team. These are the opportunities that we need."
Purdy wasn't nearly as prolific in his return after missing six games with a toe injury, throwing for 200 yards in a 41-22 win at Arizona. But he had three TD passes and had the Niners looking much more like the unit that went to the NFC title game in 2022 and the Super Bowl in 2023 when the team had a healthy Purdy and Christian McCaffrey.
"I'm excited just with the momentum that we have going and guys ready to go in on this challenge of finishing out the season strong," Purdy said. "I think more than anything, we all believe in each other. We've gotten tight."
McCaffrey is on pace to duplicate that mark this season. He said his focus is the Niners more than the reunion game.
Since entering the league as the No. 1 pick in 2023, Bryce Young has led 10 game-winning drives in his career, including four this season. That is tied for the third most by a player before turning 25 since the 2000 season and tied for the most among QBs since 2023.
"I'm just proud of the way that he just pushed through for his teammates," Canales said. "It just speaks volumes to the type of leader that he's continued to grow into, and to be able to be available for his guys and find a bunch of different guys in different situations."
McMillan, the No. 8 pick in the NFL draft, is coming off a career-best game with eight catches, 130 yards and two touchdowns. He leads Carolina with 54 receptions for 748 yards, the most receiving yards and receptions by a rookie this season.
That forced the team to sign Matt Gay, who had just been cut by Washington after missing two field goals in a loss to Miami last week. Gay went 13 of 19 on field goals for Washington this season, with five of the six misses coming from at least 50 yards.
Carolina has won three of its six games this season on a field goal on the final play by Ryan Fitzgerald.
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