Key Takeaways

• Carolina topped Detroit 32-26 at Bank of America Stadium as Bryce Young and Tetairoa McMillan connected for two touchdowns, with Chuba Hubbard adding two rushing scores to support the offense.
• Young finished with 329 passing yards, marking his second-highest total of the season, and demonstrated a high-tempo, efficient passing attack alongside McMillan, who caught a 32-yard TD from Young and later a 10-yard TD connection in the third quarter.
• The Panthers built an early lead and entered the second quarter ahead 7-3, with Hubbard punching in a 15-yard rushing score, and both teams traded scores in a near-50-yard field goal spree from Carolina’s Ryan Fitzgerald and a Lions TD from Jahmyr Gibbs before halftime.
• The game remained tight heading into the fourth, with Carolina holding a 29-19 advantage after Hubbard’s second rushing TD, before Detroit mounted a late push and a 57-yard connection from Jared Goff to Isaac TeSlaa helped trim the deficit.
• Carolina’s defense then stiffened in the final minutes, forcing a punt and a turnover on downs prior to a late sack on Goff, sealing the win as the Lions’ attempts to mount a comeback fell short.
• Detroit’s next matchup is on the road against the Arizona Cardinals, while Carolina enters its bye week with an important division-game victory positioning them for the stretch run.