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Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold caught up in Panthers' craziness at quarterback

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterbacks Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield can agree on one thing.

“It’s a crazy business,’’ Darnold said on Wednesday.

Crazy in that Darnold will start against the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium (1 p.m. ET, Fox), making him the third quarterback to start for the Panthers in three weeks.

Darnold replaces Mayfield, who beat him out for the job during an open competition in training camp. Mayfield, after going 1-4 the first four games before suffering a high ankle sprain that opened the door for P.