CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It was cold, windy and rainy when the Carolina Panthers got the ball at their 5-yard line with 7:35 remaining on Sunday and a 7-6 deficit to the Atlanta Falcons. Most of the sparse crowd that came to Bank of America Stadium about three hours earlier was long gone.
It wouldn't have been surprising if the Panthers -- who had won once in their first 13 games -- mailed it in.
Quarterback Bryce Young wouldn't let them. A week after having the worst performance of his rookie season in a loss to the New Orleans Saints, he stepped into the huddle and told teammates: "We can go win this game, let's just lock in and go make some plays.