Bryce Young completed 24-of-35 for 264 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the Panthers’ 16-14, Week 18 loss to the Buccaneers, adding two carries for negative one yards.

04 January 2026

Young’s statline is solid — and a vast improvement over his disastrous game against the Seahawks the week prior — and doesn’t include a beautiful connection with Teretoria McMillan that was whiped out due to a terrible pass interference call. There were some misses, however, and the offense struggled in the rainy conditions in a game where a win would have clinched the NFC South. Now Young will need the Falcons to beat the Saints in order to advance to the postseason. There have been good moments for Young in 2025, but there’s a lot of work to be done before he’s a viable fantasy option.