CHARLOTTE — Bryce Young couldn't stop smiling.

Whether he was walking off the field, following the Panthers' 30-0 win over the Falcons. Or as he stood watching and listening to Jaycee Horn give a post-game interview, recapping the first defensive shutout in five years.

Or grinning as Chau Smith-Wade broke down his pick-six in the locker room, before jumping towards the second-year corner with a dap and a "my (expletive) dog!"

"Hey, you're BY," Smith-Wade answered, pointing towards his quarterback, who has now defeated the Falcons in his last two starts against their divisional rivals. "You BY9!"

The last time Young faced the Falcons, in Week 18 of the 2024 season, he went 25-34 for 251 yards, with three passing touchdowns, plus 24 yards and two more touchdowns on the ground. This

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