ATLANTA — The cart pulled up, helpfully, willing to take him to the locker room.

Bryce Young subtly but clearly waved it off. He was leaving the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on his own two feet, and he was coming back.

"God blessed me with the ability to walk off," Young said. "When I can, I will."

That was an answer to a question about his physical status after going down with a painful ankle injury. But it was also a statement on the day, when he came back from that first-quarter injury to lead the Panthers to a 30-27 overtime win against the Falcons to improve to 6-5.

Make no mistake, Young was hurting. He limped to the lectern to talk to reporters. He limped through a crowd of teammates, all congratulating him as he passed, and in those moments, he smiled.

But that hurt, when h

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