CHARLOTTE — Sometimes when you ask his Panthers teammates about Bryce Young late in games, they just kind of laugh.

This might seem unusual for others, but not for them.

The Bryce Young they saw late in the 31-28 win over the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, that's the one they see every day, the one they trust in situations like this.

All he did Sunday was lead his 11th game-winning drive in his career, the most of any quarterback in the NFL since he entered in 2023.

And it was his fifth this year, as the Panthers have improved to 7-6 and turned themselves into legitimate playoff contenders (half a game behind the Buccaneers, with two head-to-head meetings with the NFC South leaders left).

But it was the way he did it Sunday, in the rain, after one Monday they'd rather forget.

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