In a game between the top two picks of the 2023 NFL Draft, quarterback Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers picked up their first win of the season over quarterback C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans, 15-13.
Offensive spotlight: Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was the standout offensive player on the day, picking up the first win of his NFL career.
What a throw by #1 overall pick @_bryce_young.
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Young finished 22-of-33 with 235 passing yards and one passing touchdown. He made four big-time throws and just one turnover-worthy play on first review.
Defensive spotlight: Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu was everywhere for Carolina.
Frankie Luvu is thereeee‼️ pic.twitter.com/sWHcFSV4vj
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 29, 2023
He finished the game with a game-high 12 total tackles, two tackles for loss, two passes defended and a sack.
Rookie spotlight: Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud started strong, but he and the rest of the Texans' offense cooled down and ultimately found themselves behind on the scoreboard when the game was done. This was his best throw on the day.
Holy smokes. CJ Stroud ripped this thing into such a tight window. The Texans rookie is so impressive. pic.twitter.com/5t2p4EhAc5
— Bobby Football (@Rob__Paul) October 29, 2023
Stroud finished 16-of-24 with 140 passing yards, 13 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.
Box Score
Passing
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Long | Sacks | Rtg |
| C.J. Stroud | 12.9 | 16 / 24 | 140 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 81.9 |
Carolina Panthers |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Long | Sacks | Rtg |
| Bryce Young | 14.5 | 22 / 31 | 235 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 103.6 |
Rushing
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| C.J. Stroud | 12.9 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Andrew Beck | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Devin Singletary | 6.3 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tank Dell | 6.1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dameon Pierce | 4.6 | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 2.6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Bryce Young | 14.5 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 7.4 | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Raheem Blackshear | 5.1 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Miles Sanders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | YPR | TD | Long |
| Noah Brown | 8.7 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 11.4 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| Nico Collins | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Andrew Beck | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Devin Singletary | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Tank Dell | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike Boone | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Dalton Schultz | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
Carolina Panthers |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | YPR | TD | Long |
| Adam Thielen | 15.2 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| Jonathan Mingo | 10.2 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 0 | 40 |
| Tommy Tremble | 8.4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Raheem Blackshear | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| DJ Chark Jr. | 4.3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Stephen Sullivan | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Hayden Hurst | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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