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Young took a massive step forward in narrow defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs

Sunday Night Football is back this week featuring two AFC heavy weights. The 7-3 Los Angeles Chargers are hosting the 7-4 Baltimore Ravens. All Monday Night Football games kick off at 8:15 ET on ESPN.

When the Panthers needed it most, the 2023 first overall pick played the best game of his career

The Carolina Panthers continue to churn the ‘top’ of their roster by releasing outside linebacker Charles Harris in favor of former Minnesota Vikings corner Akayleb Evans.

Bryce Young is coming off of the best game in his career following a narrow loss to the two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. While it was a blast to watch, Young is still facing questions following a season and half of struggles since the Carolina Panthers made him the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.

Let’s take at what’s gone on around the league in the last week.

Bryce Young turned in a career best performance against the Kansas City Chiefs last week and fans of the Carolina Panthers are optimistic, but also suitably dubious. The Panthers have been one of the worst franchises in the NFL over the last seven years and the trade for Young last year seemed to be just another misstep in a long and awkward conga line of, uh, let’s call them missed opportunities.

We bring you part two of this week’s fan mailbag, answering all of your questions from early in the week!

Let’s take a closer look at one of the prospects the Panthers could select in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Thanksgiving football returns to give us all an excuse to not talk to our families with a full slate of games from noon thirty through the end of the day. The Chicago Bears are visiting the Detroit Lions at 12:30 PM ET on CBS, the New York Giants are visiting the Dallas Cowboys at 4:30 PM ET on Fox, and the Miami Dolphins are in Wisconsin to play the Green Bay Packers at 8:20 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.