Bryce Young threw two touchdown passes to Tommy Tremble and the Carolina Panthers’ defense was solid in a 25-14 road victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon.
Young finished 20-for-39 for 281 yards. Backfield mate Chuba Hubbard rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries.
Ryan Fitzgerald kicked two long field goals to help the Panthers (3-2) to their second road triumph in three tries this year.
Tanner McKee threw for 215 yards and a touchdown in his season debut as the Eagles (2-4) lost their fourth consecutive game. McKee, appearing in his seventh career game, filled in for Jalen Hurts, who was placed on injured reserve Saturday after he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg last week.
The Eagles punted eight times and collected 17 first downs.
Fitzgerald’s 52-yard field goal on the first possession of the second half marked the only scoring in the third quarter.
The Panthers went on a 92-yard drive that concluded with Hubbard’s 1-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter. A two-point conversion pass failed, leaving the score at 19-7.
The Eagles responded with McKee’s 19-yard touchdown throw to DeVonta Smith with 10:42 to play.
A blocked Eagles punt gave Carolina favorable field position. The Panthers needed to go just 48 yards for an insurance touchdown, with Young connecting with Tremble on a 19-yard scoring strike with 6:34 left.
Carolina went up 10-0 on Young’s 12-yard pass to Tremble in the second quarter.
Dameon Pierce put the Eagles on the board with a 2-yard run with 2:42 remaining in the first half.
Carolina outgained the Eagles 178-110 in the half, which ended at 10-7.
The Panthers, fresh off an open week on the schedule, got a 47-yard field goal from Fitzgerald on their first possession.
Philadelphia’s first two possessions resulted in a net of minus-3 yards. The Eagles punted three times in the first quarter.
–Field Level Media
