In first win, Bryce Young shows why Panthers took him No. 1

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers were down 13-12 and staring at an 0-7 record Sunday when rookie quarterback Bryce Young gathered teammates at their own 9-yard line with just over six minutes to play.

Lose, and the noise suggesting the Panthers should have used the No. 1 overall draft pick this year on C.J. Stroud -- standing on the opposite sideline with the Houston Texans -- instead of Young would grow louder.

Losing never entered Young's mind.

There was just the quiet confidence from Young that he shows every day in practice.

"He said, 'Hey, guys. This is what we do. We can do this. Let's go put it on tape,''' wide receiver Adam Thielen recounted after the…