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.