Young, Panthers Hold Off Eagles With Late Touchdown Pass

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Bryce Young threw two touchdown passes and Chuba Hubbard ran for a score as the Carolina Panthers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 25-14 on Sunday in an NFL game at Lincoln Financial Field. Carolina improved to 3-2, while Philadelphia fell to 2-4. Attendance was 69,879.

Young completed 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns and added 6 yards on three carries. Hubbard carried 28 times for 120 yards and a touchdown and caught one pass for 1 yard. Tommy Tremble caught four passes for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Jalen Coker had six receptions for 97 yards, and Tetairoa McMillan had six for 86. David Moore caught one pass for 27 yards, John Metchie III had two for 24, and Mitchell Evans had one rushing yard. Trevor Etienne returned one kickoff for 27 yards and four punts for 57 yards. Young’s 281 passing yards paced the Carolina offense, and his two scoring throws went to Tremble in the second and fourth quarters.

Philadelphia’s offense was led by Tanner McKee, who completed 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown. Dameon Pierce ran 12 times for 35 yards and caught four passes for 15 yards and a touchdown. Dallas Goedert had six catches for 61 yards. Makai Lemon had three catches for 19 yards, Dontayvion Wicks had two for 24, Darius Cooper had one for 9 yards and returned two kickoffs for 38 yards, and Britain Covey returned four kickoffs for 56 yards. Braden Mann punted eight times for 340 yards. Carson Steele, Elijah Moore and Johnny Mundt each had one reception for 4 yards.

Carolina opened the scoring in the first quarter when Ryan Fitzgerald made a 47-yard field goal with 10:50 remaining. The Panthers extended their lead in the second quarter when Young threw short to the left to Tremble for a 12-yard touchdown. Fitzgerald’s extra point made it 10-0 with 8:08 left in the half. Philadelphia answered later in the second quarter when Pierce scored on a 2-yard run up the middle. Jake Elliott’s extra point trimmed the Carolina lead to 10-7 with 2:42 remaining.

Fitzgerald added a 52-yard field goal with 11:32 left in the third quarter, giving Carolina a 13-7 advantage. Early in the fourth quarter, Hubbard scored on a 1-yard run around left end, but the two-point conversion attempt failed when Young’s pass to Metchie was incomplete. Carolina led 19-7 with 13:34 remaining.

Philadelphia responded with 10:42 left in the fourth quarter when McKee threw deep to the right to DeVonta Smith for a 19-yard touchdown. Elliott’s extra point brought the Eagles within 19-14. Carolina answered with 6:34 remaining when Young threw deep over the middle to Tremble for a 19-yard touchdown. A taunting penalty on Tremble was enforced between downs, and Fitzgerald’s extra-point attempt was no good wide right, leaving the score at 25-14.

Philadelphia’s defense had several notable performances. Arnold Ebiketie recorded nine tackles, Andrew Mukuba had eight, and Zack Baun, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Cooper DeJean and Nick Scott each finished with six. Trotter added a half-sack. Quinyon Mitchell and Jihaad Campbell each had five tackles, while Jordan Davis had four tackles and a half-sack. Nolan Smith Jr. had three tackles and a sack, and Jalen Carter had three tackles. Kenny Moore II had four tackles, Riq Woolen had two, and Byron Young had five. Moro Ojomo, Keyshawn James-Newby, Cole Wisniewski, Ty Robinson, Smael Mondon Jr., Kelee Ringo and E.J. Jenkins also recorded tackles.

Carolina’s defense was led by Bobby Okereke, who had eight tackles and a sack. Nick Scott and Will Lee III each had six tackles, while Devin Lloyd had four tackles and a sack. Tre’von Moehrig had four tackles and a half-sack, Zakee Wheatley had four tackles, and Akayleb Evans had three. Okereke, Lloyd and Moehrig combined for 2.5 sacks.

Carolina had entered the game after a win against Detroit and had beaten Atlanta this season, with losses to Chicago and Cleveland. Philadelphia had beaten Washington and Tennessee, with losses to Jacksonville, the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago. Carolina is next scheduled to host Tampa Bay, visit Green Bay, host Denver and visit New Orleans. Philadelphia is next scheduled to host Dallas, visit Washington, host the New York Giants and host Pittsburgh.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia 33, Carolina 19. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Philadelphia with an 84.8 percent probability to win. Carolina had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5.