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The Arizona Cardinals rode a 24-point third-quarter lead to a 27-22 win over the Carolina Panthers, whose miraculous comeback effort fell short. Though Carolina scored 22 unanswered points in the second half and recovered an onside kick, it wouldn’t be enough to earn a victory.
It was a disastrous start for the Panthers. Quarterback Bryce Young gave the ball away on a strip-sack fumble that was picked up and returned three yards for a touchdown to put the Panthers in a 7-0 hole with only 1:33 gone in the game. On their next possession, Young threw an interception that was returned to the Carolina 48 yard line, which set up a 29-yard field goal attempt to make it 10-0.
The Panthers finally settled in and put together a 55-yard drive that led to a field goal after the series stalled out at Arizona’s nine yard line. Bryce Young hooked up with rookie wideout Tet McMillan for a 40-yard catch on that possession. He had six catches for 100 yards in the game.
