Bryce Young's Resurgence Finally Breaks Panthers' Embarrassing Streak

Would it have been nice if the Carolina Panthers completed the comeback and beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday? Sure. But even in a loss that game was another huge momentum builder as the team, and Bryce Young in particular, begin to gel and find their stride in time to build for a big offseason and hopefully much improved 2025 campaign.

And the latest run from Young, which has included some of the best games of his young NFL career and some incredible clutch drives, has even put the Panthers in position to break a horrible streak that dates back to before Young was ever drafted.

FanDuel Sportsbook has the Panthers as 1.5-point home favorites against the Dallas Cowboys next week, with -126 moneyline odds (for an implied 55.8% chance of winning). This is the first time since 2022 that the Panthers have been betting favorites in a game — a streak that is 33 games long, according to ESPN's David Purdum.

Panthers-Cowboys Odds Break Horrible Streak for Carolina

The odds for Week 15's Panthers-Cowboys matchup could still change based on what happens with Dallas on Monday NIght Football, but before that game we have Carolina favoed with a 1.5-point spread, and -115 odds on their side. For those unfamiliar with betting, it means oddsmakers think it's slightly more likely that Carolina wins by 2 or more points than it is that they either lose or win by only 1 point. And if we take away the cut that the sportsbooks take by inflating betting lines, we see Carolina actually with a 53.7% chance of winning (not quite the 55.6% that you get from looking at a -126 moneyline).

Panthers fans, of course, are going to be more concerned with what actually happens in the game than what Vegas might be projecting. And that's no less exciting — here is the most respect the Panthers have received since they had Sam Darnold at quarterback against a Mitch Trubisky-led Steelers team in December, 2022.

It hasn't been an elite stretch for Young, but he's sporting a 81.2 passer rating since taking the startibng job back form Andy Dalton, compared to an almost unfathomably bad 44.1 across his first two starts. On top of that, the Panthers' offensive line has finally started clicking as a cohesive unit.

I know being favored over Cooper Rush doesn't exactly sound like a massive achievement, but the Cowboys are riding back-to-back wins heading into their matchup with the Bengals, and shaking this horrible streak feels good regardless of the opponent.

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