His career-best 68 rushing yards, including a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter, as the Panthers ran out to a 20-3 lead.
The Cardinals came back to get it within a field goal by halftime nby continuing to get it to running back James Conner. He had 166 yards from scrimmage but left the game in the third quarter and didn’t return.
But Young continued to deal throughout the day.
In addition to his newfound mobility, he finished 17-of-26 passing for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
The fourth-quarter shot to David Moore in the corner of the end zone came a play after he was drilled in the chest, but popped up smiling.
That was the play they needed after his four-turnover day against the Cowboys last week, for a lot of reasons.
Now, they can honestly talk about steady progress after the previous five-game stretch, which included a pair of wins and three one-score losses (against the Chiefs, Bucs, and Eagles).
