CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — At least for one week, Bryce Young silenced the critics.

The question moving forward will be if he can do it on a consistent basis.

Seven days after being held to 124 yards passing by the New Orleans Saints, Young completed 31 of 45 passes for a franchise-record 448 yards passing and three touchdowns to lead Carolina to a 30-27 win over the Atlanta Falcons that pulled the Panthers (6-5) within a half game of the first-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South.

Entering Sunday's game, Young had only eclipsed 200 yards passing in one of his previous nine starts this season.

Panthers coach Dave Canales said after the 17-7 loss to the then-one-win Saints that the Panthers had to figure things out in the passing game and how to get bigger chunk plays.

They did on

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