Just one week after a shocking victory over the Green Bay Packers had them looking like legitimate playoff contenders, the Carolina Panthers came crashing back down to earth in Week 10. Facing a 1-8 New Orleans Saints team that entered the contest ranked in the bottom 10 in both offensive and defensive points-per-game, the Panthers suffered a disheartening 17-7 loss in their own building to drop to 5-5. Though the defense deserves some of the blame for allowing rookie quarterback Tyler Shough to do practically whatever he wanted, the real culprit of this embarrassing defeat was the Panthers offense, and more specifically, quarterback Bryce Young. The Saints sold out to stop red-hot running back Rico Dowdle and forced Young to beat them through the air. That proved to be a wise choice, as Young accounted for just 130 total yards and threw a back-breaking fourth-quarter interception. Now three years into his NFL career, the excuses are running out for the former No. 1 overall pick, and the Panthers may be f
