Bryce Young slams tablet in anger on sideline after taking brutal sack
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young‘s frustrations hit a boiling point on Sunday as his team trailed the Jacksonville Jaguars 6-0 in the second quarter. Cameras captured the rookie watching tape and throwing his tablet to the ground after he took a sack to go three-and-out. After throwing his tablet, Young got up from the Panthers bench and tapped his chest to signal, “My bad,” as he went to talk things over with his offense.
The quarterback’s frustrations were especially high after the drive before, a 14-play drive down to the Jaguars’ 29-yard line, ended with a turnover on downs. He took a shot on the drive that sent him to the blue medical tent but he was at least able to return to the game on the next series.
Young’s day didn’t get any easier after the tablet-tossing display. He ended the 26-0 loss with six sacks for a loss of 45 yards. He went 19-for-32 for 112 yards with no scores and an interception. The shutout was the first for the Carolina Panthers since 2002.
The Panthers are now 2-14 while the Jaguars move to 9-7 and break a four-game losing streak before the final week of the 2023 season. Next week, the Panthers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Josh Allen sets franchise sack record vs Panthers
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Allen set the new franchise record for single-season sacks on Sunday against the Panthers. First, Allen tied former Jacksonville star Calais Campbell‘s franchise record after sacking Bryce Young early in the second quarter. He then broke the record and etched his name alone at the top of the record book with his 15.5 sacks through 16 games this season. Campbell’s previous record of 14.5 sacks was set in 2017. He added one more to bring his single-season total to 16.5 in the fourth quarter.
The former first-round draft pick seemed destined to break the record on Sunday, going up against the Carolina Panthers’ meager offensive line. The unit had given up 56 sacks coming into the Week 17 game. The lost yardage amounts to 433 yards this season.
Before Sunday, Allen had 13.5 sacks with two forced fumbles and an interception this season. He also had 55 total tackles with eight tackles for loss. His previous career-high of 10.5 sacks came as a rookie for Jacksonville in 2019.
Allen’s performance against the Panthers is his seventh multi-sack game of the year. He posted hat tricks in sacks twice earlier in the season in games against the Colts and the Falcons.