Young, Panthers look to match offensive output of previous meeting with Falcons in home opener

— When Bryce Young previously faced the Atlanta Falcons he performed his best Stephen Curry impersonation, throwing a pass into the end zone and turning his back to celebrate the touchdown well before tight end Tommy Tremble secured the ball.
Sep 18, 2026, 06:10 pm - AP
Game Odds
2025-09-21T17:00ZOpenSpreadTotalML
Atlanta FalconsFalconsATL
(1-1)
(1-1, 1-0 Away)
-3.5
-115
-5.5
-105
o44.5
EVEN
-240
Carolina PanthersPanthersCAR
(0-2)
(0-2, 0-0 Home)
u44.5
-110
+5.5
-115
u44.5
-120
+200

Season Leaders

FalconsPanthers
Michael Penix Jr.
433
M. Penix Jr.QB
40/63, 1 TD
433
Passing Yards
Bryce Young
482
B. YoungQB
53/90, 4 TD, 3 INT
482
Bijan Robinson
167
B. RobinsonRB
34 CAR
167
Rushing Yards
Chuba Hubbard
95
C. HubbardRB
26 CAR
95
Bijan Robinson
125
B. RobinsonRB
9 REC, 1 TD
125
Receiving Yards
Tetairoa McMillan
168
T. McMillanWR
11 REC
168
Zach Harrison
1.5
Z. HarrisonDE
1.5
Sacks
Princely Umanmielen
1
P. UmanmielenLB
1
Jessie Bates III
10
J. Bates IIIS
10
Tackles
Tre'von Moehrig
20
T. MoehrigSQ
20

Injury Report

Atlanta Falcons
NameStatusEst. Return
Tyrone Wheatley Jr.T. Wheatley Jr.OT
IRUndisclosed
Feb 9
James Pearce Jr.J. Pearce Jr.LB
QuestionableGroin
Sep 21
Casey WashingtonC. WashingtonWR
QuestionableConcussion
Sep 21
Mike Ford Jr.M. Ford Jr.CB
QuestionableGroin
Sep 21
Kyle Pitts Sr.K. Pitts Sr.TE
QuestionableToe
Sep 21
Carolina Panthers
NameStatusEst. Return
Tre'von MoehrigT. MoehrigS
QuestionableIllness
Sep 21
Xavier LegetteX. LegetteWR
QuestionableHamstring
Sep 21
Bobby Brown IIIB. Brown IIIDT
QuestionableKnee
Sep 21
Patrick Jones IIP. Jones IILB
QuestionableHamstring
Sep 21
Robert HuntR. HuntG
IRBiceps
Oct 19

LAST FIVE GAMES

Falcons
DATEOPPRESULT
9/14/25@MINW22-6
9/7/25vsTBL23-20
8/22/25@DALL31-13
8/15/25vsTENL23-20
8/8/25vsDETL17-10
Panthers
DATEOPPRESULT
9/14/25@ARIL27-22
9/7/25@JAXL26-10
8/21/25vsPITL19-10
8/16/25@HOUL20-3
8/8/25vsCLEL30-10
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