Following a couple of uninspiring games, the Panthers at one point this season benched Young in favor of veteran Andy Dalton and opted to continue making that decision week-to-week. Young did ultimately return under center (and ended with a bang), but it's safe to say the second-year QB's involvement next year was not yet a foregone conclusion.

Bryce Young threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while running for another pair of scores to help the Carolina Panthers end their season with a 44-38 win. The Panthers won the coin toss and deferred their possession to the second half.

While the team did make some history in one of the worst ways imaginable, Sunday's 44-38 win over the Atlanta Falcons may have represented a memorable step forward for this franchise. Here, as we hit another important offseason,

Not only do the Falcons need to defeat the Panthers, but the New Orleans Saints must pull off the upset over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Atlanta to secure a division title in Week 18. Both NFC South matchups will be played at 1 p.