Panthers name starting QB for Week 12 matchup vs. Chiefs
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The Carolina Panthers are Bryce Young's team . . . but still just on a week-to-week basis.
On Monday, head coach Dave Canales named Young as the team's starting quarterback for their Week 12 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. This upcoming outing will mark the fourth straight start for the second-year passer, who was benched at the beginning of Week 3.
Young took a backseat to 14th-year veteran Andy Dalton after pacing the Panthers to just 13 points and a pair of blowout losses to begin the campaign. Dalton would headline Carolina's 36-22 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in his first start, but proceeded to lead them to four consecutive losses from Weeks 4 to 7.
Canales and the Panthers went back to Young in Week 8, when Dalton injured his right thumb in a minor car accident . Young has since helped Carolina to a 2-1 mark while completing 62.5 percent of his passes for 521 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.
Despite giving him the nod for Sunday, Canales would not commit to Young as the starter for the remainder of the season.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Panthers name starting QB for Week 12 matchup vs. Chiefs