He completed 17 of 26 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns for a passer rating of 107.5 (his highest mark of the season). He did it on a day when he didn’t have all the weapons, as Moore (a former seventh-rounder) was the only drafted receiver in uniform.

And he continued to invent new ways to find a way, including bursting onto the ground.

“Yeah, he just played fast again,” said Panthers head coach Dave Canales, summing up his quarterback’s progress. “He was really decisive. You saw some of the struggles early in the first half where he was able to get some key third downs for us and throw one in for a touchdown. It was just about being decisive and knowing where everything is.” The bones are buried, you know, and his concepts and ability to get to the scramble when those windows opened up for him.

“And again, he just made some really nice throws when we needed him to.”

That sounds like the simplest job description for an NFL quarterback, and the fact that they’re coming more often now is a sign of how far he’s come. Two weeks into a season, people were openly wondering if he was capable of playing like that. Now he has just achieved his third win of the season.

So Young, who was never one for overthinking or overestimating himself, admitted that this was more fun, while also pointing out how important it was for the entire team to achieve such a victory and the defeat of the last one week to bury.