It wasn’t pretty but when you are winless heading into Week 8, you will take a victory any way you can.
The Carolina Panthers defeated the Houston Texans, 15-13, on Sunday when Eddy Pineiro kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired.
Eddy Pineiro drills it for the first @Panthers win of the year! pic.twitter.com/AyTouPTeJ9
— NFL (@NFL) October 29, 2023
.@JHekker carrying the man of the hour: @EddyPineiro 😂 pic.twitter.com/vOay2w9Jpw
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The victory was the first for first overall draft pick Bryce Young and the first for Frank Reich as Carolina’s coach.
As an aside, the game marked the first time the Nos. 1, 2, and 3 picks played in the same game in their rookie season.
Houston had CJ Stroud and Will Anderson, who went in order after Carolina took Young.
If you want to compare the QBs, Young was 22-of-31 for 235 yards and a TD pass.
Stroud was 16-of-24 for 140 yards.