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Dalton (thumb) is listed as active Sunday at Green Bay, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports. Dalton earned a spot start in place of Bryce Young (ankle) last Sunday against the Bills in which he completed 16 of 24 passes for 175 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in a 40-9 loss. After Dalton missed Wednesday's practice due to injury, the nature of the issue was revealed to be a broken right thumb, which limited him Thursday and Friday and left him questionable for Week 9 action. With Bryce Young back in the No. 1 job Sunday, Dalton will return to his normal backup gig, while fellow signal-caller Mike White (coach's decision) is inactive.
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Dalton (thumb) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Packers. Dalton came out of last Sunday's spot start against the Bills with a right thumb injury that limited his practice reps this week. Hendon Hooker or Mike White will handle backup duties behind Bryce Young if Dalton isn't available.
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Dalton (thumb) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice. Both of Carolina's top two quarterbacks are banged up, but Bryce Young seems to be in a better spot on the health front than Dalton, who told Steve Reed of the Associated Press that he's still able to throw the football despite nursing a broken thumb on his dominant hand. Though head coach Dave Canales labeled him day-to-day Wednesday, Young has turned in a pair of full practices to begin Week 9 prep, whereas Dalton has managed just one limited session. Canales said that he won't name a starting quarterback for Sunday's game at Green Bay until later in the week, but Young would seem to have the edge on the assignment over Dalton, who threw for just 175 yards in a blowout loss to Buffalo while filling in for an injured Young in Week 8. If Dalton's thumb injury is significant enough to make him unavailable even for backup duties this weekend, the Panthers would turn to the newly signed Mike White as their No. 2 quarterback.
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Dalton (thumb) did not practice Wednesday. Dalton missed Wednesday's practice due to a right thumb injury, while Bryce Young (ankle) returned to action as a full participant. Due to a right high-ankle sprain suffered Week 7, Young was unable to play Week 8 versus Buffalo, resulting in Dalton drawing a spot start. Dalton struggled notably versus Buffalo, throwing for just 175 passing yards with no touchdowns and one interception in the ugly 40-9 loss. The veteran backup's status now looks uncertain for Sunday's game against the Packers, though Young appears to have progressed enough in his recovery to reclaim his starting role. Hendon Hooker will stand to come off the practice squad as the No. 2 option behind Young if Dalton is unable to go Week 9.
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Dalton completed 16 of 24 passes for 175 yards with no touchdowns and one interception while adding two rushes for one yard in the Panthers' 40-9 loss to the Bills on Sunday. The veteran signal-caller drew the start for Bryce Young (ankle) and had about as sluggish a day as his numbers imply. Dalton did put together a deceptively efficient stat line, as his completions generally didn't lead to any points and he also took a whopping seven sacks. Dalton displayed strong chemistry with top receiver Tetairoa McMillan (7-99-0 line on 10 targets), but he didn't lead the Panthers into the end zone until the game was well out of hand. Young's ankle injury could take multiple weeks to heal, so despite the uninspiring effort Sunday, Dalton could well be back under center for a tough Week 9 road matchup against the Packers.
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| WK | OPP | PAATT | PACMP | PAYD | PATD | PAINT | RUYD | RUTD | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | @JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *2 | @ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | @NE | 6 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| *5 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *6 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @NYJ | 7 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | BUF | 24 | 16 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| *9 | @GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *11 | @ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | @SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PROJECTION | 22 | 15 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 17 | - | 7 | |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK | OPP FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 12/14 | @New Orleans | 16 | 17.83 |
| 16 | 12/21 | Tampa Bay | 28 | 22.00 |
| 17 | 12/28 | Seattle | 9 | 16.00 |
| 18 | 01/04 | @Tampa Bay | 28 | 22.00 |
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Career Stats
| Season | CmpPct | PaYd | PaTD | PaInt | RuYd | RuTD | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.6 | 293 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 66.2 | 989 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 68 |
| 2023 | 58.6 | 361 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 66.7 | 2871 | 18 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 203 |
| 2021 | 63.1 | 1515 | 8 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 95 |
| 2020 | 64.9 | 2170 | 14 | 8 | 114 | 0 | 156 |
| 2019 | 59.5 | 3494 | 16 | 14 | 73 | 4 | 227 |
| 2018 | 61.9 | 2566 | 21 | 11 | 99 | 0 | 201 |
| 2017 | 59.9 | 3320 | 25 | 12 | 99 | 0 | 248 |
| 2016 | 64.7 | 4206 | 18 | 8 | 184 | 4 | 281 |
| 2015 | 66.1 | 3250 | 25 | 7 | 142 | 3 | 279 |
| 2014 | 64.1 | 3398 | 19 | 17 | 169 | 4 | 246 |
| 2013 | 61.9 | 4293 | 33 | 20 | 183 | 2 | 337 |
| 2012 | 62.3 | 3669 | 27 | 16 | 120 | 4 | 291 |
| 2011 | 58.1 | 3398 | 20 | 13 | 152 | 1 | 231 |
| 3 Year Avg | 65.8 | 1407 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 93 |
| Career | 62.6 | 39793 | 254 | 151 | 1509 | 22 |