Young, Mahomes’ counterpart for Sunday’s showdown against the Carolina Panthers, put in one heck of a performance in Week 12. Despite his team taking a 30-27 loss to the defending champs, the 23-year-old gained the respect of many with a confident and sharp 263-yard passing performance.

Young was forced to watch, however, as Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs on a successful two-minute drill that was punctuated by Spencer Shrader's game-winning field goal as time exp

Panthers QB Bryce Young nearly outdueled Patrick Mahomes in the epic Sunday game, which earned the respect of one Hall of Famer.