CHICAGO — The Panthers made a change at quarterback Sunday, but according to head coach Dave Canales, it was a temporary one.

Bryce Young got in the game in the fourth quarter of the 36-10 loss to the Bears Sunday, but Canales said that veteran Andy Dalton would remain the starter for next week's game against the Falcons.

Young came in for the final drive and moved the team well, but Canales said the injuries that knocked center Austin Corbett and right tackle Taylor Moton out of the game were a factor.

"I just saw it as an opportunity there. We had a couple of injuries on the offensive line, just like wanting to get him in there to get some live reps," Canales said of the decision to insert Young. "And he did a fantastic job, playing with energy, extending plays, finding some completions down the field, which was all fantastic.

"It's a hard situation, but at that point, it was just like, OK, with just the different things happening on the offensive line, it was something that where I wanted to get Andy out of there."

Dalton had his least effective game as a Panther, completing 18-of-28 passes for 136 yards and an interception (61.0 passer rating). It was a contrast to the previous two weeks, when he averaged 270 yards per game, with five touchdowns and one interception.

The Panthers were 0-of-6 on third downs in the first half, which, combined with their three turnovers, was unlike the previous two games with Dalton at the helm.

"We did not play complementary football today, and it gets really hard," Canales said. "And then the turnovers make it worse."

Dalton acknowledged the situation was difficult without two dependable starters, but the problems began before they left in the second half.

"Early on in the game, we weren't taking our shots down the field, and some of it they were limiting some of the stuff where I had to check it down, and they were making good plays, making tackles on the check downs," he said. "And so, that kind of hurt early on, and then we felt like we're never able to get into the rhythm. We got in a lot of third and long situations and didn't convert well on third down today.

"I mean at the end of the day that's what hurt us."

The Panthers scored the game's first points on a 38-yard touchdown run by Chuba Hubbard, and he finished with 13 carries for 97 yards. But while that was the backbeat of their recent offensive success, it didn't last Sunday.

So while Young didn't play when the result of the game was in question, he made the most of the opportunity.

He was 4-of-7 for 58 yards, and his drive was stopped in the red zone on a fourth-down sack. But he moved the team downfield and completed a 27-yard pass to Miles Sanders on his first pass. "Obviously, the situation being what it is, coach always talks about the finish," Young said. "So I just wanted to carry that message over."

Young mostly avoided the natural speculation about his role going forward, saying it wasn't up to him and that he's always tried to focus only on the things he could control. But it's admittedly a strange situation for him after having been chosen first overall last year and benched two games into his second season. Asked the biggest adjustment, and he admitted it was "a long list."

"Just been leaning on God, leaning on my guys and I'm grateful to work with my teammates and the people in the locker room," Young said. "I love these guys; I love this group. So, being around them every day is always great, and it's obviously great whenever you get to see the field. I just want to take advantage of it."

In the last two weeks, he's done things he hasn't done since his freshman year at Alabama, like run the scout team and watch someone else start.

But he insisted his focus was to "help the team," in whatever way was available to him.

"Of course, it's a different perspective, obviously a different role," he said. "But at the end of the day, I love this team, I love these guys, and I want everyone to do well; I want us to win. I want us to succeed, and I want to do anything I can to help, to play my role in that.

"And it's not hard to, again, I love these guys; I'm genuinely rooting for them. I want them to do well. When people make great plays, it's exciting for me, and I see the work that we put in day in and day out. I see the weight room stuff. I see us in training camp. I've seen everything that we do. This group, they deserve to play well, deserve to have success. So, for me, from the sidelines, I always want to do what I can to help with that. I'm super-excited to root everyone on and just, just play my role."