Andy Dalton will start for the Carolina Panthers in Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills since Bryce Young has an ankle injury. 

Dalton, who has been in the NFL since 2011, is grateful to see the field again. 

"Every opportunity I get to be out there I'm going to enjoy every moment,'' Dalton said. "You never know how many you're going to get."

"Obviously, you hate that Bryce got hurt, but I get to be in there and get to be a part of it and impact the game, so every chance you get you look forward to it."

Dalton went 4-of-7 passing for 60 yards after taking over for Young against the Jets. The Panthers are above .500 for the first time this late in the season since 2019. They are 4-3. 

"I mean, I think every opportunity that I get to be out there, I'm going to enjoy every moment," Dalton said. "You never know how many you're going to get. And so for me, I'm just excited if I get to be out there, to get a chance to play, I was excited. Obviously, you hate that Bryce got hurt in the game, but I get to be in there, I get to be a part of it, and kind of impact the game. So every chance you get, you look forward to it."

Dalton has 254 passing touchdowns in the NFL. He's been in the league since 2011. 

The Panthers are looking to win four games in a row for the first time since 2014. It will be interesting to see if Dalton can help the franchise continue its winning ways against the Bills, who are on a two-game losing streak. 

"Obviously, what we've been able to do the last several weeks, and I think we're playing with a ton of confidence," Dalton said. "So at that point we were still searching, now I feel like there's some momentum with what we've been able to do, and at this point it's like we just got to keep playing like we know we can play, keep playing with the confidence, let it go on Sundays.

"I mean, obviously, last year was the first year with the staff and the system and everything, and then now we kind of know what to expect, what we're doing, and then you add pieces to it. I think the best thing that Dave has done is that he stuck to the process. Exactly what he was saying, even after some of these losses that we've had, it's like the process hasn't changed. We know what it takes. We know what we're capable of, and the preparation is still going to be there.

"So I think that's the biggest thing, is once you have the process down, you stick to it and then you can go out there and just play on Sunday."